A Woman's Place? Learning and the Wives of Henry VIII
Maria Dowling considers the contribution of Henry VIII's queens in promoting new learning and religion at the Tudor court.
Henry VIII
Realm and Castle: Henry VIII as European Builder
Henry VIII spent astronomical amounts on military fortifications from the Scottish border to the South Coast of England. Marcus Merriman discusses the locations and architecture of these fortifications.
Henry VIII as Military Commander
Top gun? Alexander McKee assesses Henry VIII's prowess as a commander by land and sea in the light of his 1545 campaigns against the French.
Whatever Happened to the English Reformation?
'Revisionism' has now become a historian's catch-phrase. Long-cherished interpretations of upheavals in British and European history have been re-examined. In this light, Glyn Redworth examines revisionist interpretations of the English Reformation.
Hampton Court Palace
David Starkey looks at what impresses the contemporary visitor to Henry VIII's palaces
Henry VIII and the Lords of the Council
‘Pastime with good company’ – how the image of ‘Bluff King Hal’ glosses over the harsh realities of life-and-death court intrigues played out among the nooks and crannies of the king’s private apartment.
A Night at the Opera
David Starkey visits the Lincoln Center for a night at the opera.
Spectacle and Power: Apollo & Solomon at the Court of Henry VIII
The transition of Henry VIII from Renaissance monarch to the Reformation patriarch, supreme head of the Church of England can be charted through the visual images of spectacle and power emanating from the royal court.
Sir Thomas More and the Heretics
More is often thought of as a gentle family man who died for his principles, not as a disciplinarian and burner of heretics...