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79Bloody Mary - Mary Tudor
Mary Tudor's story begins with King Henry VIII of England. Mary was Henry's eldest child, born to Catherine, the first of his six wives. Mary's brief reign was one of blood & terror.
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86King Henry VIII and his six wives - love, marriage, and children
Every English schoolchild knows the rhyme, "divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived", about, in turn, Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Catherine Parr. This article is about Henry the man - his loves, his wives, his children. Famous for having six wives, Henry is said to be the only English King to have had more wives than mistresses.
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6160 Amazing True Facts (That I Still Don't Believe)
But I have read and seen things that should be impossible or improbable before. So who knows? Maybe you know whether these are actually true. I find them humorous none the less. 1. In the weightlessness of...
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69Spem in Alium. Thomas Tallis.
I first heard this piece of Tudor music on BBC Radio Four. I was drawing illustrations for my book, Archie-Parchie-Piddley-Poo and was listening to the radio to help concentration. On this particular program...
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76The Wives of King Henry VIII: Anne Boleyn
She's one of the most enigmatic characters of her time: Anne Boleyn. Her charm, grace, and wit were legendary, but so were her cunning and spite. She was the mother of perhaps one of the greatest rulers the...
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76The Wives of King Henry VIII: Catherine of Aragon
...Or at least until I dispose of you. I must admit I have always been fascinated by the wives of the infamous King Henry VII. According to history he had 6 "wives", depending on your definition of the term,...
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77The Wives of King Henry VIII: Jane Seymour
Out of all of the wives of King Henry VII, Jane Seymour is matched only by Anne of Cleaves in her simpleness. She was not royal, she caused few problems, and she managed to die of natural causes rather than...
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77The Wives of King Henry VIII: Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves was born on the 22nd of September, 1515. She was born to John III, ruler of the duchy of Cleves.At an early age (12) she was betrothed to Francis, the son and heir of the Duke of Lorraine, (he...
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88A Renaissance Fair
In times past fairs were gatherings where people came to buy and sell their wares. While work was involved, fairs also offered people a chance to get out and meet people they had not seen in a while as well...
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79Top Ten Things You Must See While In London.
Traveling to London is a great experience. There is so much to see and do in this city that it can be overwhelming for the first time traveler. London is rich with history and offers the tourist what seems...
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