Third Year Collection

Knole is one of England's great houses. Owned by the National Trust and still lived in by the descendants of Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, it is possible at Knole to follow in the footsteps of the kings, queens, archbishops and nobility who have been there before us. Dr Elizabeth Norton delves into the medieval and Tudor history of this wonderful treasure house.

Carlisle Castle, a medieval fortress located in Cumbria on the Anglo-Scottish border, was frequently under attack in an area where invasion, ambushes, raids and looting were commonplace for centuries. Julian Humphrys explores the Tudor history of the castle and its two most famous prisoners, Mary, Queen of Scots and Kinmont Willie Armstrong.

Following an intensive programme of research and refurbishment at Hever Castle in Kent, the only surviving suite of rooms that the Boleyn family once occupied is no re-presented in a style and decoration that would be familiar to them. Kate McCaffrey explains the process of refurbishing and reinterpreting rooms where historical evidence underpinned every design decision.

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 re-building of Great St Mary’s Church, by the mid-fifteenth century too small for the expanding university population, began in earnest during the reign of Henry VII, who was himself a donor. Julian Humphrys investigates the early Tudor origins of one of Cambridge's most recognisable landmarks.

The Dissolution of the Monasteries was the most significant land redistribution in English history, a four-year period of extraordinary upheaval that redefined the spiritual and economic fabric of the realm. Dr Emma J. Wells highlights the causes of the Dissolution and its wide-ranging impacts on Tudor society and the built environment.