The Exceptional Importance of the Battle of Towton – A Major Turning Point in English History On Palm Sunday 1461, in atrocious weather – howling wind, driving sleet and snow – the armies of two…

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This year is going to be a strange one as my children get older and we no longer go out trick-or-treating. We are all going to miss the dressing up, the trick-or-treating, and the walking around th…

Do you have a group who would like to learn more about history? Or are you looking for a speaker at a history/heritage event? I have experience in giving talks and lectures and have even worked as …

When it comes to tragic lives, Queen Anne undoubtedly wins the competition hands down, mainly due to her horrific gynaecological record. In sixteen years, she had seventeen pregnancies: twelve were…

With Aimee Fleming

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Depiction of Norman Conquest to be loaned to UK in exchange for Sutton Hoo burial ship

Historian, Sharon Bennett Connolly and historical author, Derek Birks discuss the life and times of King Henry IV with historian, Helen Castor. Music by Adriel Fair licensed from Epidemic Sound

The year is 1485, and the last Plantagenet king, Richard III, is dead. The young man whose army defeated the king is Henry Tudor, and he is about to start a dynasty that will reshape world history …

Author of 'Tudor Princes and Princesses: The Early Lives of the Children of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York'

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Catherine of Braganza’s journey from Lisbon to London was a royal odyssey of duty, devotion, and dazzling ceremony—ending in storm, silence, and spectacle.

Available from  Amazon UK and Amazon US The product of years of diligent research, this ambitious title brings the incredibly varied lives ...

In 1485, the marriage of Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York united two warring houses, setting the foundation for the powerful Tudor dynasty. Together, they…

Jacquetta of Luxembourg was the great-grandmother of King Henry VIII. She was the daughter of one of the oldest families in Luxembourg and northern France and could claim descent from Charlemagne. …

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