A history of royal fashion, the Tudors. Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were considered the original power dressers!
King Henry VIII had six wives, but none of them have captured the public's imagination like the second, Anne Boleyn.
Learn about some important Tudor Christmas traditions and just how the Anne Boleyn and her family enjoyed their Christmases at Hever Castle.
Catherine Howard's White Gown.
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Mary Tudor was the daughter of Henry VIII and his wife Katherine of Aragon. She was born in 1516 and was their only surviving child. After many years of trying for more Katherine recognized that sh…
Tudor Rose detail from a portrait of Elizabeth I. Source
Follow in the footsteps of a day in the life of Anne Boleyn as you accompany the queen on the 1535 progress, as one of her ladies in waiting.
HIstoric 15th century buildings in West Street located in Exeter's West Quarter.
There are few accounts of Anne Boleyn’s last words, but do we know what she really said? The 19th of May is the anniversary of the execution of Anne Boleyn. It is an event that history will n…
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History remembers the English queen as a murderous monster, but the real story of Mary I is far more nuanced
Elizabeth Tudor, Queen Elizabeth I of England is by far one of the most recognizable monarchs in history. From birth she was the apple of her father’s eye and expected to be the sister of Hen…
Koningin van Engeland en Ierland van 1558 tot 1603. Dochter van Henry VIII en Anne Boleyn en de laatste vorst van de Tudor dynastie. Ik heb haar ontmoet in de films van Shekhar Kapur: Elizabeth (19…
Follow Katherine of Aragon through the City of London to Old St Paul's as she prepares to marry, Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales.
Annika Caswell a student from the Wimbledon School of Art wardrobe department, dressed as Catherine Parr, next to her portrait attributed to Master John, c. 1545 in the National Portrait Gallery,...
This page looks at the best brown costumes in period movies as wore by women.
On May 30, 1536 - only eleven days after the execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII married his third wife, Jane Seymour. The wedding was performed by Archbishop Cranmer at Whitehall Palace in the Queen’s Closet, a side chapel where the queen heard daily mass. Jane had been preparing for this event for weeks - even before Anne’s arrest. She had a new, elaborate wardrobe. Seamstresses must have been sewing day and night to get it completed in time. As a wedding gift, Henry gave his new bride a magnificent gold cup designed by Hans Holbein. It had her phoenix emblem and their entwined initials on its elaborately engraved surface, along with Jan’e chosen motto, Bound to Obey and Serve. To get it done in time, Holbein must have started working on it months before, long before Anne’s fall. The wedding was kept a secret for a few days yet to come. Even Henry recognized the people had been horrified at what he’d done to his last wife. A few days prior, he had ordered his council to “beg” him to remarry “for the good of the realm,” to which he had graciously consented. But that didn’t stop the ballad writers, who composed works lamenting the sad fate of Anne Boleyn. And so, realizing his actions were seen as distasteful, Henry married Jane quietly and decided not to announce it for a bit until outrage cooled. Despite her humble motto and demure demeanor, the new queen had an agenda. Her supporters had given her their assistance because Jane promised to advance their goal: to get Princess Mary restored as Henry’s heir. Jane realized that part of the reason Henry had come to despise Anne was her strong and bold avocation of her causes. Jane intended to try a more outwardly submissive approach. Her first effort was a failure. Henry retorted that instead of worrying about Mary, Jane ought to be seeking the advancement of the children she would have with Henry. She didn’t intend to give up, but she had to be subtle about it. In the meantime, all traces of the previous queen were being erased. Anne’s emblems, initials, and badges were being ripped off the palace walls. Anne’s falcon was re-carved to become Jane’s phoenix, and her secondary emblem of the leopard was being refitted with new tails and heads to become Jane’s panther. Only three years prior on this same date, Anne’s coronation procession had begun. And now England’s new queen was waiting impatiently in the wings for her status to be announced. Did Jane feel any trepidation when she considered what had happened to her predecessor? Or did she assure herself she knew how to handle Henry and that her supporters would keep her protected? Did she console herself that if Anne hadn’t been technically guilty, she still “deserved” to die because of what had happened to Queen Katharine and the heresy of the new church? In any case, the die was cast. In the end, Jane had no more choice than Anne Boleyn had when Henry said he wanted to marry her. A king’s proposal was not something that could be declined. For better or worse, Jane Seymour was the new queen of England.