How a farmer's daughter from Derbyshire become a power player in the cutthroat Tudor court and the wealthiest woman in England.
Bess of Hardwick: Her Ambitious Rise From Obscurity To Dominance
Lady Margaret Douglas: The Tudor Cousin Who Refused To Be Cast Aside
Lady Margaret Douglas was a ruthless survivor whose ambition and cleverness changed the course of English monarchy forever.
Margaret Tudor: The Other Queen of Scots
Margaret Tudor loved dancing, music, fashion, and power, and she refused to let two terrible husbands (and one meh husband) stand in the way of getting what she wanted.
Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex and Leicester: The Boleyn Descendant
Lettice Knollys was a cousin of Queen Elizabeth I whose secret marriage caused a rift between the two women that lasted until both of their deaths.
There’s something about Mary, Queen of Scots
Curious about the historical woman who keeps being the inspiration for movies, books, and TV shoes? Here’s the scoop on the ongoing appeal of this doomed Queen's story.
Queen Elizabeth I: Part Two: Gloriana
Queen Elizabeth I found a way to command respect as monarch in a time of widespread misogyny by skilfully portraying herself as more goddess than woman.
Queen Elizabeth I: Part One: Redheaded Stepchild
How circumstance, luck, and fate wound up giving England one of the country's greatest monarchs in the form of an unusually resilient young redheaded woman.
Queen Mary I: Part Two: The Reign of Bloody Mary
Queen Mary I broke new ground as the first officially recognized female monarch of England. But her short reign is best remembered for bloodshed, tragedy, and her personal problems.
Queen Mary I: Part One: Her Mother’s Daughter
Before she was Bloody Mary, she was Queen Mary. And before that, she was Lady Mary. Before that she was Princess Mary, a young girl who had yet to learn just how terrible her father was.
Kathryn Parr: Professional Widow
Kathryn Parr lived through the lives and deaths of Henry VIII's previous five wives, which is likely how she learned to survive him.
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