Life in Tudor England was hard and you had to be tough and lucky to survive. There was a very high infant mortality rate, around 14 percent died before their first birthday, and women had a ...

Historians can trace the lives of over 200 people of African origin who lived in England during the Tudor period. These individuals did a variety of jobs and lived in different places, from cities ...

One of England's most tragic regal figures ... the ultimate innocent victim of the chicanery of the Tudor court in the chaotic aftermath of Henry VIII’s reign. She is perhaps best-known from Paul ...

In the summer of 1553, a girl of around 16 was proclaimed the queen of England. Her name was Lady Jane Grey, and she ruled for just nine days before being executed at the Tower of London.

From stately modern farmhouses to quaint country cottages, there’s certainly no shortage of unique home styles here in the U.S. of A. But if you’re looking for something of solid build and ...

Kew: The National Archives/Dulles: International Publishers Marketing, 2009. Pp. 236. Illus., tables, notes, biblio., index. $36.00. ISBN: 1905615523. Although the ...