The Wolseys of Suffolk date to Anglo-Saxon times. The earliest notice of a Wolsey as inhabitant of Ipswich is Thomas Wolsey’s father, Robert. He was a successful small businessman and married a Joan...
Writings of certain nineteenth and twentieth-century historians continue to colour our perceptions of the past, but is the picture of Katherine Howard painted by some of them necessarily fair? Was she...
Reveals how King Henry VIII targeted his royal cousins, the Pole family, fearing their stronger claims to the throne.The story of King Henry VIII, a man who married six times only to execute two of...
Explores the life and tragic fate of Lady Jane Grey, the nine-day queen of England, examining her role amid the political chaos following King Edward VI's death and her contested claim to the throne.Lady...
Anne Boleyn's downfall was driven by political machinations, religious conflict, and alliances, with little connection to her alleged crimes.Almost 500 years have passed since the death of Anne Boleyn,...
Examines Queen Elizabeth I's complex courtships, revealing how her romantic and political decisions shaped her reign as England's Virgin QueenThe many courtships of the woman who became Elizabeth I...
A presentation of Margaret More Roper, an accomplished writer whose life offers insight into Tudor England and the English Reformation.Margaret More Roper may be remembered as the eldest daughter of...
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