Tudor History

Introducing My Tudors Dynasty Podcast Page

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Hello! As you may or may not know already, I have started a separate site where I will be posting podcasts for your listening pleasure. I shared my first one the Tudors Dynasty Facebook page (and Twitter page) for free and I'm very excited about all the positive feedback I've received thus far. I'm already working on my second podcast. :) To make sure you do not miss out on future podcasts, articles, polls and more items that are different than what you see here - ple [More]

Top 10 Posts from 2016 and Website History

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The year 2016 was this websites first full calendar year up and running. Starting in July 2015 I had only imagined this to be a place to write one article per week. This is why originally it was called Tudors WEEKLY. In the last year I have tried to post a new article every other day, some weeks more, some weeks less. The articles I write are usually inspired by something I saw online or a tidbit I found while reading primary and contemporary sources. Sometimes you like the [More]

Contemporary Acount of Henry, His Court and Queen in 1515

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The best way to get a glimpse into what it was like at Tudor court is through contemporary letters. Here we have a letter on behalf of the Venetian Ambassador, Sebastian Giustinian. In 1515, Henry VIII was still happy with his wife, Katherine of Aragon and their daughter Mary was not yet born. This letter was quite long so I took pieces of it to share with you - enjoy! -- Written on behalf of Sebastian Giustinian, who was  Venetian ambassador to England fr [More]

Book Collection

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Whenever I purchase new books I post pictures of them on our social media sites to share my recent finds. It has been requested by a follower to make a list and share all of our books with you. A majority of these books are available on Amazon or Barnes and Noble. If you have any questions please let me know and I'll do my best to assist you in finding them or answering your questions regarding recommendation. I've linked the images to places you can purchase online. If [More]

Excavating The Face of Young Henry VIII (Guest Article)

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Guest Article by: P. Deegan You may think that this article is unnecessary because there is a portrait dating from 1509, the year he turned 18 and came to the English throne. This portrait is lovely yet, to me, there are problems with it. First of all is that it shows what appears to be a receding chin. No other portrait of him has this feature despite quite a large number surviving. I think that this portrait shows his chin as receding because there is a problem with [More]