Tudor

R. E. Foster explains how law and order were institutionalised in the 16th century.

Thomas Penn examines M.J. Tucker’s article on the court of Henry VII, first published in History Today in 1969.

Sean Cunningham welcomes a recent re-issue.

Patrick Williams reveals the courage of Henry VIII's Spanish wife.

The fools of the early Tudor court were likely to have been people with learning disabilities as a new project demonstrates, says Suzannah Lipscomb.

What became of the baby daughter of Henry VIII's widow Katherine Parr and her disgraced fourth husband Thomas Seymour after their deaths? Linda Porter unravels a Tudor mystery.

Henry VIII ascended to the throne of England on April 22nd, 1509. In this article from our 2009 archive Suzannah Lipscomb looks beyond the stereotypes that surround our most infamous monarch to ask: who was Henry VIII and when did it all go wrong?

In the interests of historical research Lucy Worsley adopted the dental hygiene habits of previous centuries.

The great trading companies that originated in early modern Europe are often seen as pioneers of western imperialism. The Levant Company was different, argues James Mather.

Few English monarchs have such a poor reputation as Henry VI. Yet he was held in high regard by the Tudors, says Michael Hicks, despite losing the Wars of the Roses.

Richard Hughes asks whether the ‘Diabolical Duchess’ was in reality another Tudor victim.

The idea of a female monarch was met with hostility in medieval England; in the 12th century Matilda’s claim to the throne had led to a long and bitter civil war. But the death of Edward VI in 1553 offered new opportunities for queenship, as Helen Castor explains.

John Matusiak pricks the imperial pretension of the monarch who came to the throne 500 years ago