On the evening of 9 March 1566 a raiding party forced their way into the palace of Holyroodhouse and stabbed Italian secretary David Rizzio to death while...
Jean Rombaud, the French executioner, has grown old and his son has forsaken him. Gianni Rombaud kills heathens for the Inquisition. But now his masters...
Christmas in Tudor times was a period of feasting, revelry and merrymaking 'to drive the cold winter away'. A carnival atmosphere presided at court, with...
The books in the 'History Detective Investigates' series explore the evidence left behind such as photographs, census documents, and other items. These...