Issue 16

Baddesley Clinton was the home of the Ferrers family for five hundred years, following Constance Brome's marriage to Sir Edward Ferrers in 1497. Dr Rachel Delman examines the imprint of Lady Constance Ferrers' stewardship on this lovely, moated manor house.

The strategic location of the Isles of Scilly, south-west of Cornwall and in the approaches to the English Channel, meant they played an important role in the defence of Tudor England. Julian Humphrys takes a look at the remarkable Tudor fortifications on the Atlantic Isles of Scilly.

The dazzling and dangerous world that Thomas Cromwell inhabits comes to life in Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy. Matt Brown of Londonist: Time Machine has meticulously mapped this world, including every building and location referred to by Mantel, to produce a wonderful guide for lovers of Wolf Hall, and an equally valuable resource for all of us with an interest in the Tudor world.

Following his victory at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, Henry VII reinstated his uncle Jasper's earldom of Pembroke and granted him extensive landholdings in the west of England. Nathen Amin investigates the palatial West Country properties where Jasper Tudor spent his latter years.

Leeds Castle in Kent, well-located between London and the coast, with a spectacular island setting, has been a popular royal residence over the centuries - with connections to seven queens of England. Dr Elizabeth Norton guides us through this minor, but cherished, palace of Henry VIII.

Melissa White reveals to Janine Sterland how her experiences as a decorative artist specialising in reproducing Tudor and Elizabethan wall paintings have formed her unique skillset - one which honours traditional craft methods and celebrates the historic craftsmanship of her predecessors.