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What Exactly Is a Tudor Style House?
With an asymmetrical facade comprised of overlaying roof gables, Tudor style homes are resplendent in detail. Their signature ...
With Wolf Hall returning to the small screen this week, I predict a sudden revival of the Tudor aesthetic. Sadly, I don’t ...
The most familiar moments of the Tudor period -- which occurred from 1485 to 1603 -- that remain in American consciousness are King Henry VIII's six wives and Queen Elizabeth I's untraditional ...
From Henry VII’s usurpation of the throne in 1485 to the death of Elizabeth in 1603, Tudor monarchs relied on paintings, sculptures, tapestries and other art forms to legitimize their nascent ...
Yet, no other period in English history is as associated with women in the popular consciousness as the Tudor age, from the six unfortunate wives of Henry VIII to the ruling queens “Bloody Mary ...
Henry VIII's Sister Mary Tudor's secret marriage brought on the ire of the king. Get to know the Queen of France, featured in The Spanish Princess, here.
Thousands of homes from the 15th-century Tudor period survive across Britain. But potential buyers should willing to forgo certain modern comforts to live in a 500-year-old home.
Did Henry VIII really have six wives? Why everything you think you know about the Tudors is wrong. The TV adaptation of Hilary Mantel's award-winning novel Wolf Hall exposed several Tudor myths ...
Alicia Vikander says the story of Henry VIII's surviving wife is rarely told because audiences are drawn to 'grim stories' about the Tudor period.
Art History Holbein’s Portrait of Henry VIII Is the Jewel in the Crown of Tudor England—Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About It. The celebrated painting is on view in "The Tudors: Art ...