The Last Wife of Henry VIII Katherine Parr occupies a distinctive and often underappreciated place among the six wives of Henry VIII. Married to the king in July 1543 at Hampton Court Palace, she became…
A Beaufort Heiress in Turbulent Times Amanda Hale as Margaret in The White Queen. Margaret Beaufort was born on 31 May 1443 at Bletso in Bedfordshire, a manor that belonged to her mother, Margaret Beauchamp…
Henry’s Love of Theatrical Gestures Henry VIII delighted in theatrical gestures. Throughout his youth and early reign he enjoyed elaborate masques, sudden appearances and romantic pranks. One of the most famous of these was the…
