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How Elizabeth of York paved the way for her granddaughters to rule

6 of the most catastrophic weather events in British history

The Inca empire: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Estelle Paranque“Elizabeth I was in charge of her fate. Perhaps that’s why Catherine de Medici despised her”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroRory Stewart chooses Thomas More. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elizabeth I’s greatest rival?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History heroJackie Weaver chooses Elizabeth I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWhat was Real Tennis?

Why we should remember…When Spanish conquistadors were forced to flee the Aztec capital. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

15 minutes of fameSuzannah Lipscomb chooses Marguerite de Navarre. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Marguerite de NavarreRoyal influencer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The French royal mistresses who made it about more than sex. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The slow death of Henry VIII

Did Thomas Seymour sexually abuse the teenage Princess Elizabeth?

Disabled people in Tudor times. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Magellan: daring explorer or doomed failure?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Dudley dynasty: the family behind the Tudors

The Dudleys: power behind the Tudor throne. 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.

Q&AWhere is William Shakespeare buried – and is there a curse on his grave?

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

Elizabeth of York: a Tudor of rare talent

Christopher de Bellaigue“Suleyman was just as bellicose as his father, if not as gratuitously cruel”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Suleyman the Magnificent: the 16th-century’s most powerful ruler?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Queens know best: survival lessons from powerful historical women. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Château Vert pageant: 500 years since Anne Boleyn’s first recorded appearance at Henry VIII’s court. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The three French queens who inspired Anne Boleyn. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&ADid Anne Boleyn have six fingers on one hand?

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