Tudors Weekly

Tudor Rivals: The Scorned Rose and England’s Precious Jewel (Guest Post)

Guest article by Anthony Ruggiero

The Tudor Dynasty of England, spanning from the late fifteenth century into the early seventeenth century, was a fascinating drama, filled with intrigue, lust and murder. The dynasty’s monarchs were its main characters whose relationships impacted the country socially, economically and politically. Such relationships included Queen Mary I and King Edward VI. Mary…

The Other Seymours: Sir Henry Seymour

The most recognizable Seymours at the court of Henry VIII were: Edward, Thomas, and Jane Seymour. Other than Elizabeth Seymour, who married Gregory, the son of Thomas Cromwell, there was another Seymour brother who occasionally spent time at court and is often overlooked, his name was Henry. Not to mention their youngest sister, Dorothy. But today we are going to look at Henry, in particular.

He…

Book Review: Uncrowned Queen by Nicola Tallis

Margaret Beaufort is quite possibly the most misrepresented characters of the Tudor era, but thanks to Dr. Nicola Tallis’ meticulous research we are exposed to a Margaret Beaufort that many of us have never seen before.

Book Synopsis:

In 1485, Henry VII became the first Tudor king of England. His victory owed much to his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. Over decades and across countries, Margaret…

My Last Words in These My Last Lines by Sir Walter Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh

A secret marriage with one of Queen Elizabeth’s ladies, caused the disfavor of his queen. Their marriage appears from the outside as an amazing love story – Sir Walter Raleigh and Elizabeth “Bess” Throckmorton.

A love child, a secret marriage, imprisonment, death of child, and execution – their love had to endure conditions that the modern reader could not fathom. But, it’s…

The Other Seymours: Anne, Countess of Warwick

It seems, that wherever the Seymour family went, either tragedy or scandal followed. When it came to Anne Seymour, daughter of Edward, Duke of Somerset and his wife Anne Stanhope, Duchess of Somerset, it was no different.

Early Years

Born in 1538, Lady Anne Seymour was the third child and eldest daughter of the then Earl and Countess of Hertford. She was first cousin to the heir presumptive as…

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb on Tudor Life and Henry VIII

This week I had a very special guest on the show – the very talented and wonderful, historian and professor…..Suzannah Lipscomb!

We chatted a little bit about everything. I hope you enjoy!

Just click the green play button and listen in while we chat!

Guest post by Nicola Cornick

Amy Robsart is a woman from the footnotes of history who is most often defined as either a wife (of Robert Dudley, favourite of Queen Elizabeth I) or as a victim (of an unexplained death.) When I came to study and write about Amy, I wanted to find out as much as I could about the woman behind these different identities, which is no easy task. There are however clues…

While this should not be considered an in-depth research of the time period (as that would take the time to write another book), this should be seen as a way to follow Jane Seymour’s rise as the other lady in Henry VIII’s life, just before the execution of Anne Boleyn. In this article I follow the trail of gossip through Imperial ambassador, Eustace Chapuys as well as a letter from Henry to…

Since many of you will be spending extending periods of time in doors, I’ve decided to put together a group of videos you can watch, music you can listen to and free books you can read! I will be continually adding new things to this collection, so check back daily. I hope you enjoy what I’ve put together for you.

Music:

My favorite to listen to when I want to relax and be happy:

Videos:

Let’s do like they did in the 14th century during the outbreak of the Black Death. As some of you are self-quarantining, or self-isolating, let’s use the inspiration of Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio who compiled:

100 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ, 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦.…

The downfall of Anne Boleyn is one of the most talked about pieces of Tudor history. Her execution is the one event that all Tudor lovers are aware familiar with – people are fascinated by her because she was unjustly executed.

Most of us can agree that she did not deserve the end she met, but that is not what this article is about. This article touches base on the three women who may have been…

The Disappearance of Lady Mary Seymour

Born At Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire on 30 August 1548, Lady Mary Seymour was the long-awaited child of dowager queen Kateryn Parr, and her fourth husband Sir Thomas, Baron Seymour of Sudeley. The unexpected pregnancy left both parents overjoyed.

In a letter from 9 June 1548, Thomas Seymour writes to his wife:

I do desyer your hignes to kepe the letell knaue so leanne and gantte with your…

Okay, okay, before you start throwing things at your screen hear me out a minute. For centuries, there have been rumors regarding Queen Elizabeth I of England (the Virgin Queen) having illegitimate children. These rumors began as early as 1549, when Elizabeth was just a teenager, during the reign of her brother King Edward VI.

The After Effects of Henry VIII’s Death

At some point after the…

Portraits of a Man: Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

Portraits of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and son of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. On 19 January 1547, Surrey was executed at the Tower of London.

The Works of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and Sir Thomas Wyatt

The Life of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

Oxford Reference

In Their Final Words: Most Recognizable Executions in Tudor England

HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER (1497/8-1543) Henry Howard,…

What’s On The Shelf? (Part One)

Lets face it, we are addicted to history! Right? Nothing helps fill your Tudor library like a post with images of books. You might find yourself saying something like, “I need that book” or “I know my ‘to be read’ (TBR) pile is out of control, but I want this book”.

This post is a few suggestions of titles from my bookshelf. I’ve reached critical mass with my bookshelf and need to take an…