"This adds to the ever-growing body of evidence for diversity in geographic origins, ancestry and lived experiences in Tudor England." Image: Henry VIII's warship, the Mary Rose after a ...

The "Mary Rose" was the favorite warship ... body of evidence for diversity in geographic origins, ancestry and lived experiences in Tudor England." English kings had relied on requisitioning ...

Mary Baynton, an otherwise ordinary citizen, claimed to be Princess Mary Tudor, the king’s eldest daughter. Incredibly, Baynton not only made her outrageous claim public, but also managed to ...

The “Tud,” of course, is Tudor descendant Elizabeth I, who when Mary makes her claim in Scotland ... who are of Asian and African descent respectively, have prominent roles in Elizabeth ...

The Mary Rose - King Henry VIII's favourite ... with further research showing one of them was of African ancestry. The Tudor warship served the king for 34 years but sank in 1545 during the ...

Centuries later, however, the Tudor queen is remembered as one of the most reviled figures in English history: “Bloody Mary.” This is the story of how a heroic underdog became a monarch who ...

Much like Jessica Raine, actress Romola Garai didn’t know that much about Princess Mary Tudor. She even — as many people do — confused the future “Bloody Mary” with another of Elizabeth ...

The Mary Rose was one of the largest warships of the Tudor navy during King Henry VIII’s reign until it sank on July 19, 1545, during a battle against the French. Hundreds of men were trapped on ...