The Archives

History, Historical Fiction and everything in between

Here be all the posts since the blog’s inception in 2013. There’s a few of them but you can navigate by period.

The funeral of an HRH is usually a public spectacle with thousands lining the route and/or gathering...

I decided to do a sort of concise overview of the various deaths that affected the Tudor dynasty. Even...

I really didn’t expect to be enjoying The Spanish Princess nearly as much as I am. I’m not...

On the night of April 18th 1775, Paul Revere rode through the night calling to the people of Boston that,...

I recently wrote a piece about the history of the royal tiaras featured in the first two seasons of The...

By request, I have begun watching The Spanish Princess. The show, by its own admission, takes dramatic...

During a recent re-watch of The Crown, I was struck by an exchange between Princess Margaret and her...

Elizabeth of York and Henry VII had the very model of a courtly marriage. Their marriage was not only...

Did someone try to assassinate Elizabeth I with a poisoned dress? This question (the number one question...