Lady Arbella Stuart had a life full of secrets, ambition, and rebellion. The once-likely successor to Queen Elizabeth I, her rare pedigree was a curse, not a blessing—and led her right into scandal and an infamously tragic end.
Immediately after Henry VIII saw a portrait of the enigmatic Anne of Cleves, he made her his bride. But when they finally met, his stomach dropped: she was unthinkably ugly—or so he claimed. Now, modern historians suggest a more disturbing reason for his disgust.
In 2019, an English man got much more than he bargained for when he found an absolutely stunning lost treasure that belonged to one of the Tudor era’s most remarkable figures.
Queen Mary reigned for only 5 short years, yet in that time she burned over 280 heretics at the stake. Her cruelty earned her the name “Bloody Mary,” but few people know about her even darker history.
In 2019, an English man got much more than he bargained for when he found an absolutely stunning lost treasure that belonged to one of the Tudor era’s most remarkable figures.