Tudor

View of Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, in spring. The Abbey was founded in 1232 and was converted to a country house in the sixteenth century.

Wolf Halls: take a look inside the properties where the new BBC series is filmed

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Henry VIII and Henry the Young King . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A portrait of Henry VIII

Books interview with John Guy: “Henry VIII had a mindset that you might associate with Stalin or Mao” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Wolf Hall and medieval civil war . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Thomas Cromwell, a prominent figure in the upcoming BBC dramatisation of 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up The Bodies'. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

The Cromwell enigma: Hilary Mantel and Diarmaid MacCulloch on Wolf Hall’s complex hero

Henry VIII. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Q&A How many executions was Henry VIII responsible for?

Portrait of Mary I of England, from the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Mary I: a highly impressive queen cut off in her prime

A portrait of King Edward VI of England

Who was the real Edward VI?

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Tudor dining: a guide to food and status in the 16th century

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Tudors at sea: 8 ways to survive a voyage

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Wolf Hall: author Hilary Mantel talks Tudors, historical accuracy and winning the Man Booker Prize . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Queen Victoria. (Getty Images)

History quiz – Queens of England . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall: Author Hilary Mantel talks Tudors and Thomas Cromwell . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Thomas Cromwell

Thomas Cromwell: The rise and fall of Henry VIII’s henchman

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Fresh views on the Wars of the Roses . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.