Tudor kings and queens

Richard III. (Photo by Getty Images)

Have we completely misinterpreted Shakespeare’s Richard III?

A portrait of Elizabeth I, c1565

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Anne Boleyn (left) and her daughter, Elizabeth I. (Photos by Getty Images)

What did Elizabeth I think of her mother, Anne Boleyn? Historian Tracy Borman explains

Portrait of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532–88) an English nobleman. Dated 16th century. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Robert Dudley: Queen Elizabeth I’s great love

Portrait of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII

11 things you (probably) didn’t know about Anne Boleyn

A portrait of Henry VIII

The surprising place where Henry VIII is buried

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Sam Willis and James Daybell. (Photo by David Hampton, Tudor rose by Alamy)

The unexpected Tudors . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521. This was an assembly of the Holy Roman Empire called by King Charles V in Heylshof Garden, Worms, to address Martin Luther and the effects of the Protestant Reformation. (Photo by The Print Collector via Getty Images)

What was the Reformation?

(Illustration by Glen McBeth for BBC History Magazine)

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

Edward VI

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

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Nicola Tallis photographed by David Hampton in October 2019

Nicola Tallis on Margaret Beaufort, mother of the Tudors . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Mary I of England, 1554. Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Mary I: the forgotten trailblazer

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?

Mary, Queen of Scots and her ladies-in-waiting. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mary, Queen of Scots: what happened to her ladies-in-waiting?