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Jane Seymour

Henry VIII's favourite Queen?

Mary I

The true story behind the ‘bloody’ Tudor queen

Catherine Howard

A young woman whose marriage to Henry VIII would end in tragedy

Elizabeth I

From Tower prisoner to English Queen

Thomas Wolsey

Henry VIII’s right-hand man – until the King met Anne Boleyn

Tudor food and eating

Royal food and table manners at the Tudor court

Oliver Cromwell

Soldier, Statesman, Lord Protector

Hampton Court Conference of 1604

One of the most enduring aspects of James I's reign

The royal court in the Tudor period

The Tudor royal court was the place to see, and be seen