Tag: Tudor

• The Spanish Armada of 1588

  

  The Spanish Armada is one of the most famous events in English history, and a story that many can recount. The terrible Spanish tried to invade to depose the beloved Elizabeth I, but due to English ingenuity and British weather it failed spectacularly. Of course, the story is never as clear cut as that, and…

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  July 21, 2017

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  Early Modern, Early Modern History, Elizabeth I, English History, history, Naval History, Philip II, Spanish History, Tudor, Tudor England

• The Biggest Party Ever? The Field of the Cloth of Gold

  

  In 1509, Henry VIII – one of England’s most famous monarchs – ascended the throne, ensuring the Tudor succession after his father, Henry VII, won the throne from Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth. After almost a decade of rule, the young King agreed to follow the advice of his close advisor, Cardinal Wolsey,…

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  March 31, 2017

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  Early Modern, Early Modern History, English History, European History, Feast, Field of the Cloth of Gold, Francis I, French History, Henry VIII, history, Jousting, Medieval History, Tudor