May 17, 2018 at 8:31am   As many of you may already know, King Henry VIII is my favorite monarch of the Tudor dynasty. If it wasn’t for his reign I do not believe the Tudors would be as popular as they are today.  In this series on Henry VIII I want to take a…

May 5, 2018 at 8:15pm   Episode: Most Fearless Women in Tudor England   I recently finished reading a couple of books about Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII and Queen of France; it got me thinking about how fearless some of these women in the Tudor period really were. By today’s standards they…

Apr 15, 2018 at 3:04pm   Tudor Questions Answered   Who killed the princes in the Tower? Did Anne of Cleves have children? Did Elizabeth I equate sleep with death? This episode is a work of collaboration of answers from some of my favorite Tudorphiles: Melita Thomas, Claire Ridgway, Wendy J. Dunn, Sarah Bryson, Tony…

Apr 2, 2018 at 12:37pm   Episode: Edward VI’s Regency Council   After producing my series on Lady Jane Grey I thought I should step back a bit and look at the beginning of Edward VI’s reign. As many of you already know I have an obsession with Thomas Seymour – it is at the…

Mar 16, 2018 at 7:34pm   The Life of Lady Jane Grey (Part Three)   The life of Lady Jane Grey has been told many times. Most of the stories mention an abusive home where Jane felt trapped. But they do not often make you feel like you are getting a glimpse at the real…

Mar 4, 2018 at 1:50pm   The Life of Lady Jane Grey (Part Two)   The life of Lady Jane Grey has been told many times. Most of the stories mention an abusive home where Jane felt trapped. But they do not often make you feel like you are getting a glimpse at the real…

Feb 16, 2018 at 7:22pm   The Life of Lady Jane Grey (Part One)   There were many reasons why I wanted to do a series on Lady Jane Grey.  1. February is the month she was executed 2. I have read ‘Crown of Blood’ by Nicola Tallis 3. I just finished ‘Three Sisters Who…

Feb 4, 2018 at 1:42pm   Here is the last episode in the series on Elizabeth, Queen of England.  As this journey to discover the real Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England comes to an end I have decided to focus on two important women of the era. They were both female, both royal by birth…

Jan 14, 2018 at 2:25pm   In this week’s episode we continue on with the life of Elizabeth Tudor.  As this journey to discover the real Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England continues I have decided to focus on the ladies who served in the Queen’s household in this episode. In this series we work through…

Jan 7, 2018 at 1:45pm   In this week’s episode we continue on with the life of Elizabeth Tudor.  As this journey to discover the real Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England continues I have arrived at her accession and coronation. In this episode we cover the funeral of Queen Mary and the planning that Elizabeth…