Henry VIII: A Sports Fanatic
This is a very informative article about Henry’s love for sports- it claims Henry loved sports more than women, but I disagree. But I’m also a woman. “A decathlete before his time, Henry was adept at the javelin, dressage and double‑axe fighting, and was also a dab hand at archery....
Robert Dudley’s garden recreated
As a personal fan of Robert Dudley and his relationship with Elizabeth, I was thrilled to find this article about the recreation of the garden that Robert built in order to woo and make his final marriage plea to Elizabeth. It’s located at Kenilworth Castle, just opened to the public for the first...

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