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

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The execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche

The curse of the nine-day queen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sir Walter Raleigh, a portrait of the great favourite of Queen Elizabeth I

Q&AWhy was Sir Walter Raleigh executed?

Tudor podcast episodes

Video podcastConspiracy: was Elizabeth I a man?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Conspiracy: was Elizabeth I a man?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ladies in Tudor costume in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. (Photo by Steve Vidler via Alamy)

7 things you (probably) didn't know about Tudor fashion

Anne Boleyn’s fatal French connection. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting of Queen Anne Boleyn, with her hair held up, and a B pendant on one of her necklaces.

Anne Boleyn’s fatal French connection. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Life of the weekMary I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tudor traders: keep calm and ignore the Armada. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Painting depicting the Spanish Armada

Keep calm and carry on trading: how English merchants reacted to the Spanish Armada

Alicia von Rittberg as Princess Elizabeth in Becoming Elizabeth

Becoming ElizabethThe real history behind the new Tudor drama

An illustration titled 'The first match of the British Ladies Football Club'

A brief history of women’s football: from Mary, Queen of Scots to the FIFA Women’s World Cup. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A 1569 portrait, thought to be of Helena Snakenborg (Photo by Alamy Stock Photo)

The Tudor travel bug: 6 artefacts that show the Tudors’ taste for travel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Henry II

What happened at the French court when Henry II died?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Anne Boleyn during her imprisonment in the Tower of London, a c1835 painting by Édouard Cibot (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Elizabeth I and Anne Boleyn: the Tudor queen’s undying love for her mother

Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: the overlooked bonds between mother & daughter. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mary RoseSecrets of the Tudor warship

Painting of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn. Several servants as well as Cardinal Wolsey look on.

From service to survival: what happened to the households of Henry VIII’s six wives?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWhat was the fascination behind Tudor codpieces?

London in the 16th century map, illustration by Theresa Grieben

Trade, religion and diversity: how Tudor London became a global city. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Replicas of necklaces belonging to Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's fourth wife (Photo by Angela-Treasures For A Queen - Etsy)

Queens of bling: the importance of jewellery to Henry VIII's six wives. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A woodcut from Frances Rose-Troup’s book about the Prayer Book Rebellion, in which some 4,000 people from Devon and Cornwall died (Photo by Collection PJ / Alamy Stock Photo)

The Prayer Book Rebellion: Mark Stoyle on how the 1549 rising almost changed Tudor history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Three young queens: the unexpected bonds between Renaissance royals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 1577 portrait of Arbella Stuart, great- great-granddaughter of Henry VII, as a toddler clutching a doll

What were the games and pastimes enjoyed by Tudor children?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tudor childhood: from dodging death to nursery rhymes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Peterborough Cathedral

History heritageThe spaces linked to Hanry VIII's wives

Peterborough Cathedral

Peterborough Cathedral: Catherine of Aragon’s final resting place. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Snape Castle

Snape Castle: Katherine Parr’s prison. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.