Tudor

Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon

Prince Arthur, Catherine of Aragon, and Henry VIII: a story of early Tudor triumph and tragedy

A portrait of King Henry VII of England, the first Tudor monarch

Henry VII: your guide to the first Tudor king

Mary I. (Getty Images)

Mary I: 8 facts about her life, death and legacy

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The Tudors: 51 moments that shaped the royal dynasty

Dr Hugh Willmott responds to listener questions on Henry VIII’s suppression of the monasteries in the 16th century. (Image by Getty Images)

The Dissolution: everything you wanted to know

Paul Delaroche's heavily idealised depiction of Lady Jane Grey's final moments, painted in 1833, shows Jane being guided to the block by Sir John Brydges, lieutenant of the Tower. The painting is given even greater poignancy by the fact that two of Jane's ladies are shown weeping and that even Jane's executioner is moved to avert his eyes. (VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images)

Who was Lady Jane Grey? The tragic story of the ‘Nine Days Queen’

Author Kate Mosse talks about her historical novel, The City of Tears. (Image by Getty Images)

Novelist Kate Mosse on The City of Tears

Mary Tudor (top left), the eldest daughter of King Henry VIII, had five stepmothers: Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Katherine Parr. But what was her relationship with each of them? (Photos by Getty Images)

Mary Tudor and her five stepmothers: what was their relationship like?

The ruins of the once magnificent Roche Abbey

The dissolution of the monasteries: mindless violence or planned precision?

A depiction of Robin Hood, the heroic archer in English folklore who supposedly robbed the rich and gave to the poor. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

Robin Hood: 7 myths about about the legendary outlaw of Sherwood Forest

Helen Czerski explores the impact of oceans on human history, from providing food to connecting trade routes. (Images by Getty Images)

How oceans shaped human civilisation

‘Inkhorn’ was the term for an inkwell made out of a small horn and became a nickname for the new words being created by playwrights and poets, such as William Shakespeare. (Photo by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images)

The evolution of the English language

Mary, Queen of Scots

9 of the worst monarchs in history

Richard III

What if… Richard III had won at Bosworth?

Robert Hutchinson on the death of Henry VIII. (Image by Getty Images)

The decline and death of Henry VIII