Tudor kings and queens

Anne Boleyn, who was executed by beheading on 19 May 1536 after being found guilty of high treason, was said to have had

The final days of Anne Boleyn: why did she die?

The best Tudor podcasts to listen to right now. (Photo by Alamy)

9 podcasts about the Tudors to listen to right now

Why were the Tudors called the Tudors? The answer lies with Catherine of Valois (pictured), widow of Henry V. (Photo by Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty)

Q&A Why were they called the Tudors?

A portrait of the young Elizabeth I. (Photo by Art Collection 2/Alamy Stock Photo)

Elizabeth I’s personality: the unfathomable queen

Illustration of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn on their wedding day

The royal weddings of Henry VIII: Alison Weir on what came before divorced, beheaded, died…

(Illustration by Glen McBeth for BBC History Magazine)

Q&A What sort of relationship did Mary Tudor have with Thomas Cromwell?

Holbein's portrait of Edward VI

The forgotten Tudor king: why Edward VI had the makings of a monster

Elizabeth of York portrait

Elizabeth of York: a Tudor of rare talent

Portrait of Martin Luther by Lucas Cranach, 1543. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

Europe’s holy war: how the Reformation convulsed a continent

Edward VI

To kidnap a king: the foiled plot to abduct Edward VI

Nicola Tallis photographed by David Hampton in October 2019

Nicola Tallis on Margaret Beaufort, mother of the Tudors

Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Her legend speaks merely of burning Protestants, yet her time on the throne featured many great achievements, not least establishing that a woman had the right to reign. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mary I: the forgotten trailblazer

Three of the children of Henry VII: Prince Henry; Arthur Prince of Wales and Princess Margaret

Royal sibling rivalry: Henry VIII, Richard III and other monarchs whose fate was determined by their brothers and sisters

The daughter and great-niece of Henry VIII respectively, Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scots didn't feel strong family ties when it came to their relationship. (Photo by Getty Images)

Queens at war: Elizabeth I vs Mary, Queen of Scots

The portrait of Queen Elizabeth I known as the Ditchley portrait

What did Queen Elizabeth I really look like at 60?