Monthly Archives: May 2007
New episode of the podcast up
The May 2007 episode of TudorCast is up! This marks one year of the podcast. I can’t believe it was actually over a year ago that I thought about doing this, and I really can’t believe that I actually have … Continue reading
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"The Tudors" Survey
Give Showtime your feedback on The Tudors series After some discussion on the TudorTalk list, it appears that some people got different surveys, possibly depending on how they answered the initial questions.
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Another Tudor typo
Or more accurately, another example of a common Tudor history mistake making its way into a newspaper. I don’t necessarily expect a column in a mid-sized American town’s newspaper to get all their English history correct, but it still irks … Continue reading
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Cutty Sark
Not at all Tudor related, but I was heartbroken to see the fire on the Cutty Sark this morning. The good news is that about 50% of the ship was away for restoration. The bad news is that right now … Continue reading
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Johansson is *still* Mary Queen of Scots
With the flood of news alerts that came through over the past two days, you’d think this was big breaking news. I guess this is really a follow-up to news from back in September about Scarlett Johansson playing Mary Queen … Continue reading
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Trailer for "The Golden Age"
Historically accurate or not, it certainly looks like good drama. I’m really looking forward to a modern-day special effects take on the Armada too! Update: The trailer was taken down (can’t say I’m really surprised). Update 2: Courtesy of Monique, … Continue reading
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Henry VIII in the eye of a needle
Willard Wigan, an artist who works on the microscopic scale has sold his collection to John Lloyd. Included in the collection is a sculpture of Henry VIII and Wives done in the eye of needle (detail of Henry and two … Continue reading
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Tudor play recreated at Hampton Court Palace
From UKTV: Actors and academics are restaging a Tudor play at Hampton Court Palace 500 years after it was first performed. A Tudor play is being restaged at Hampton Court Palace in London, 477 years after it was performed at … Continue reading
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Another book from "The Tudors" series
This one isn’t due out until November, but it is available for pre-order. I didn’t see a listing at Amazon.uk, but I’ll add it if/when it shows up. Looking at the other works by Anne Gracie, I’m guessing this is … Continue reading
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Portaits from the NPG London on display in the US
For those of you in or visiting the Washington DC area, a new exhibit “Great Britons: Treasures from the National Portrait Gallery, London” opened last week at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. The exhibition runs though September. The gallery has … Continue reading
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