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There are several reminders of the Tudor period across Bristol from buildings to a toilet once used by Henry VIII ...
Pink Tax Productions will present an exclusive live taping of Bloody Mary: LIVE! a one woman show by Olivia Miller.
A rare Tudor portrait has been unveiled at one of Kent’s castles today. The painting of William Carey, husband of Mary Boleyn, has gone on display at Hever Castle and Gardens on the anniversary of his ...
Mary Tudor Left: Portrait of Mary Tudor as Queen of England circa 1554 After Thomas Cromwell’s fall in 1540, Mary Tudor’s fortunes slowly improved.
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. Mary Tudor is remembered as the first female monarch of England. But her path to the throne was ...
However, by July 19, she relinquished her crown to Edward’s sister, Mary Tudor, who had the support of the populace, and who was meant to be the heir, according to both the law and Henry VIII ...
Researchers believe they may have identified the only known portrait of Lady Jane Grey, the so-called “Nine Days Queen,” painted before her death.
Grey’s brief reign in July 1553 was a desperate attempt to prevent her Catholic cousin, Mary Tudor, from claiming the throne.
Although Mary Tudor, England’s first female monarch, should be viewed as a “trailblazer”, Dr Worsley tells us, she is remembered, instead, as an “evil tyrant”, thanks to propagandist portrayals in ...
Does 'Bloody Mary', England’s first crowned queen, deserve her reputation? Lucy Worsley investigates, asking whether Mary should be remembered as a pioneer or a tyrant. Show more Mary Tudor ...
Mary Tudor, often remembered as Bloody Mary, is a complex and controversial figure in English history. Marys life was shaped by the tumultuous events of the Tudor era.
Mary Tudor has gone down in history as the Catholic tyrant "Bloody Mary." There’s certainly cause for such a brutal nickname: she executed hundreds of Protestants during her short reign.