1520: A Tudor Year in Review (Guest Post)
This guest article by historian Heather R. Darsie should be used as a good example (and a reference) for some of the important events which occured in the years 1520.
Author: Tudors Dynasty
Jewels of the Tudors – Part Two: Anne Boleyn’s Initial Jewelry (Guest Post)
Written by Lissa Bryan Tudor nobles were taught from birth that God had chosen them to fill a particular station in life as a part of the Great Chain of Being. Part of their duty to their station was dressing appropriately for their rank. From the linen they wore to the jewels that adorned their person, every aspect of their attire had to properly reflect their position in life.
Elizabeth & Robert: Did They or Didn’t They?
Guest article by Samantha K. Cohen Being a romantic I hope they did but history being more practical than me says maybe they did and maybe they didn’t. In other words, we really don’t know. Medically, Elizabeth I was a mess. Frequent headaches and stomach aches were two of her many illnesses. Missed periods were frequent.
When Anna met Henry: The German Account (Guest Post)
By Heather R. Darsie, J. D. Anna von der Mark’s travel to England to meet her new husband took much longer than either side expected. The Hereditary Duchess of Cleves and King Henry VIII of England mutually hoped that she would be in her new country and officially married to Henry by Christmas. The couple were originally to wed in Canterbury Cathedral, but those plans were thwarted by the unrelenting bad weather on the English Channel.
A Year in Review: 2020
The year 2020 will likely go down as one of the most turbulent in our lifetime, yet though it all we found a way to come together using history. So let's look at what happened here in 2020, what was popular and what everyone was talking about.
What Did They Look Like? (Part One)
What is that old saying about idle hands? Well, this is what happens when I'm left alone with my phone for too long, and am reminded how fun FaceApp can be. So, for far too many hours I tried different variations of the portraits you know. Let's begin with the Tudors and branch out from there.