The Tudors Season 4

One of my favourite TV Shows, The Tudors, is about to begin season 4. This is a fantastic show, and that whilst it is not all historically accurate, that I believe has sparked the interest of this time period with many others. It showes that history isnt 'boring', and has many ineresting and crazy characters (certinaly the story for the main character, Henry VIII).

For those who do not know here is a quick run through the first 3 seasons up until the current. Season 1 we saw a young king, with his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Here Henry VIII begins his deadly affair with the young Anne Boleyn who makes promises of the king's biggest dream, a son. We see the struggle to get the king's divorce, the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey and the beginning of the creation of the Church of England.

Season 2 saw the kings 'great matter' finally resolved, the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, the birth of a daughter, and the rise of Thomas Cromwell. As we see the marriage between Anne and Henry breakdown we see the beginning of a romance between Henry and Jane Seymore. At the end of the series we witness Anne Boleyn's execution, and the demotion of both Henry's daughters from Princess to Lady.

In season 3 Henry marries his true love, Jane Seymour. She bears him a son, but with a cost, her life. We watch Henry struggle with the diffuclty of losing his most beloved wife. Henry then marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth wife. We watch as the loveless marriage, initiated by Thomas Cromwell, fails and results in divorce. Towards the end of this season Henry begins a flirtatiuos affair with the not-so-innocent, Katherine Howard.

Season 4 we will see the destruction of Katherine Howard, and Henrys final pursuit into madness. He takes on a sixth wife, who has already been married and widowed twice.

I am very excited to see what will happen with this final season of The Tudors, as I ahave found it a facinating series so far. For a preview of the next series, please watch the video below.

The Tudor Trail

Hello my lovely readers!

So in a few months im making a big journey from Australia to England for a few days. I am hoping to visit iconic places of Henry VIII (one of my favourite characters in history, if you can't tell).

Do you have any suggestions of places you would go to get your tudor fix? Place your comments below!

This day in history

Wow! Busy day in Tudor history. Today:

- In 1534 the Act of Succession was passed to recognise the rights and position of King Henry VIII's daughters, Mary (Mother: Queen Catherine of Aragon) and Elizabeth (Queen Anne Boleyn) to succeed to the throne of the Kingdom of England.

- In 1540 the last monastery in England surving, Waltham Abbey, was surrendered to King Henry VIII

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

So, so far I am a quater of the way of reading Wolf Hall by auther Hilary Mantel. It is a fictional novel based around the rise of Sir Thomas Cromwell.

I am only a little bit in, but I must say it has been interesting. Whilst it is not my favourite, i do prefer non-fiction, it does provide the reader with a different feeling of Cromwell, and so far i feel it humanises him a little more to me.

So I was wondering if you have read this book, if you have what you thought of it?

Take care,

Cassandra-Ellen

The beginning...

Hello everyone,

Thank you for visiting my website! This is just the beginning, but Im hoping to make it into something big. I have a passion for history, in particular learning about the Tudor Dynasty.

I will try to update this website as much as i can, with weekly polls, rulers of the week, things that happened that day in history and more. If there is anything that your would like to see on this site, please feel free to let me know!

Have a great day,

Cassandra-Ellen