Henry VIII’s gifts to Anne Boleyn
Henry’s First Gift to Anne Boleyn One of Henry’s first gifts to Anne, and perhaps one of the more unusual, was a mini gold pistol-shaped
Category: Tudor 1485 – 1603
Innholders’ Hall
Concentrated around Cannon Street Station are four halls of the City guilds. Along Dowgate Hill which runs down the western side of the station are
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in Southwark, is one of the most iconic performance spaces in the world and is known as one of the most important
Shakespeare Wasn’t Good Enough
William Shakespeare is one of the most celebrated writers in the English language. Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, he began his career as an actor
A Huguenot Family who made history
The area of Blackfriars in Tudor times sounds like a very exciting place to live, with lots of people from different ways of life trying to make their way in the city of London. The environment was very dynamic and exciting, with all sorts of people living there. Find out more >>
Henry VIII and his family jewels
The statue of Henry VIII on top of the main entrance gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital in West Smithfield is apparently the only public statue
Hampstead Village Highlights – A Guided Walk
Hampstead Village has a rich history of intellectual and artistic associations and, of course, Hampstead Heath. With Hampstead having attracted the rich and famous over
Notable Priors of St John’s Priory, Clerkenwell
The shields in the Chapter Hall of St John’s Gate are a wonderfully visual timeline of the English Grand Priors of the Order of St
Edmund Tilney, Master of the Revels
Edmund Tilney, Queen Elizabeth I’s Master of the Revels During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and the early years of James I, the buildings
Visit Eltham Palace
Eltham Palace has had an interesting life being once an important royal palace and being the home of King Henry VIII and his siblings to