Hi, I been reading up the stuff on this site on courtesy tiles of nobility in the Tudor period...there a couple of things I would like to as...

Eric Ives, as well as several other historians, reference Anne Boleyn as having a "difficult pregnancy" in 1533, as well as refere...

I am thinking about writing a play about Anne Boleyn's last few days in the Tower. How much freedom would she have had, could she move a...

Hi! I'm 22, from Brazil and I'm studying Anne Boleyn for a theatre project. At first I wanted to find a diary or something she wr...

Is it true that Henry VII planned for his son Henry to become archbishop of Canterbury? Are there any sources for this rumour? Thank you. ...

Some follow up questions to my previous ones. Who was rich in the 1520s? Was it only royalty? Furthermore, if it wasn't how could one ...

Hello, I'm doing research for a novel I'm writing which takes place in or close to 1520 Reading, England. It is fiction but I want t...

Hello, I am 17, currently researching Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset for my A Level History coursework and looking to reassess the tit...

I read that Henry VIII fasted during Advent and Lent. Our image of him is that of a consummate overeater - would he really have had to keep ...

Do we know if Henry VIII's children, such as the Henry, duke of Cornwall born in 1513, or the stillborn/short-lived children he had with...

Can anyone tell me how grief was dealt with in 15th century? I know death was a lot more prevalent but I assume human emotions and feelings ...

Can anyone tell me when Courtiers such as Kings grooms and ushers etc in the reins of Henry 7th and 8th would go home? As in have enough tim...

Do we know the names of all/any of Henry VIII's godchildren, and how he fulfilled this role?

I have read that dicing and bowling were considered immoral in Henry VIII's reign, yet he and his courtiers enjoyed these activities. Wo...

How often would the Tudor monarchs have gone to Mass and what would the services have been like? Can anyone direct me to a really good sourc...

My question is regarding the reading of the charges against George Boleyn during his trial. He (George Boleyn) was instructed to NOT read ...

Dear All Can anyone tell me how nudity was seen in Tudor England. Was it a criminal offence? Were people prosecuted for it? was it sociall...

Hi, I am working on a novel set in 1495. I have a couple of questions that would help me work out a couple of plot details. First, I read ...

Trying to find information on The Barge Incident, an attempt on the life of Elizabeth I. I found this: "Be of good cheer, for you wi...

I have heard that Henry VIII really admired the works of St. Augustine and that Augustine was his favourite theologian. Is there any evidenc...

Rome was sacked by Charles V's troops in 1527, around the time Henry VIII was promising himself to Anne Boleyn. Would some (perhaps incl...

How and where did people at court go to the bathroom in Tudor England? There were apparently large crowds of people at court with very comp...

I am a Roman Catholic Benedictine monk and priest. I am researching very specific questions for which I have not been able to locate materia...

Hi! I have a couple questions about abeyance and inheritance of titles/lands in Elizabeth's reign. The short story is, I need a fema...

My questions concern Anne Boleyn/Henry VIII/Thomas Cromwell. Researching this time period has become a hobby of sorts for me. There is a l...