Upon entering Oxford one of the first things you will see is the Martyrs’ Memorial at the intersection of St Giles’, Magdalen Street and Beaumont Street. I have been drawn to this memorial long before I started studying the Tudor period. It is such a sad reminder of a dark time in England’s history. Queen …
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A Teenage Queen
Most have heard the tales of Henry VIII and his six wives (divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived), but the one that fascinates me so much is the young Catherine Howard. By far the youngest of his queens; he 50 and she just a teenager, one wonders; could she have ever measured up to be …
Time Traveling Granny 