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Katherine Parr, faithful and devoted wife to Henry VIII, loved many men and experienced many losses in her rich, short life.

Young and manipulated, Lady Jane Grey reluctantly seized the British throne in 1553 only to fall from grace nine days after assuming the title of England's first queen.

As the heir to the throne of Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey ruled for nine days. The tragic and short reign of the young queen is just another part of the Tudor drama.

Lady Jane Grey is best known as history as the Nine Days Queen. She survived an unhappy childhood only to become a pawn in a conspiracy to usurp the throne.

Mary Grey's death on 20th April 1578 was little noticed by Queen Elizabeth's court, due to her recent scandalous marriage. She died, however, as heiress presumptive.

Sudeley Castle is an ancient site that has been the home of many members of the royal family.

The short life of Edward VI was ruled by power-hungry ministers and in the shadow of the reign of his father, Henry VIII.

Those who got a taste of the Tudors by watching the popular HBO television series of the same name can now own a piece of that British royal line through stamps.

Visitors walk grounds where English roses bloom, pheasants roost, a Queen of England is buried, English Civil War raged, and 1,000 years of romance and intrigue unfold.

Mary I survived a difficult childhood-separated from her mother, rejected by her father and suffered poor health-to restore Catholicism to England and produce an heir.

Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves to form a new alliance after relations between England, France and the Holy Roman Empire deteriorated. They divorced six months later.

Leanda De Lisle retells the dramatic, tragic story of three sisters who became heirs and rivals to the Tudor queens, Mary and Elizabeth I.

Catherine Parr was a loyal and sympathetic companion who nursed an increasingly irritable Henry VIII in his declining years by creating a domestic family life at court.

Nine-year-old Edward VI introduced the Reformation, established the English Church, understood international affairs and showed a keen interest in reforming the currency.

Blood and guts, sex scandals, and historical inaccuracy combine to produce historical fiction on television. Review and replay the Showtime soap opera The Tudors.

Having escaped the threat of execution and outlived the King, Katharine Parr was now able to marry her true love, Thomas Seymour.

One of the most pressing issues during the reign of Elizabeth I the settlement of the succession. There were seven individuals whose claim merited consideration.

Legends of haunted houses are popular all over the world, but nowhere more so than the UK. from royalty in The Tower of London to monks in former priories.

Very little is known about the childhood of Boudica or Cleopatra. Caroline Corby explores what their lives may have been like as children and young teenagers.

Catherine Parr was the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII of England.

Edward VI was the only legitimate son of Henry VIII and came to the throne at the age of nine in 1547. He held no political power as he was a minor.

Phantoms of humans and a spectral bear have been sighted by sentries guarding the Tower and others. Ravens of legend live at the Tower to keep England safe from disaster.

Mary was a fanatical Catholic, who wished to return her Kingdom to the Roman fold, and reverse the heretical policies of her father Henry VIII, and brother Edward VI.

Mary's cousin was King, Edward VI. With every advantage in life, her life seemed assured to be a comfortable one. Within months of her birth though, all was to change.

The Tower of London is famous for executions; two of Henry the Vlll wives were beheaded here, plus many others during its long life. Building began in the early 1080's.

The House of Tudor is probably the most famous of all English royal families. Having come to power during the height of the European Renaissance, the Tudor Dynasty would

The city of Salisbury traces its beginnings back 750 years, but visitors today will find modern shopping, inviting pubs, and the finest medieval cathedral in England.

Bess of Hardwick attained her goals through her own hard work, with a little help from her husbands.

As the 19th century progressed, the presence of women in America's papers and magazines was well-established. Their work spread across a wide spectrum of philosophies.

Mary l of Great Britain once called herself "the most unhappy woman in Christendom". How right she was.