I'm attempting to write a novel set in the Tudor court. My main character, Sarah, wasn't known at court until after she married her ...

Hi! I have a question about what defines a castle v. greater house v. lesser house. I know that greater houses housed the entire court and...

Lady Rochford was mentioned in Katherine Howard's letter that showed the queen's relationship with her lover. Lady Rochford helped ...

As a final act of "kindness", Henry allowed Anne to be beheaded by a sword instead of an ax. Why didn't he do this for Kathar...

My understanding is that original term for protestantism is as follows:the term "Protestant" historically referred to those who br...

I was recently researching Catherine of Aragon, while preparing to audition with the "Sir, I desire you do me right and justice" m...

I'm doing research on a book I'm writing but I can't seem to find the exact palace where Henry and Anne received news of Queen K...

I'm having trouble finding an accurate answer to the following question: approximately how many oranges, both bitter and sweet, were imp...

I'm wondering why wasnt King Henry buried in W. abbey? Why did he choose to be buried with Jane Seymour when he had a 6th wife? [Relat...

I have 2 questions - one, was Anne Boleyn pregnant when she was executed? I have read & seen several things that say she was & then ...

Does anyone know the names of the castles and estates that were confiscated from Lady Margaret Beaufort under Richard III and subsequently r...

I have been reading about Doctor John Clements, who married Sir Thomas More’s adopted daughter, Margaret Giggs, in 1526. Margaret and John s...

I am looking for a book and I was hoping someone here could help me. I'm looking for a book that would give detailed information about c...

Also on the show. they make it a mini scandal that Catherine is only 17 but at that time is that really considered that young for marriage?

On season 4 of the tudors-the spanish ambassador is still there even though the King is on is second to last wife. Is this historically accu...

Hi, I'm a long-time lurker first-time questioner. I love the Tudor period of history but I'm very much an amateur, and my question i...

Has it ever been established if Elizabeth I ever had a child, because it was rumoured that she had? [This question has been asked before,...

I recently read in Tracy Borman's book, Elizabeth's Women, that Mary Boleyn supposedly gave birth to a mentally challenged son whom ...

I keep finding it asserted that Catherine of Aragon was advised to enter a convent, in order that she may retire honorably and allow her hus...

I was in the process of writing a paper on my favorite wife of Henry the 8th, Katherine of Aragon, when I searched her on wikipedia to get r...

Blogger seems to be having trouble with comments tonight (I keep getting an error message when I try to approve them), so if you submitted a...

I'm not sure of this has been asked before--if so, please forgive the repeat. I have just finished Alison Weir's The Lady in the To...

After his execution, why was the head of Thomas Cromwell boiled before being put up on a spike?

I'm wondering about Anne of Cleves after she was divorced and retired to Richmond, or more specifically, her household. It seems her old...

This is a question about Mary Seymour. There is some information on your site about her. Alison Weir wrote in the Six wives of Henry the Ei...