Who would win ‘Tudor Big Brother?’

As I was watching the Celebrity Big Brother Final on[ … ]

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Book review – Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen – by Alison Weir

When I first held my copy of ‘Katherine of Aragon,[ … ]

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Was Henry VIII trying to establish Fitzroy as ‘quasi-Royalty’ with the Richmond title?

Lately I’ve been diving into a wealth of books about[ … ]

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Was Henry VIII unfaithful within a year of his first marriage?

A few weeks ago, I blogged some #QuickFireThoughts on the[ … ]

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How ‘experienced’ was Henry VIII before his first marriage?

Henry VIII has gone down in history as a great[ … ]

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Would Katherine Parr really have had pre-marital sex with Seymour?

I do enjoy a good Philippa Gregory novel.  Not only[ … ]

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Could Catherine of Aragon have saved her daughter from illegitimacy?

Unlike my teenage self, I’m not too quick to defend[ … ]

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Alison Weir’s new series: The six things I’m most looking forward to discovering

Like most history enthusiasts, I do my level best to[ … ]

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In defence of Queen Victoria

As you can imagine, I like a good Royal documentary[ … ]

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Did Katherine of Aragon really come to her second marriage a virgin?

After the wedding celebrations of Katherine of Aragon to Arthur,[ … ]

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