Monthly Archives: February 2006

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Media release from the Tamar Protection Society in Cornwall, England on their nearly £50,000 lottery grant to expand an Elizabethan garden in Saltash, Cornwall. TAMAR PROTECTION SOCIETY Registered Charity 1080453 Company Registration Number 3789935Registered Address. Deacon Jewell Ltd, 7 West … Continue reading

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Mostly better now

Thanks for everyone’s patience while I’ve been sick over the past few weeks. I’m mostly on the mend now (even managed to work in the garden for a couple of hours today!) and will be back at posting and emailing … Continue reading

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My Ladye Nevells Booke – British Library Fundraising campaign

The British Library is fundraising to secure the unique 16th-century music manuscript ‘My Ladye Nevells Booke’ for the nation. It is one of the finest Tudor music manuscripts in existence and contains 42 pieces for keyboard by William Byrd, the … Continue reading

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A few small updates

Sorry for the lack of anything on this blog for nearly two weeks. We had our annual board meeting at work at the beginning of February and literaly 12 hours after it finished, I woke up sick and have been … Continue reading

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Book News – The Last Boleyn by Karen Harper

Karen Harper, who has written several mysteries featuring Elizabeth I has now turned her pen to Mary Boleyn. The novel will be coming out at the end of February in the US and UK. You can pre-order it by clicking … Continue reading

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A historic day at Catherine of Aragon service

A follow up to the post from Jan. 25, from Peterborough Today: A UNIQUE aspect marked this year’s Katharine of Aragon commemorative service at Peterborough Cathedral. For the first time since the Reformation, a Catholic Priest was invited to address … Continue reading

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