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

Tudor

The Tudor who hiked North America.

MasterclassTudor royal women, with Tracy Borman

A witch feeds her familiars in this illustration from the 1579 pamphlet about Windsor woman Elizabeth Stile (Photo by Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo)

Forgotten TudorsWhat the lives of ordinary people tell us about Tudor England.

Tudors in revolt: the Western Rising of 1549.

The forgotten years that forged Wales.

Good King Hal

My life in historyMike Farley, Henry VIII impersonator.

Three of the children of Henry VII: Prince Henry; Arthur Prince of Wales and Princess Margaret

Royal rivalries10 of the most famous sibling relationships.

Claret jelly (Picture by Sam Nott)

Historical recipeClaret jelly.

Tracy Borman and Rhiannon Davies

VideoTracy Borman on Elizabeth I.

Amy James-Kelly as Anne Boleyn (right) in Netflix's Blood, Sex & Royalty.

Anne Boleyn’s voice: lost to the past, or louder than ever?

Mary, Queen of Scots: The Scottish years.

Mary Rose being risen from the sea (Picture by Alamy))

Raising the Mary RoseThe quest to save Henry VIII's lost warship.

Episode 5The mysterious men on-board.

Episode 4Inside the Tudor treasure trove.

Portrait of Henry VIII, King of England from 1509-1547

"Hopes and dreams"Why the Mary Rose was so important to Henry VIII.

The Mary Rose shown in the Anthony Roll (1546), a record of Henry VIII’s navy

Six theoriesWhat caused the Mary Rose to sink?

Episode 3The fatal final moments.

Episode 2The Tudor heyday of Henry VIII’s warship.

Episode 1Raising the wreck.

The leader of the Luddites, 1812. Found in the collection of British Museum. Anonymous artist. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

5 of the worst years in British history

The Serpent Queen stars Samantha Morton as Catherine de' Medici

The Serpent QueenThe STARZ drama offers a caricature of the real Catherine de' Medici

British writer Hilary Mantel photographed at home

Hilary Mantel on the secrets of successful historical fiction.

MalintzinAztec interpreter.

The uniform worn by pupils at Christ’s Hospital School in Horsham. (Photo by Rex Features)

The history of school uniforms

Portraits of Anne Boleyn and Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

Anne Boleyn and Cardinal Wolsey’s deadly grudge match.

Holbein's portrait of Edward VI

Edward VIWhy the forgotten Tudor king had the makings of a monster

A composite image of Elizabeth I, Mary I and Elizabeth of York

How Elizabeth of York paved the way for her granddaughters to rule

c1400 farmer ploughing a field.

6 of the most catastrophic weather events in British history

The Inca empire: everything you wanted to know.

A portrait of King Henry VIII

Henry VIIIThe life and rule of the Tudor king, plus 5 surprising facts