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7 September 1533… Happy Birthday Princess Eliza...

On 7 September 1533 a little girl came screaming into the world less than two weeks after her mother began her confinement period. She was a big surprise, though. Her...

7 September 1533… Happy Birthday Princess Eliza...

On 7 September 1533 a little girl came screaming into the world less than two weeks after her mother began her confinement period. She was a big surprise, though. Her...

The Tudor Whatsit?

Here’s a joke waiting to be told: a Tudor historian, a blogger, and a podcaster all walk into a bar and … … can’t pay the bill because all they...

The Tudor Whatsit?

Here’s a joke waiting to be told: a Tudor historian, a blogger, and a podcaster all walk into a bar and … … can’t pay the bill because all they...

Old Music Tuesday: The Baldwin Partbooks

John Baldwin was a singer in St George’s Chapel Windsor in the late 16th century. He also sang in the Chapel Royal. A man of many talents, Baldwin was also...

Old Music Tuesday: The Baldwin Partbooks

John Baldwin was a singer in St George’s Chapel Windsor in the late 16th century. He also sang in the Chapel Royal. A man of many talents, Baldwin was also...

Tudor Dogs: A Post in honor of National Dog Day

There are plenty of blogs and books about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s best human friends. The soap opera of the Tudor Court never fails to entertain. Who is Charles...

Tudor Dogs: A Post in honor of National Dog Day

There are plenty of blogs and books about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s best human friends. The soap opera of the Tudor Court never fails to entertain. Who is Charles...

Women Getting It Done: The Ladies Peace

I love finding stories of women stepping outside of the normal expectations of their gender. Most people assume women spent their time making babies, feeding babies, and giving birth to...

Women Getting It Done: The Ladies Peace

I love finding stories of women stepping outside of the normal expectations of their gender. Most people assume women spent their time making babies, feeding babies, and giving birth to...

Three Contemporary Accounts of Bosworth Field

I recently posted a podcast episode about the Tudor Chroniclers, and how the art of writing history was changing during the 16th century. As most of you know, today is...

Three Contemporary Accounts of Bosworth Field

I recently posted a podcast episode about the Tudor Chroniclers, and how the art of writing history was changing during the 16th century. As most of you know, today is...