Tudor Places

Tudor Places An independent magazine exploring the sites, buildings and interiors of the Tudor world

In Issue 20 James Shemmonds, Assistant Curator of Historic Buildings at Historic Royal Palaces examines the suite of apa...
03/11/2025

In Issue 20 James Shemmonds, Assistant Curator of Historic Buildings at Historic Royal Palaces examines the suite of apartments which was created at Hampton Court Palace for Henry VIII’s long-awaited male heir, Prince Edward, and his household, and reflects on the fact that despite their former significance, the history of these rooms is little known today. He explores the Prince’s Lodgings, how their use changed over the centuries and what remains today.

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1. Hampton Court Palace drawing by Daphne Ford as thought to look from the north-east in 1529 © Historic Royal Palaces
2. Sketch of the north side of Hampton Court Palace, by Anthonis van den Wijngaerde, c.1558 © Ashmolean Museum
3. Prince’s Lodging north side of Chapel Court © Historic Royal Palaces Photo James Shemmonds
4. Tudor diaperwork patterns on the north side of the Prince’s Lodgings © Historic Royal Palaces Photo James Shemmonds
5. Edward VI in c.1550, by a follower of William Scrots, c.1550-1600 © Historic Royal Palaces

Today, Linlithgow Palace is best known for being the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots. Yet it was also the favourite r...
02/11/2025

Today, Linlithgow Palace is best known for being the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots. Yet it was also the favourite residence of Mary’s grandmother, Margaret Tudor, for whom it was a site of leisure and relaxation, and the location of several major life events. Dr Rachel Delman guides us through this marvellous Renaissance palace.

Explore Margaret Tudor’s favourite residence: Linlithgow Palace in Scotland with Dr Rachel Delman in Issue 20.
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1. Aerial view of Linlithgow Palace
2. Mary Tudor attributed to Jean Perréal via Wikimedia Commons
3. View of Linlithgow Palace from across the loch © Historic Environment Scotland
4. Bower from the south-east corner of the Palace © Dr Rachel M. Delman
5. Fireplace at Linlithgow Palace © Britainexpress.com

From Sanctuary to Spoil - The Dissolution of the Southern MonasteriesThe southern monasteries were suppressed with speed...
01/11/2025

From Sanctuary to Spoil - The Dissolution of the Southern Monasteries

The southern monasteries were suppressed with speed and intensity, in marked contrast to their northern counterparts. The abbey buildings and their valuable agricultural lands were gifted or bought by court favourites, lawyers and merchants from London, creating a new landowning elite.

In this third article in the series, Dr Emma J. Wells considers the seismic impact of the Dissolution of the Monasteries on the southern monastic houses.

Discover more in Issue 20 - out now!
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1. Aerial view of Battle Abbey ruins, East Sussex
2. Palace House in Beaulieu, Hampshire
3. Titchfield Abbey Gatehouse, Hampshire
4. Aerial view of Christchurch Priory, Dorset

31/10/2025

We’re excited to launch the latest issue of Tudor Places, which is brimming full of wonderful articles from our expert contributors.

Here’s a peek of what’s inside:

- From Sanctuary to Spoil - The Dissolution of the Southern Monasteries
- A Queen’s Favourite Residence - Margaret Tudor and Linlithgow Palace
- The Prince’s Lodgings at Hampton Court Palace
- In the Footsteps of Reigning Queens - Sixteenth-century female monarchs and the sites most closely associated with them
- A Royal Visit - Queen Elizabeth I and Cambridge University
- The Tomb of Katherine Willoughby
- In Conversation with Hannah Leueen Matthews
- Tracing the Tudors through Herefordshire
- Autumn Gardening at Old Hall with Brigitte Webster
- Last Place with Dr Sean Cunningham

Order your copy of Issue 20 here:
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31/10/2025

Tuesday 4th November 2025, 7:30pm.
100th Battlefields Trust Online Talk: Battle of the Battles

To mark the occasion of the 100th Zoom talk for our members at The Battlefields Trust, we wanted to provide something truly special. To celebrate and thank you all for your continued support and appreciation, we invite you to join us for a live debate by 5 top battlefield historians to decide which is Britain's most important battle.

