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Tracy Borman is a best-selling author and historian, specialising in the Tudor period. Her books include <em>Elizabeth’s Women</em>, which was Book of the Week on Radio 4, <em>Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII’s Most Faithful Servant</em>, which was a <em>Sunday Times</em> bestseller, <em>The Private Lives of the Tudors</em> and <em>Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him</em>. Tracy has presented a number of history programmes for Channel 5, Yesterday TV and the Smithsonian Channel, including <em>The Fall of Anne Boleyn</em>, <em>Inside the Tower of London</em> and <em>Henry VIII and the King’s Men</em>. She works part-time as joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces and as Chief Executive of the Heritage Education Trust.

General History videoWhat makes a good coronation?

Which British monarch had the most successful coronation?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princess Charlotte of Wales: the original people's princess

Staging a coronation: 5 dos (and 5 don'ts) for crowning a new monarch. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

VideoTracy Borman on Elizabeth I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Anne Boleyn’s voice: lost to the past, or louder than ever?

Royal historian Tracy Borman on the real events behind The Crown season 5

Q&APrior to 2022, has there ever been a new monarch and prime minister in Britain in the same week?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How to be a successorDo’s and don’ts for heirs to the throne from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tracy BormanA guide to royal funerals through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Royal funerals: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lessons from historyWhat happens when a monarch dies?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General History

Monarchy timelineFrom Hastings to the Windsors in 122 moments

Edward VIWhy the forgotten Tudor king had the makings of a monster

Henry VIIIThe life and rule of the Tudor king, plus 5 surprising facts

Britain's golden jubilees: from George III to Elizabeth II. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy BormanRestoration to Regency (1660–1837). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy BormanTudors and Stuarts (1485–1649). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy BormanThe Plantagenets (1216–1485). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy BormanHastings to Magna Carta (1066–1215). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bess of Hardwick: schemer, social climber, scourge of Elizabeth I

General History

QuizMonarchy: from William the Conqueror to the Windsors

Tudor Royal Women with Tracy BormanThe Private Life of Elizabeth I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tudor Royal Women with Tracy BormanRivals to the Throne. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tudor Royal Women with Tracy BormanWomen at Court. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tudor Royal Women with Tracy BormanQueens Regnant. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tudor Royal Women with Tracy BormanQueens Consort. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Anne of Denmark: a killer queen?

The Tudors: 51 moments that shaped the royal dynasty

Anne Boleyn’s final battle: Tracy Borman reveals Henry VIII's final 'kindness'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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