After thirty years of Tudor propaganda designed to blacken the late King Richard III’s reputation, Cardinal Wolsey was incredulous that...

Loades argues that within this context, Mary’s decision to marry Suffolk was neither emotional nor impulsive but instead combined her...

In The Divorce of Henry VIII: The Untold Story from Inside the Vatican, Catherine Fletcher presents the negotiations surrounding the...

Portrait miniature by Nicholas Hilliard of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester (1543-1634), one of the most notorious women of...

Catching up on some reading on the book shaped bench in the lobby of the British Library in London, 2009. As a historian, I am often...

Norton does a masterful job of interpreting documents pertaining to the Blount family, Henry Fitzroy, and other sixteenth century court...

One of the great strengths of Sister Queens is Fox’s attention to the settings were these two princesses spent their lives. She has...