Long ago Tudor Cardiff faded into history, along with almost all of its buildings. Today, Cardiff is a bustling, modern city so it’s hard to believe that in the mid-1500s it was just a tiny port and market town on the River Taff. On this walking tour, I’ll help you look beyond the modern buildings at the clues that tell the city’s story of fame and notoriety in the days of the powerful Tudor dynasty. Starting outside St John's Gardens, I’ll tell you about another garden, the Hayes, which once occupied the site of today’s St David’s Shopping Centre. As you make your way through the city centre, I’ll point out the only two remaining Tudor buildings and reveal the curious origin of some of Cardiff’s street names like Womanby, Golate and Wharton Streets. You’ll hear what life was like back in Tudor Cardiff including how different the daily diets of the rich and poor were and how literacy meant there were different laws for the different social classes. And on your way to Bute Park, where the tour ends, you’ll pass by St John The Baptist City Parish Church’s striking tower, Gorsedd Stone Circle which isn’t as ancient as it may seem and the spectacular Cardiff Castle. As you walk through the modern streets, you’ll hear about the famous and infamous characters that shaped the city including: • John Herbert, the Cardiff lawyer and politician who rose to serve Queen Elizabeth I and King James I, and whose resplendent tomb lies in the city centre • The Earl of Pembroke, Henry VIII’s brother-in-law who managed to keep his head while all those around him lost theirs • William Herbert, whose greed and cunning caused a headache for Elizabeth I’s government by turning Cardiff into a pirate haven • Rawlins White, the fisherman who died a martyr near St Mary Street during the reign of Bloody Mary Give yourself at least 40-minutes or take as long as you like on this walk through Tudor Cardiff filled with period music and sound effects to help bring the past to life.