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MasterclassTudor royal women, with Tracy Borman

Tudor Royal Women Masterclass with Tracy Borman | History video series

Elizabeth I

"Elizabeth was certainly no feminist": Tracy Borman on the Elizabethans

HistoryExtra AcademyThe Elizabethans, with Tracy Borman

The Succession, with Professor Tracy Borman

Historical novelist CJ Sansom

"To read a Shardlake novel is to be immersed in the turbulent world of the Tudors" | Tracy Borman reflects on the work of CJ Sansom

A graphic of Queen Elizabeth I, with a night sky graphic

The Bisley Boy: was Queen Elizabeth I replaced by a man? The real history that debunks the conspiracy

HistoryExtra's Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman

General History

MasterclassThe monarchy, with Tracy Borman

Tracy Borman

Tracy Borman on the coronation of Charles III

Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman | History video series

Tudor England: The Big Questions

Episode 5What did ordinary Tudors eat?

Crowds line the streets to watch the funeral cortege of Queen Victoria in February 1901. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tracy BormanA guide to royal funerals through history

General History

Royal women podcast episodes

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

HistoryExtra AcademyTudor life, with Ruth Goodman

A painting showing a man dressed in armour, with a blue and red flag over him, riding a white horse amongst a busy battlefield

5 things you (probably) didn't know about the Tudors

Portrait of Katherine Parr

Katherine ParrWhy Henry VIII's sixth wife was a true firebrand

This detailed portrait captures a high-ranking woman of the Tudor court, her rich attire and elaborate jewellery reflecting the wealth and status of England’s ruling elite.

This unassuming accessory gave the poor of Tudor England a vital way to survive

Imelda Staunton as the Queen in S5 of The Crown

Royal historian Tracy Borman on the real events behind The Crown season 5

Two men dressed in Tudor clothes stand next to one another against a green curtain backdrop. Between them are several items, including a globe, a hymnbook and a lute

Tudors in turmoil: deciphering Hans Holbein’s masterwork The Ambassadors

Episode 6Keeping clean in the 16th-century: how often did ordinary Tudors wash?

This print depicts men gathered in a Tudor alehouse, a lively hub of social life where people met to drink, gossip and discuss events. Alehouses were central to everyday life in 16th-century England.

For ordinary Tudors, death lurked around every corner with these surprising ways to die

BBC History Magazine's 2024 history books of the year (illustration by Leila Omerova)

BBC History Magazine's 2024 Books of the Year33 best books for history lovers

Woodcut of a man swimming in a river, while another man stands on the bank

The most common accidental way to die in Tudor England reveals surprising truths about daily life

Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Damien Lewis as Henry VIII in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light

Thomas Cromwell on screen: is Wolf Hall the best depiction of the Tudor statesman?

What was Mary Tudor and Thomas Cromwell's relationship – did they plan to marry?

Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton Buckingham Palace, following their wedding at Westminster Abbey, 29 April 2011. (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)

How to marry a monarch

A painting shows a topless woman sitting up in bed, holding her hand against the face of the man leaning over her

What did the Tudors think was ‘good’ sex? These tips and tricks were key to relationships in the 16th century

Tudor life with Ruth Goodman