Why did Queen Katherine (Parr) not see King Henry VIII in the weeks prior to his death at the end of January 1547? I read on line that she ...

I read on the Elizabeth files that she once stabbed someone with a fork and that she broke a lady in waiting's finger. Did this really h...

I was watching the movie Lady Jane with Helena Bonham-Carter and Carey Elwes. The movie seemed to suggest that Henry VIII's heir Edward ...

If Sir Thomas Tresham II is the grandson of Sir Thomas Tresham I, then who is Tresham II's father? According to Wikipedia, Tresham I...

A mystery man: Sir Edward BRAMPTON (1440-1508) I have just come across this gentleman and have started to research him. There may be other...

What was the punishment for coining in the 16th century? I am in 7th grade and need help for a research project.

Several questions came in about this recent article, so I'm just opening this up to general discussion. Daily Mail article (that was i...

I am a A Level student doing my EPQ on who influcened Elizabeth I the most to be the Queen she was. I was wondering what other people'...

In Alison Weir's "The Six Wives of Henry the VIII" she says that Anne Boleyn was actually crowned Queen Regnant and not was no...

I wonder - do we have any idea of the date when Jane Seymour was appointed to serve Katherine of Aragon? I have read as late as 1532, but so...

I would be very grateful if someone could help me out with a reference for Katherine Howard sending warm clothing to Margaret Pole when the ...

What clothing would have been worn by the wives of Henry VIII and in particular Katherine Parr when she lay in state prior to burial. Would...

Hi, I need historical information about Queen Elizabeth's Grand Falconer, Mary of Canterbury. I hope to write a novel based on the Falc...

I am an amateur at genealogy and am in the process of learning how difficult it can be to get at the correct information for my family tree....

My question is about medieval feast days and Saint's days (there seem to have been rather a lot of them:) Which were still observed aft...

I just wanted to mark the occasion of this blog reaching six years of existence! [Yeah, I'm trying to find new and more creative ways of...

I am a woman how happens to be a amatur historina and i like to know things so i was wondeing why there is no entry anywhere for Jacquetta o...

Did Thomas Boleyn actually sit in judgment of his own children (Anne & George's [supposed] incestuous affair) and find them guilty? ...

First, I'd like to thank you for having such a great website! Anyway, my question is regarding something I read in Alison Weir's ...

Hello I am trying to develop some learning resources and wondered if I can beg help (please). I am trying to find out where Henry VIII s...

What were the duties and wages of a "Yeoman of the Queen's Chamber" in the earlier years of Elizabeth? How were they selected ...

The "Lion's Cub" episode of "Elizabeth R" shows that, while Elizabeth was imprisoned in the Tower, an warrant for he...

What kind of clothes and jewellery would Elizabeth of York have worn? I was wondering what kind of style dresses, headresses and jewellery...

Can anyone recommend a good biography on Katharine Parr?

Hello, I'm doing research on Anne Boleyn and am wondering if anyone knows about her crowns (Marquis and Queen), and what they may have...