At night, a historical attraction somehow
acquires an entirely different authentic ambience, with the
sense of its past rendered more palpable by the feeling of
exclusivity – there is a sense of being a private guest at a bygone
court. Entering any residence at night emphasises this idea,
something which the sequence of a royal apartment’s series of
rooms – designed to indicate your…
On 24 March 1603 Queen Elizabeth I
breathed her last and – left with no legitimate heir – the House of
Tudor came to an end after more than 100 years on the English
throne. Beginnings The House of Tudor was founded in 1485 when
Henry Tudor defeated King Richard III in…
It is The Queen’s weekend home and is
apparently her favourite royal residence. But did you know that
Windsor Castle is also the home of many royals from years and
centuries gone by. In this piece we explore the ghostly goings on
at Windsor Castle and just who haunts the…
The “self-indulgent” King Henry VIII has
earned himself the title of the worst monarch in history granted by
the Historical Writers Association. Twenty per cent voted the
obsessive tyrant the worst monarch citing his “self-indulgent” and
“syphilitic” wife-murdering ways. The Spider of Sarajevo, by
prize-winning author Robert Wilton, described King Henry as a
“gross man-child” who…
Today you may not have to worry about the
hazards of being married to a King, but it wasn’t always that way.
King Henry VIII’s wives suffered fates that would far outweigh the
perks of being Queen! Here is a guide of each of six wives and
their unfortunate…
