Tag: Early modern Records and researchPeter Vannes, Henry VIII and early modern marriageThursday 13 April 2017Peter Vannes was central to divorce negotiations on behalf of Henry VIII, but he...Records and researchHans Holbein in EnglandWednesday 8 March 2017We look for traces of Holbein’s activities, networks and movements during his two visits...Records and research1717 and the invasion that never wasThursday 2 February 2017300 years ago, Swedish ambassadors attempted to foment an invasion plan and embark a...Records and researchSix Wives in the archives: Howard’s endWednesday 21 December 2016Take a closer look at documents relating to Katherine Howard’s relationships and the reaction...Records and researchSix Wives in the archives: the trial of Anne BoleynWednesday 14 December 2016It is undeniable that, out of all of Henry VIII’s six wives, Anne Boleyn...Archives and archivistsSix Wives in the archives: a view from EuropeWednesday 7 December 2016In the 19th century the British government employed researchers to work in major European...Records and researchThe dissolution of the pasties: GBBO’S Tudor WeekWednesday 12 October 2016It’s Tudor Week on The Great British Bake Off tonight - so I've delved...Records and researchSeals, my miniature window into the pastWednesday 12 October 2016I had no idea I would find what must be one of the earliest...Records and researchThe Great Fire of London and the Privy CouncilMonday 5 September 2016Exploring how the Privy Council responded to the critical emergency of the Great Fire...Records and researchThe Great Fire of London viewed from abroadFriday 2 September 2016Foreign pamphlets and gazettes can illuminate the transmission, diffusion and reception of English news...Records and research‘A Most Lamented Princesse’: an English princess at VersaillesThursday 11 August 2016Elements of the depiction of Henriette’s death in the TV series Versailles have been...Records and researchHeresy, sacrilege and exhumation: uncovering excommunication recordsFriday 8 July 2016Significations of Excommunication informed the crown that a member of the public had been... « 1 2 3 4 »