Questions tagged [tudor-period]
The Tudor period usually refers to the period between 1485 and 1603, specifically in relation to the history of England.
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Why was the swordsman of Calais chosen as Anne Boleyn's executioner?
Anne Boleyn was executed on May 19, 1536.
Displaying an act of "mercy", King Henry VIII dispatched a skilled executioner to perform the execution by sword rather than by axe or being burned at the ...
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What is the silver object on the desk and what is 'Elizabeth I' doing with it?
Hollywood movies have never been known for their historical accuracy, which is often sacrificed in the pursuit of entertainment, and the plot & script of the 1939 film 'The Private Lives of ...
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Where is the sword used to execute Queen Anne Boleyn?
If a 'skilled' (with sword) executioner was summoned from Calais, did he bring his own 'equipment' and, if so, is there record of him & it there?
Was the sword seized when Francis, Duke of Guise ...
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How many 'pubs' (alehouses, inns and taverns) were there in England in 1577?
I came across an interesting bit of demographic information while listening to a lecture:
From early times people had rented out space in their houses for
travellers, but by the thirteenth century ...
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