Portrait of King Henry VIII, Jane Seymour and Prince Edward. (Photo by Getty Images)

Tudor

A collage of Tudor figures. Each square shows a different monarch or noble figure in 16th‑ or early‑17th‑century dress, including ruffs, jewelled headpieces, and richly decorated garments. Recognisable figures such as Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Mary I, Elizabeth I, and James I appear among the portraits. The grid highlights variations in artistic style, clothing, and facial depiction across the period.

Think you know everything about the Tudors? Here's 15 facts that will prove you wrong. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 2The rise of Alfred the Great. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 5Why Tudor England was more multicultural than you might think. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 1How the Vikings pushed Anglo-Saxon England to the brink. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An early modern-era woman sat slumped asleep at a table cluttered with food and drink in a domestic interior.

Could Tudor sleep tips fix your insomnia? Here’s what they got right (and wrong)

Inside a Roman villa: luxury life in ancient Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 4Were the Tudors really THAT superstitious?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Painting of King Henry VIII on horseback in ornate clothing surrounded by attendants and soldiers.

Was this the moment Henry VIII became a tyrant?

A detailed engraving shows William Shakespeare with wavy shoulder‑length hair, a mustache and trimmed beard, and an earring in his left ear. He wears a collared shirt and a textured doublet with decorative trim, set against a softly shaded background.

"Let the sky rain potatoes!": the hidden meanings behind Shakespeare's food obsession. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 3Rich diets and dangerous habits | Food, fashion and festivals in Tudor England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 4Was Elizabeth I's reign really a 'golden age'?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 3Elizabeth’s enemies: plots, rivals and the Spanish Armada. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Inside Hever Castle: explore Anne Boleyn’s childhood home. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I in an ornate gown with elaborate headdress, ruffled collar, and symbolic decorations.

What did Elizabeth I really think about Anne Boleyn? These secret symbols might unlock the truth

Episode 2What was daily life REALLY like in Tudor England?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 2Elizabeth I: a woman in a man’s world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A digital collage mixes close‑up sections of a painted face with modern geometric shapes in yellow, blue, gray, white, and rust‑red, intersected by black lines. A necklace with a gold letter “B” and pearl drops appears among the fragments.

What did Anne Boleyn REALLY look like? Our new research could change everything. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 1Could YOU survive Henry VIII’s reign?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 1Young Elizabeth I: the making of a queen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A composite image of Henry VIII against a backdrop of mysterious illustrations.

The Tudor law that forced an occult practice underground for centuries

Thomas More: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Woman stood in front of a table of food

The simple secret that kept the ordinary Tudor diet surprisingly healthy

Beyond the podcastElizabeth I

Jessie Buckley plays Anne (Agnes) Hathaway

What happened to Shakespeare's daughters? A guide to the playwright's family life and descendants

A collage of images showing a woman in a red and brown dress, with her arms around a small child to her left. Behind them is a large building, some ships and a crowd of people

Meet the incredible woman who saved Portugal's Jews. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The SECRETS of Anne Boleyn's most treasured possession. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tragedy and triumph: a 500-year history of Mexico. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This 16th-century portrait of Lady Margaret Beaufort, found in St John’s College, Cambridge, depicts the formidable matriarch of the Tudor dynasty. Mother of Henry VII, Beaufort has sometimes been implicated in later rumours surrounding the fate of the Princes in the Tower — accusations modern historians largely dismiss.

Was a ruthless Tudor matriarch behind the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower?

Tudor sleep lessons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Painted in 1540 by Hans Holbein the Younger, this iconic portrait shows Henry VIII at the height of his power. The king’s imposing stance and lavish dress project authority and magnificence, reflecting a reign that transformed England’s religion, politics, and monarchy.

Henry VIII wanted a giant Tudor tomb. So why didn’t he get it?