This lockdown is definitely easier when you immerse yourself in Tudor history, and so much better for you than raiding the fridge and cupboards!
A few weeks ago, I shared some suggestions for Tudor movies - click here to see that list - and I thought it would also be good to share some recommendations for documentaries and non-fiction series. Please feel free to add your recommendations in the comments.
- Britain's Tudor Treasure: A Night at Hampton Court - https://www.tudorsociety.com/britains-tudor-treasure-a-night-at-hampton-court-palace/
- Tales from the Green Valley - https://www.tudorsociety.com/tales-green-valley-documentary/
- Tudor Monastery Farm - some of the episodes are on YouTube, and episode 1 is on Daily Motion, but you can also get it on DVD.
- Gunpowder 5/11 - https://www.tudorsociety.com/gunpowder-511-the-greatest-terror-plot-video/
- Henry VII: Winter King - https://www.tudorsociety.com/henry-vii-winter-king-video/
- Lady Jane Grey: England's Forgotten Queen - https://www.tudorsociety.com/lady-jane-grey-resources/
- Holbein: Eye of the Tudors - https://www.tudorsociety.com/holbein-eye-of-the-tudors-video/
- Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant - https://www.tudorsociety.com/henry-viii-mind-of-a-tyrant-videos/
- Helen Castor's Medieval Lives - Watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvoWSDRjPwo&list=PLmrwXMimfN8qwQ0IaKeYcYhBeRJ3qTenK
- The Last days of Anne Boleyn - Watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmWTkALTja0
- Inside the Court of Henry VIII - Watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlHWZw36FAM
You can see more on our Documentaries page.