King henry VIII strongly believed that the people of England would be unwilling to accept a woman as a monarch. Thus he considered himself to produce a heir

Originally published October 21, 2019 Things I should have blogged about today: Six the Musical costumes (still working on it!), things I learned at the Emerging Writers Festival, the authors I met at the National Book Festival, TudorCon (just got back!), More #ShakespearesPlaylist Things I actua

Henry VIII is the most famous king in English history. Like all fame, Henry’s is a mix of fact and myth. He is most famous for having six wives, which he

Written by Rebecca Larson Many ruling English monarchs fathered illegitimate children – Henry VIII was no exception. The one illegitimate child we know the most about is Henry Fitzroy, son of…

Sixteenth Century England was the time of the Tudors and Henry VIII, as well as Sir Thomas More, Anne Boleyn, Bloody Mary, Queen Elizabeth, the Spanish Armada, Sir Francis Drake, Mary Queen of Scots, Sir Walter Raleigh, and the invention of the Water Closet.