Tudor History

Anne Boleyn – over four hundred and sixty-eight years after her death – is it really possible to gain a sense of the woman who woke the lion within Henry VIII?

The third place getter in the 2004 Ghost Story contest shares another of amusing poems!

Though framed as an account of arguably the most famous of Henry VIII’s six wives, DEAR HEART, HOW LIKE YOU THIS? is far more than another re-telling of a well-trodden tale.

The Tudor period provides today's historical fiction writers with a lusty platform. But the Tudors lived a period different from ours; through clothes, food, gender roles, religion, family, and dialect, Tudor fiction writing can be rendered unbelievable for readers through simple historical errors. "Writing Tudor Fiction" helps historical fiction writers avoid ...

Dr Gillian Polack discusses...
Bringing history to life is one of the most exciting activities you can think of. And one of the easiest ways to access that exciting past is through historical fiction.

Most historians have a hero or heroine, one person they admire and respect for reasons known only to them. These reasons may be diverse; a similar idiosyncrasy perhaps, unbelievable courage and bravery, or a tenacity that we cannot help but acknowledge. There are few historical characters though, who despite being recognized ...

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First of a two part article depicting the life of Elizabeth I of England. By Guest editor Katie Ann Gustafsson, contributing editor for Women's History

Mary loses her throne, her liberty, and finally, her life.

Mary tires of Darnley, who is conveniently disposed of, and seeks the arms of Bothwell -- with disastrous results...