How did the funeral of a five week old child lead to a landmark Tudor Court case and ultimately result in murder by a most unusual method?

A brief history of each of the wives of one of Great Britain’s most notorious kings. King Henry the VIII was married six times and each wife has a story to tell.

Both Henry the seventh and his more famous son Henry the eighth took an interest in the medicinal needs of their people.

Hampton Court Palace, on the banks of the Thames, is considered one of the most haunted buildings in the United Kingdom. Most of the famous phantom visitors are contemporaries of Henry VIII, like Cardinal Thomas Wolsey who gave the palace to Henry, two of Henry’s beheaded wives, and maybe the Tudor King himself returned to the palace in December 2003.

Anne Boleyn’s connections with Norfolk, England.

The clothing of the common working woman and man in the seventeenth Century.

Herbs are versatile plants, and this is an introductory guide to the range of uses for them in the seventeenth century (Tudor and Stuart times), with some hints for re-enactors.

Mary Queen of Scots was born in Linlithgow Palace in West Lothian. When she was six days old, the crown was handed down to her. She was the first female monarch since Robert II passed the law that only males could inherit the throne, unless all the male lines were extinct.

A brief look at the way we see Henry the 8th.