In Issue 18 of Tudor Places, we begin a new series on the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the most significant land redistribution in English history, by exploring the causes and context of this seismic event and its wide-ranging impacts on the Tudor landscape and built environment.

We delve into Lady Margaret Beaufort’s connections with the people and places of Stamford, the market town close to her palace at Collyweston, and visit the site of the Battle of Stoke in Nottinghamshire where, in 1487, the royal forces of Henry VII defeated the rebel army led by John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, and Francis, Viscount Lovell on behalf of the pretender, Lambert Simnel.

We learn about the long-lost Elsyng Palace, originally built by Sir Thomas Lovell, and used at one time as a royal nursery for Henry VIII’s children, and we examine the layered past and the many and varied uses of King’s Manor in York.

We go behind the scene with Suzanne Howard, aka Peaklass, and discover how she draws inspiration from Haddon Hall's ancient landscape for her role as resident photographer and Medieval Park events co-ordinator.

In Norwich, Sarah, The Tudor Travel Guide, uncovers the city's rich but often overlooked Tudor history, while Brigitte Webster shares her pleasure and pride in creating a "mount" for her Tudor garden. In Last Place, Philippa Lacey Brewell, founder and Managing Director of British History Tours, reflects on her favourite Tudor locations.

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