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

Tudor

JFK and a neglected Tudor, Elizabeth of York. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The other Elizabethan England

Who's the best-dressed Briton in history?

Flodden 1513: the biggest ever Anglo-Scottish battle

Margam Park, Port Talbot

Smithills Hall, Bolton

6 royal births that rocked a nation

General prehistory

Isle of Tiree, Hebrides

A woodcut depicting a witch hanging in England, c17th Century. (Bettmann via Getty Images)

Witches in the dock: 10 of Britain’s most infamous witch trials

Helmingham Hall, Suffolk

Aerial view of the Roman fort of Vercovicium

10 places where history was made

Visit historic Conwy

Strangers’ Hall, Norwich

Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire

The Spanish Armada: Tudor spin portrayed the events of August 1588 as a glorious English victory but, argues Robert Hutchinson, bad weather and bad tactics had more to do with the Spanish fleet's failure than Elizabethan derring-do. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The Spanish Armada: England's lucky escape

Visit historic Warwick

Grosvenor Museum, Chester

How the Tudors invented breakfast

Thomas Cromwell: a thug in a doublet?

Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield

Winston Churchill, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, gives his 'victory' sign while making a polling day tour of his constituency during an election. (Getty Images)

Are these the most overrated people in history?

First Textbook

Toys and games that killed in Tudor England

Q&A: Where did the monks go after the dissolution of the monasteries?

A view of Lindisfarne Castle, where a former priory became a naval depot. (Getty Images)

Where history happened: the Tudor navy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Traquair House, Peeblesshire

Suzannah Lipscomb on the importance of the Tudors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A coloured engraving from the 16th century depicting Walter Ralegh's arrival in Virginia. (DeAgostini/Getty Images)

Tudors in America: how England's New World colonies came into being

Boat trip marks Mary Rose anniversary

Hampton Court Palace

The LibraryWhere history happened: a history of disability. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cowdray, West Sussex