How Anne of Cleves kept her head!
Anne of Cleves was the fourth wife of Henry VIII often overlooked because she wasn’t beheaded but how did this resourceful and clever woman survive?
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Why Henry VIII had no friends
King Henry VIII had not friends at the end of his life having executed Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell and lost a few wives as well
Who was Britannia on the old penny coins?
Britannia is a personification of Britain that appeared on the penny coin and may have been modelled on Frances Stuart – lover of King Charles II
Great Plague of London in 1665
London experienced one plague after another under the Tudors and Stuarts culminating in the Great Plague of 1665 in the reign of King Charles II
The filth and stench at Versailles
Versailles was an opulent gilded palace but it was also coated in filth according to contemporary sources as Tony McMahon discovers
A horrific day trip to Georgian London!
A day trip to Georgian London could have involved going to see a prisoner put to death or watching a live amputation by a well known surgeon
Filming with the “Forbidden History” team this week
I was in the Gore Hotel’s lovely Tapestry Room this week filming for the fifth series of Forbidden History presented, as ever, by Jamie Theakston. It’ll be aired in the Spring of 2018. I’ll be appearing in all six episodes and some great topics will be featured: Here I am filming at the Gore Hotel…
What links the Freemasons and Knights Templar?
Templar expert Tony McMahon examines the many theories that claim to evidence links between the Knights Templar with the Freemasons
Filming with the History Channel in Templar Tomar
In August 2017, Tony McMahon filmed with History for a programme called Buried about the Knights Templar hiding their treasure in Tomar, Portugal
Forbidden History examines the Knights Templar
Tony McMahon appeared on the TV documentary series Forbidden History to discuss the secrets of the Knights Templar with presenter Jamie Theakston