by Helen Kain | Mar 28, 2026 | Carousel Fascinating People, Fascinating People, Tudors (1485–1603)
Step into the grand library at Holkham Hall, and you’ll feel the weight of words. Towering shelves, polished wood, centuries of collected thought. It’s a fitting legacy for a man like Sir Edward Coke (1552–1634)—a legal titan whose pen did more damage to royal...
by Helen Kain | Mar 8, 2026 | Carousel Fascinating People, Fascinating People, Tudors (1485–1603)
In the north aisle of Peterborough Cathedral lies the tomb of a woman who once sat at the centre of European politics. Visitors often pause there longer than they expect. The inscription records her not as Queen of England but as Katherine, Dowager Princess of...
by Helen Kain | Jun 8, 2025 | Fascinating People, Tudors (1485–1603)
You may not know his name, but you’ve seen his work—echoed in country houses, government buildings, and countless stately facades across Europe and America. If you’ve ever stood in front of a Georgian manor or admired the U.S. Capitol, you’ve been in conversation with...
by Helen Kain | May 10, 2025 | Chateaux, Fascinating People, Tudors (1485–1603)
Few rivalries in history are as deliciously dramatic—and as deeply embedded in architecture—as that of Catherine de Medici and Diane de Poitiers. These two formidable women left their mark not just on French politics, but quite literally on its châteaux. Catherine de...
by Helen Kain | Feb 27, 2025 | Abbeys, Monasteries and Churches, Tudors (1485–1603)
A Church with Deep Roots St. Etheldreda’s Church stands just outside the grounds of Hatfield House, deeply entwined with the history of the Cecil family and the broader Tudor and Stuart political landscapes. While its origins date back to the medieval...
by Helen Kain | Feb 27, 2025 | Fascinating People, Tudors (1485–1603)
Few historical figures have been as divisive, enigmatic, and consequential as Anne Boleyn. She was not merely the woman for whom Henry VIII broke with Rome but a political strategist, religious reformer, and key architect of the Tudor era. Her meteoric rise and...
