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I am excited to join Tudors Dynasty to present a lecture alongside Dr Peter Stiffell exploring the precedent Mary I set for Elizabeth I. As Rebecca Larson of Tudors Dynasty notes, Mary I and Elizab…

On the 18th February in the year of our Lord 1516, a girl was born at Greenwich Palace to the happy parents Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon. This girl would grow up to be the future Mary I of En…

Portrait of Queen Mary I of England by Hans Eworth Mary was born at the Palace of Placentia at Greenwich on February 18, 1516, the only surviving child of King Henry VIII of England and Catherine o…

Upcoming events are listed here as and when they are confirmed. In the meantime, check out my research by visiting my Publications, Talks, or Podcasts pages. If you’d like me to speak at your…

You may have seen that Winchester Cathedral recently uploaded a video on their YouTube page about Queen Mary I’s chair. Traditionally claimed to have been the chair upon which Mary sat on Jul…

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I will be speaking with Rosamund Gravelle (playwright and author of “Three Queens”) and Dr Peter Stiffell about representations of Mary I in modern popular culture as part of the Englis…

I will be taking part in Natalie Grueninger’s 2026 series on Katherine of Aragon, which will look at everything from her early life in Spain; her time in England before, during, and after her…

PhD in Early Modern English History & Historiography