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The Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth, UK - 500 Year Old Ship Now on Display

More than a ship, this is a fascinating snapshop of Tudor life shown as never before, with artefacts from nit combs (complete with dead lice) to leather boots, dice, and long-bows.

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Francis Dereham: Why Was He Executed?

Francis Dereham was hanged, drawn and quartered as punishment for treason but why was he convicted of treason? All his "crimes" were committed before Kathryn Howard married.

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Mary I: How Henry VIII's Actions Turned Her into Bloody Mary

Mary I is known as Bloody Mary after burning 300 protestants at the stake. It is interesting to look how Henry VIII's actions may have led to Mary's end.

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Alternate History: What If Jane Seymour Survived?

It's fun to have fun with alternate history. Here I considered what could have happened if Jane Seymour never died after the birth of Edward.

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Alternate History: What If Anne Boleyn Had a Son?

I often love delving into the what ifs in history. This is a post dedicated to the what ifs surrounding Anne Boleyn had she had a boy.

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Execution of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey: Henry VIII’s Last Victim

Henry Howard was executed on January 19, 1547. He was Henry VIII's last execution.

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Death of James V: Mary, Queen of Scots Is Queen at a Week Old

James V of Scotland died on December 14, 1542. It led to a six week old Mary, Queen of Scots.

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The Death of Cardinal Wolsey: Natural Causes or Suicide?

On November 29, 1530, Cardinal Wolsey died of "natural causes". However, there are suspicions that he killed himself or was murdered. Which is the true cause of death?

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The Death of Katherine Parr: Four Marriages and One Daughter

On September 5, 1548, Katherine Parr died. By this point she had finally become the mother to a baby girl but never got to see her grow up.

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Anne Boleyn: The First Queen Consort to be Beheaded

Anne Boleyn was the second wife of Henry VIII and the first to be beheaded. She started with such a promising life in the Netherland and then France.

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The Death of Margaret Beaufort: The Reason for the Tudor Dynasty

Margaret Beaufort was Henry VII's mother and the reason he was able to take the throne. She died on June 29, 1509, just two months after her son's death.

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Mary Tudor, Queen of France: The Scandalous Sister of Henry VIII

Mary Tudor was the youngest surviving child of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. After the death of her husband, Louis XII of France, she did something that no-one would dare to do!

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Alternate History: What If Edward VI Had Lived?

What if Edward VI didn't die in 1553? Could that have changed much for the English throne?

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Mary Boleyn Marries William Carey: Were Her Children Really His?

Mary Boleyn and William Carey were married on February 4, 1520. They had two children, but were those two children really Henry VIII's?

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Henry VII Marries Elizabeth of York: An Attempt to Strengthen His Claim

On January 18, 1486 Henry VII and Elizabeth of York married. This was more than just about creating heirs to the throne. Henry VII needed to strengthen his claim.

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Elizabeth I’s Coronation a Lavish Affair: Proving She Was the Legitimate Heir

Elizabeth I's coronation was held of January 15, 1559. It was a lavish affair to make it clear that she was the true Queen of England.

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England Under the Tudors: The Birth of Margaret Tudor

Margaret Tudor was born on November 28, 1489. Her birth brought temporary peace between two warring crowns.

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The Birth of Edward VI: Joy Surrounded in Misery

Edward VI was born on October 12, 1537. He was Henry's only legitimate son to survive childhood but his birth was also surrounded with misery.

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