By Steven Veerapen
Elizabeth I: The Myth of the Makeup
The image of the elderly Virgin Queen that has been passed down to us is not always necessarily complimentary.
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Top 10 Tudor Villains
In this rogue’s gallery, I’ll be judging ten reputed nasties of the era and considering whether they deserve to be reviled or reassessed…
By Steven Veerapen
Top 10 Tudor Myths
The Tudor era has spawned a welter of myths, legends, and misconceptions, some of which have been frustratingly long-lived.
By Steven Veerapen
Top 10 Tudor Murders
The Tudor Age is often characterised as bloody, thanks to the period’s religious conflicts, the executions carried out following multiple treason trials, and the horrific retributions meted out wholesale on rebels.
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Top 10 Tudor Mysteries
For a period so well studied, there remain a number of important things about the Tudor era we simply don’t know. Less surprisingly, there are numerous incidents and issues over which people disagree (sometimes passionately).
By Steven Veerapen
Top 10 Titanic Myths, Mysteries, and Misconceptions
The sinking of the RMS Titanic remains one of the most recognisable disasters in world history. Still, with numerous screen versions of the shipwreck and countless books telling and retelling the story, the Titanic continues to cast a spell.
By Steven Veerapen
Top 10 Outlandish Tudor Theories
Given the popularity of the Tudor era, it’s no surprise that scholars and novelists have advanced a whole range of theories about the dynasty and its people.
By Steven Veerapen
Top 10 Tudor
Troublemakers
Here is my rundown of Ten Tudor Troublemakers: the bad boys and girls who caused the Tudor monarchs numerous sleepless nights.
By Steven Veerapen
Top 10 Tudor
Mistakes
These might have cost careers, they might have cost heads, they might have cost reputations – or they might have cost the people of England.
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Top 10 Tudor Secrets
Here are my Top 10 Tudor Secrets: the things the Tudor monarchs (and their politicians) really didn’t want us to know the truth about.
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Top 10 On-Screen Elizabeth Is
What you’ll find here are my top ten performances (with the best winning the Number One spot) and the reasons why these actresses (and their productions) deserve your attention.
By Steven Veerapen
Mary King of Scots
A female sovereign who sought to play the king rather than the queen. It was, in fact, Mary Queen of Scots who was sixteenth-century Britain’s active and energetic warrior-queen
By Steven Veerapen
The Perennial Popularity
of the Tudors
In this article, I attempt to answer the question: ‘why does the popularity of the Tudor dynasty show no signs of flagging?’ Allow me to suggest three key reasons…
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