Tudor life

The Tudor era lasted from 1485 – when Henry VII defeated the Yorkist king Richard III at the battle of Bosworth – until the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603. So what was life like during Tudor times?

Nicola Tallis photographed by David Hampton in October 2019

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Nicola Tallis on Margaret Beaufort, mother of the Tudors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A depiction of the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (10 September 1547), the last formal battle between England and Scotland. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Hever Castle, Anne Boleyn's childhood home in Kent. (Photo by Prisma Bildagentur/UIG via Getty Images)

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English countrywoman (right) with a lady of the court. From ‘Civitates Orbis Terrarum’, 1572. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Tudor advent calendar

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24 facts about Christmas in the Tudor period

How did Henry VIII and Elizabeth I celebrate Yuletide? (Illustration by Becca Thorne for BBC History Magazine)

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Tales from a Tudor Christmas. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

First built in 1576, the Globe theatre burnt to the ground in 1613. During a performance of the play now known as 'Henry VIII', a set of stage cannons were fired and a piece of flaming material from one of the cannons landed on the theatre’s thatched roof, causing the fire. (Photo by Time Life Pictures/Mansell/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

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5 facts about Shakespeare’s Globe theatre

A crowned Tudor rose. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Stringer via Getty Images)

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Why the Tudors grab us. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Henry VIII “regarded his wars as the worthy successors of the great martial victories of England’s past”, says Steven Gunn. (Photo by PHAS/UIG via Getty Images)

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The LibraryTotal war in Tudor England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Black faces of Tudor England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Black Tudors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A map of London dating from c1572. (Getty Images)

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Life in Tudor London

A view of Hampton Court Palace, London. (Getty Images)

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Simon Thurley on the architectural history of the Tudors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Through foreign eyes: the forgotten ambassadors to the Tudor court. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The reluctant ambassador: the life and times of Tudor diplomat Sir Thomas Chaloner. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Shakespeare’s London: playing a dangerous game. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Swan Theatre, Bankside, London, interior from drawing by Johannes de Witt. The Shakespearian theatre, erected c1593 on Bankside – could hold 3,000 spectators – typical of the time. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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At the playhouse: watching Shakespeare's plays in Elizabethan England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mary, Queen of Scots is executed © Getty

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Horrible Histories author reveals 10 ways to die in Elizabethan England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Chess, gambling and cards: Tudor games and indoor pastimes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Terror in Elizabethan England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life as a Tudor gent: the 16th-century diary of Humphrey Newton. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The other Elizabethan England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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How the Tudors invented breakfast. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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