What REALLY Happened to Henry VIII's Legs?
Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.What was wrong with Henry VIII's legs? Was it a jousting injury, chronic ulcers, an infection, or even syphilis? And did that famous jousting ...
12 Okt 18min
Can You Steal History? Plagiarism, Research and the Tudors
Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Can you steal someone else's historical research? And does publishing something first mean you own the idea?I've been researching Anne Boleyn ...
3 Okt 13min
A Viewer Told Me to Cover Up - Anne Boleyn Had the PERFECT Response
Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.A viewer recently emailed me with some well-meaning professional advice: she found my bare arms, flushed skin and tattoos distracting from my ...
22 Sep 12min
Did Catherine Howard REALLY Confess? I Went Back to the Evidence
Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Did Catherine Howard really confess that she intended to have sex with Thomas Culpeper? I've seen this claim repeated in books and online, and...
17 Sep 2min
Actually, Henry VIII DID Divorce His Wives...
Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.You've probably heard the famous rhyme about Henry VIII's six wives:"Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived."But mention it on...
7 Sep 4min
Anne Boleyn Was Queen for 3 Years - What Did She Actually Do?
Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.We spend so much time talking about Anne Boleyn's extraordinary rise and her dramatic fall that we often skip over the bit in between, but wha...
24 Aug 34min
Who Would Marry Henry VIII? The Search for Wife No. 4
Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Who would agree to become Henry VIII's fourth wife?By late 1537, Henry VIII was back on the marriage market. Catherine of Aragon had been bani...
14 Aug 18min
Did Mary of Guise Use Anne Boleyn's Words to Refuse Henry VIII's Proposal?
Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.One of the most famous quotations attributed to Mary of Guise is her alleged reply to Henry VIII's proposal of marriage:"I may be a big woman,...
6 Aug 9min