Further details at Events on our website. Link in Comments.

Imagine approaching Hampton Court Palace by river on a sunny summer’s day. As you turn a bend in the river, your eyes ga...
27/10/2025

Imagine approaching Hampton Court Palace by river on a sunny summer’s day. As you turn a bend in the river, your eyes gaze upon a sea of golden weathervanes, glazed turrets and towers that shimmer as they catch the summer light. You draw closer, and suddenly, peaking up above the high garden walls, you spot an army of heraldic beasts holding the arms of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour.

Get a taste of the wonderfully fairy-tale-like Tudor gardens in Alexandra Stevenson’s article ‘The Lost Riverside Garden Buildings: Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace’ in Issue 19:
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Imagery © Historic Royal Palaces

26/10/2025

A little while ago we did a post about the militaristic imagery of Robert Dudley's tomb, and this points us to identifying the two classical figures as war (on the right) and peace. If you think that these are a bit risqué, there are far worse on other tombs of the time, honestly!

Coming soon - Tudor Places 2026 Calendar!Featuring stunning Elizabethan houses from across the UK, this could be a perfe...
26/10/2025

Coming soon - Tudor Places 2026 Calendar!

Featuring stunning Elizabethan houses from across the UK, this could be a perfect gift for anyone who loves Tudor history and historical buildings.

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In Issue 19, Janine Sterland speaks to Dr William Wyeth, one of English Heritage’s experts on medieval castles and lands...
25/10/2025

In Issue 19, Janine Sterland speaks to Dr William Wyeth, one of English Heritage’s experts on medieval castles and landscapes. Learn about his passion for his role as Curator of History at English Heritage, and the many captivating castles with which he works. Read about how he collaborates with artists to create reconstruction images of the ‘best and brightest’ of England’s most treasured historic sites.

Issue 19: https://bit.ly/4glgQFz



All images © English Heritage
Image 1: William Wyeth, Curator of History at English Heritage, at Warkworth Castle, Northumberland
Image 2: Middleham Castle, North Yorkshire
Image 3: Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire
Image 4: Pendennis Castle, Cornwall

, 24 October 1537, Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII, died at Hampton Court Palace, just a fortnight after the bir...
24/10/2025

, 24 October 1537, Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII, died at Hampton Court Palace, just a fortnight after the birth of the couple’s only child, Edward.

When Jane delivered their longed-for son on 12 October, Henry VIII and the whole country celebrated. In accordance with custom, Jane remained in bed, signing the letters announcing the birth to foreign courts.

On 15 October, wrapped in furs and carried to a daybed, Jane received her courtiers after the christening (royal parents did not attend christenings). Shortly after, she developed a fever, and two days later, received the Last Rites. After a brief rally, Jane again deteriorated and she died on 24 October.

Jane was buried the following month, with all of the ceremony that Henry VIII’s court was capable of, in St George’s Chapel at Windsor. Henry mourned her sincerely, and he always referred to her as his most-loved wife. She was painted beside him, even after her death, in the family portrait he commissioned in 1545. He also chose to be buried beside her.

In Issue 08, Dr Emma J. Wells investigates the surprisingly humble burial site that Henry VIII shares with Jane, and the story of his ill-fated tomb.

Link to Issue 08: https://bit.ly/45xDzHD

, 21 October 1554, John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick died at Penshurst Place in Kent, just three days after his release ...
21/10/2025

, 21 October 1554, John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick died at Penshurst Place in Kent, just three days after his release from the Tower of London. Penshurst was the family home of his brother-in-law, Sir Henry Sidney, and his wife, Mary Dudley.

John, the son of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, had been imprisoned with his father and brothers for their involvement in Northumberland’s attempt to capture Mary I during the succession crisis of July 1553. John and his three brothers were released after the fall of their father, brother Guilford and sister-in-law Lady Jane Grey.

Find out more about the history and royal ownership of Penshurst Place in our latest issue: https://bit.ly/3UPWFpd

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