Question from Jerry - Children in Tudor Times

What did children do in tudor times, i.e. work and play?

Note: submission edited for clarity

Question from Sarah - Clothing of a priest at execution

I am costume manager for a local amateur drama group...what would a priest wear at an execution? the period is towards the end of Henry v111 the character the only pictures I can find are of arch bishops/high ranking types

Question from Ash - Decorative colors

I have searched the web to find out what was a popular colour for royal decoration in the time of Henry VIII. If anyone could help I'll be very grateful.

Question from Elizabeth - Renaissance Queens

Editor's note: This question is usually a bit more broad that I would typically post, but if the commentors could recommend resources for Elizabeth to investigate, that would be great.

i am doing a history project on queens of the renaissance. can you please help me by telling me names of different queens, about them, what the importance of the queen was in the renaissance, and especialy what everyday life is like for a queen.

my school project is that we will soon be setting up a whole renaissance fair, and everyone in the grade gets a role (like a surf, peasent. noble, king, queen, and many other things) i am going to be the queen so i need to know what to look like, how to act, what to do.. all the details.

i am in 7th grade and i am 12 years old

Question from Sara - Kat Ashley's appearance

What exactly did Kat Ashley look like? Like, what color hair did she have, how tall was she, and things like that. I know that portraits aren't always exactly truthful, they exaggerate to portray a person a certain way, and I can only find one portrait of her. I would really appreciate it if you could help me!

Question from Jennifer - Henry VIII's bastard son

I read that King Henry VIII, had a bastard son with one of his mistresses. Did this son live & what was his name & was the mistrss Anne Boleyn's elder sister? I know Anne's elder sister was one of the King's mistresses before he married her, but am not sure if it was her to whom, the son was born to? Thank you for your help,

Sincerely, Jennfier Reinert

Question from Caitlin - Tudor places to visit

I am a HUGE fan of Tudor history (which I know is bizarre seeing as I live in Australia) - however - I am heading over to the UK (London) in around August next year as part of my GAP year and I was wondering if you had any recommended places to go and see, as most of the Tudor period buildings and places of interest are not open to the public or are not particularly relevant. I am particularly interested in Elizabeth I. If you had any suggestions I would be most grateful - I intend on going for two months so I'll have plenty of time.
Thanks
Caitlin

Updated post titles

If you've been here before, you've probably noticed that I've updated the post titles to include a little bit more about the subject, and not just the name of the person who submitted them. Hopefully this will be a bit more helpful.

Question from Jess - James' ascension to the throne

When Elizabeth died, did she decide to have James on the throne or did he just automatically assume it. I don't think she favored the Stuarts that much so it's kind of surprising that she would name one to the throne, although he was of her relation...

Question from Fay - Hospitals and medicine

I'm doing my homework on life in the Tudor times and i need to know about hospitals and medicines in this period of time but I'm finding it really hard to find anything relating to this subject. Can you help me? Thanks, Fay

Traveling Dec. 14-20

I'll be traveling one the above dates, but I will have internet access most of the time. I'll try to post any questions that come along during that time, but there might be some delays.

Question from Rebecca - Mary and the Church

what were the reasons that mary changed the church ?

Question from Jessica - Why are/were the Tudors so popular

I have to do a project on the popularity of the Tudors.

What are some reasons that they were so popular?

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Question from Robert - Tudor medicine

hello

i need help with some questions about tudor medicine. i have answered some but cannot find the following for my project.

what did the tudors think the cause of illnesses was?

how were people treated for their illness?

what about hospitals in tudor times?

what happened when poor people were ill?

Question from Megan - Tudors on holiday

Where did the tudors go on holiday?

Question from Camille - Elizabeth I, Mary I and Mary QOS' tombs

I visited Westminister Abbey several years ago and was absolutely astonded at the placement of the tomb of Elizebeth I being in a crowded area compared to where and how the tomb of Mary Stuart's was placed.!! Also it seems that James gave his mother's tomb more precedence then Elizebeth who placed him on the thrown. Also, why were Elizebeth & Mary placed in the same tomb when they disliked each other? It seems like a joke played on them by James. The docet at the Abbey couldn't give me an answer except to say that James had it done after Mary's tomb collapsed....is that true? It just seems that Elizebeth deserved better.

Question from Charlie - Poor children in Tudor times

I have to do this project at school and I need to find out about Poor Children in Tudor Times. Only I can't find anything. Can u help me?
I need to know stuff like Did they go to school.

Question from Alice - Contemporary comments on Mary I

Hi

For my homework (due on Monday 21st Nov!) I need to find two contempory comments supporting the nickname given to Mary 1 (Bloody Mary). These I have found.

However, I also need to find two not supporting the nickname. In other words, comments supporting Mary 1 herself. These I have a problem with and cannot find anywhere. Please could you help me???

Many thanks.

Alice Edwards

A few general comments and tips

I've received a few questions over the past few years though the old set-up that were very easy to answer with a very quick serach through google or your search engine of choice. I don't want to turn this into a big rant or anything (for those, go see my personal blog in the future!) but I have to wonder why people are going through the trouble of submitting a question here (which might not get posted right away) to answer a simple question?

Some examples are -
Q: How long did Katherine Parr live after Henry VIII's death? A: Pretty easy to figure out.... go to the Henry VIII page and see when he died, then go to the Katherine Parr page and see when she died and do the math. I do intend to add the link to the search engine for the site to every page, so maybe this will help out when these types of questions.

Q: Who fought in the Wars of the Roses? A: Okay, not "the Roses", like in that movie from the 80s... But a quick search on Google or Wikipedia will give the answer. One helpful thing for getting the information you are looking for is to put quotes around your search term, e.g. "Wars of the Roses". It should help narrow down the results.

Question from Emily - Quotes from the Tudors

Do you know of any good sites that I could get quotes for the Tudor Monarchs and the 6 wives of Henry VIII? Thanks =).

Question from Peta - Thomas Cromwell and religious changes

Describe the role of Thomas Cromwell in the religious changes which took place in England in the years 1531-1540.

This is a essay title ive been given at school, has anyone got any ideas on this subject at all??

Thanks :o)

Welcome to the Tudor Q & A Blog!

Hello and welcome to the newest part of TudorHistory.org!

As some of you already know, I've had a Query Page set up for a few years now that allowed people to send me questions to post and (hopefully) get answers from other readers. I developed it as a way to deal with the questions that I just don't have the time and resources to answer. The only problem, of course, was that I had no way of knowing if the questions were getting answered, and other readers were probably wondering about some of the same things.

I still think that the best way to get your questions answered by a group of knowledgeable people is to join the Tudor Talk email list, but I know that some people have various reasons for not wanting to do that. Another alternative was for me to set up a message board. I have been playing around with that on and off and have never quite come up with a solution that I liked. Then it struck me that the best "in between" answer to the old page and a message board was to make it a blog. Since I have had success with using Blogger to publish to the site with the News and Updates blog, I decided to develop this Question and Answer blog.

Enjoy, and I hope some of you are able to find this useful!