Portrait of King Henry VIII, Jane Seymour and Prince Edward. (Photo by Getty Images)

Tudor

Tudor traders: keep calm and ignore the Armada.

Painting depicting the Spanish Armada

Keep calm and carry on trading: how English merchants reacted to the Spanish Armada

Alicia von Rittberg as Princess Elizabeth in Becoming Elizabeth

Becoming ElizabethThe real history behind the new Tudor drama

An illustration titled 'The first match of the British Ladies Football Club'

A brief history of women’s football: from Mary, Queen of Scots to the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

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A 1569 portrait, thought to be of Helena Snakenborg (Photo by Alamy Stock Photo)

The Tudor travel bug: 6 artefacts that show the Tudors’ taste for travel.

Henry II

What happened at the French court when Henry II died?.

Anne Boleyn during her imprisonment in the Tower of London, a c1835 painting by Édouard Cibot (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Elizabeth I and Anne Boleyn: the Tudor queen’s undying love for her mother

Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: the overlooked bonds between mother & daughter.

Mary RoseSecrets of the Tudor warship

Painting of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn. Several servants as well as Cardinal Wolsey look on.

From service to survival: what happened to the households of Henry VIII’s six wives?.

Q&AWhat was the fascination behind Tudor codpieces?

London in the 16th century map, illustration by Theresa Grieben

Trade, religion and diversity: how Tudor London became a global city.

Replicas of necklaces belonging to Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's fourth wife (Photo by Angela-Treasures For A Queen - Etsy)

Queens of bling: the importance of jewellery to Henry VIII's six wives.

A woodcut from Frances Rose-Troup’s book about the Prayer Book Rebellion, in which some 4,000 people from Devon and Cornwall died (Photo by Collection PJ / Alamy Stock Photo)

The Prayer Book Rebellion: Mark Stoyle on how the 1549 rising almost changed Tudor history.

Three young queens: the unexpected bonds between Renaissance royals.

A 1577 portrait of Arbella Stuart, great- great-granddaughter of Henry VII, as a toddler clutching a doll

What were the games and pastimes enjoyed by Tudor children?.

Tudor childhood: from dodging death to nursery rhymes.

Peterborough Cathedral

History heritageThe spaces linked to Hanry VIII's wives

Peterborough Cathedral

Peterborough Cathedral: Catherine of Aragon’s final resting place.

Snape Castle

Snape Castle: Katherine Parr’s prison.

Pontefract Castle

Pontefract Castle: the beginning of Catherine Howard’s downfall.

Deal Castle: Anne of Cleves’ first taste of England.

Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace: Jane Seymour’s final home.

The Tower of London

The Tower of London: Anne Boleyn’s place of triumph and terror.

What great paintings sayThe Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533.

Illustration by Cat O'Neil

David Ingram: the Tudor sailor who hiked across pre-colonial America.

What did the Tudors wear?.

Henry VIII’s six wivesSecrets of the Tudor queens

Six WivesPeeling back the myths