HistoryExtra

Your search results

Showing 1 to 30 of 288 results

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

Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman | History video series

Tracy Borman

Tracy Borman on the coronation of Charles III.

Tudor England: The Big Questions.

Episode 5What did ordinary Tudors eat?.

This 16th-century portrait of Lady Margaret Beaufort, found in St John’s College, Cambridge, depicts the formidable matriarch of the Tudor dynasty. Mother of Henry VII, Beaufort has sometimes been implicated in later rumours surrounding the fate of the Princes in the Tower — accusations modern historians largely dismiss.

Was a ruthless Tudor matriarch behind the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower?

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.

HistoryExtra AcademyTudor life, with Ruth Goodman

General History

Royal women podcast episodes

A large illustration of Henry VIII with several images imprinted on him

Porpoise for breakfast and late night sex visits: Henry VIII's life in a day.

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

Woman stood in front of a table of food

The simple secret that kept the ordinary Tudor diet surprisingly healthy

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.

Painted in 1540 by Hans Holbein the Younger, this iconic portrait shows Henry VIII at the height of his power. The king’s imposing stance and lavish dress project authority and magnificence, reflecting a reign that transformed England’s religion, politics, and monarchy.

Henry VIII wanted a giant Tudor tomb. So why didn’t he get it?

Portrait of Katherine Parr

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

Imelda Staunton as the Queen in S5 of The Crown

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

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

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.

A composite image of post-medieval women being persecuted.

In post-medieval Scotland, two specific crimes reveal the challenges faced by ordinary women

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

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?

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