At the time, surely Kateryn Parr had her reservations about being Henry VIII's sixth wife?Aside from being a tyrannical maniac... more

Accessing stories from the past can be difficult, but how do we access smells from the past?In today's episode, Kate is joined... more

Henry VIII called her his 'rose without a thorn', but the teenage Catherine Howard was to fall out of favour... more

The history of lonely hearts ads might be a lot deeper than you'd expect.For as long as people have been... more

Anne of Cleves gets a pretty raw deal in the history books.She's often accused of being ugly, after Henry VIII... more

What did Queen Elizabeth I gain from being thought of as celibate? Why was property so essential to the Christian... more

Meek and mild, or smart and scheming? Have we all been underestimating the third wife of Henry VIII?Was Jane Seymour... more

We often think of the way we treat pubic hair as a relatively modern thing.But how did they manage pubic... more

How did Anne Boleyn go from being a commoner to being the Queen of England?As soon as she arrived in... more

Evidence shows us that women gladiators fought in front of baying crowds in Ancient Rome.Who were these women? How would... more