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Dr Nicola Tallis

Nicola Tallis is a historian, author and researcher. Her books include Elizabeth’s Rival: The Tumultuous Tale of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester and All the Queen’s Jewels, 1445–1548: Power, Majesty and Display

The execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche

The curse of the nine-day queen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Half-sisters and daughters of Henry VIII: Mary Tudor (left) and Elizabeth I, who both reigned as queen of England. (Photos by Getty Images)

Sisters at war: Mary I and Elizabeth I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Life of the weekMary I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Replicas of necklaces belonging to Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's fourth wife (Photo by Angela-Treasures For A Queen - Etsy)

Queens of bling: the importance of jewellery to Henry VIII's six wives. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jane Seymour: The queen Henry loved most?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lettice Knollys

A Tudor love triangle: Elizabeth I, Lettice Knollys and Robert Dudley

Nicola Tallis photographed by David Hampton in October 2019

Nicola Tallis on Margaret Beaufort, mother of the Tudors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historian Nichola Tallis

“Margaret Beaufort wielded enormous power. She was a queen in all but name”: Nicola Tallis on the mother of the Tudors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.