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

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HistoryExtra Masterclass: Tudor Royal Women with Tracy Borman

Tudor Royal Women with Tracy BormanQueens Consort. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sketch of Lord Richard Rich

Q&ADoes Richard Rich deserve his bad reputation?

Christmas feasts with Annie GrayEpisode 1: Medieval & Tudor revelry. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pragmatist or heartless? A portrait of the young Elizabeth Woodville (1437-1492). The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The power behind the throne: women in the Wars of the Roses. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Ottoman “Age of Discovery”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Depiction of a musician and dancing fool in Paris, 14th century

What was life like for a court jester?

8 historical reasons behind Anne Boleyn’s appearance in Princess Diana film Spencer

Tudor pie.

Historical recipeTudor vegetable pie

Historical recipeChewit – a meat and fruit pie

Side-by-side portraits of Henry VIII's first two wives, Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon.

Do we have to be ‘Team Catherine’ or ‘Team Anne’ when it comes to Henry VIII’s wives?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sir Lancelot of the Lake and Queen Guinevere seen embracing by King Arthur in a medieval illustration

Tudors in love: what were the dynasty's romantic secrets?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A woodcut showing the interior of a kitchen in Elizabethan England. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Hold your noses: the smells, sounds and sights of Elizabethan England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of John Dee

John Dee: Elizabethan 007, scientist, magician and spy

An illustration of Henry VII, surrounded by Tudor roses. In the background there are shadows of those who challenged for his throne.

Henry VII: the greatest pretender. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A set of Tudor faces laid out on playing cards

Why the Tudors fell for courtly love. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Princess Elizabeth

The birth of Elizabeth I: everything you need to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Spanish Armada: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Food on a platter

Food history: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Behind the scenes of The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Anne Boleyn, second wife and queen consort of Henry VIII

Anne Boleyn's youth: how her years on the continent made her a match for Henry VIII. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Censorship: waging war on free speech. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Scandalous BoleynsWhy Do They Continue To Fascinate Us?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mary, Queen of Scots during her trial at Fotheringhay Castle – where she was also executed for her alleged role in the Babington Plot (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

What if...The Babington Plot to assassinate Elizabeth I had succeeded?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portraits, power and royal wigs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Meeting in Tenochtitlan between Hernan Cortes

Two worlds collide: Spanish conquistadors and Aztecs

A portrait of Katherine Parr in a jewelled head dress and finery

Q&AWhat happened to Katherine Parr’s daughter, Mary Seymour, after her mother’s death?

Portrait Of Edward Seymour (Colorized)

Edward Seymour: the fall of the dithering dictator

Q&A: What was the punishment of being ‘burnt in the hand’?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elinor CleghornThe History of Unwell Women. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Elizabeth I dancing with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Artist unknown. (© Lebrecht Music and Arts Photo Library/Alamy)

Tudor tunes: music at the courts of Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and James VI and I