The Royal House of Tudor created the Golden Age of England. Search this pre British royal family tree for detailed descriptions of it's royal members

Shoes worn by Queen Anne Boleyn, 2nd Queen of Henry VIII

Edward VI, the last Tudor King...I've never seen this portrait!.

Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, was the son of King Henry VIII of England and his teenage mistress, Elizabeth (Bessie) Blount. He was the only illegitimate offspring whom Henry acknowledged. He was born in 1519, and married Lady Mary Howard at the age of 14. He died childless in 1536 when he was just 17.

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Maria Gunning had been the 18th century equivalent of Angelina Jolie; a celebrity who caused men to faint in awe of her beauty. But it was her beauty regime with lead-based make-up that led to her nasty demise.

“You should begin with Greenwich, and if you can, arrive by water,” says Dr David Starkey The son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York was born in

Henry VIII's dagger, which is stored in the Leeds Armouries has a Tudor rose and Katherine's pomegranate emblem engraved on the blade.

Historian David Starkey shows painting of 'the most powerful woman in Tudor England' at Hever Castle

Who is the lady revealed in this x-ray image of a portrait of Elizabeth I in the National Portrait Gallery?

I shared this on my Facebook page this morning, but I thought those of you who don’t “do” Facebook might enjoy it:

The Wolsey Closet at Hampton Court Palace.

The Prince Tudor theory (also known as Tudor Rose theory) is a variant of the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship, which asserts that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford was the true author of the works published under the name of William Shakespeare. The Prince Tudor variant holds that Oxford and Queen Elizabeth I were lovers and had a child who was raised as Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton. The theory followed earlier arguments that Francis Bacon was a son of the queen.

Hampton Court Palace. One of King Henry VIII palaces.