Tudor kings and queens

Hans Holbein the Younger’s portrait of Henry VIII, c1537. Henry’s clash with the church was, says George Bernard, the most significant episode of the Tudor era and transformed England’s relationship with continental Europe. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

The Library Henry VIII and the scourge of papal power

The execution of Charles I. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Murder, conspiracy and execution: six centuries of scandalous royal deaths

Podcast FB Nicola Tallis

Elizabeth’s love rival

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A Tudor love triangle: Elizabeth I, Lettice Knollys and Robert Dudley

An 1864 illustration depicts King Henry VI and the Dukes of York and Somerset, after York's return from Ireland in 1450. Artist James William Edmund Doyle. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

The Wars of the Roses: York v Beaufort?

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What are Henry VIII powers?

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The hidden story of Elizabeth I: 60 seconds with Tracy Borman

Portrait depicting Mary, Queen of Scots.

History quiz – surgeons and Mary, Queen of Scots

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How did Henry VII spend his money?

Anne Boleyn in the Tower

Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I in their own words: 5 fascinating letters from Tudor monarchs

Travelling Mass set, c1535, consisting of a silver-gilt chalice; a paten (Communion plate) and a glass bottle for wine, with a leather box in which to carry them. (Photo by Museum of London/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Henry VIII’s savage Reformation

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Queen Victoria’s dinners and Henry VIII’s niece

Henry VIII. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

History quiz – holidays and Henry VIII

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Historical fiction and a US murder scandal

Irish national hero Hugh O'Neill, the 2nd Earl of Tyrone, makes a formal submission to the English following the suppression of his Irish rebellion, 1603. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Library Hugh O’Neill: Elizabeth I’s Irish nemesis