Monthly Archives: June 2007
Happy Birthday King Hal!
Happy 516th! You barely look a day over 450. Here’s a post from the Oxford University Press blog for the occasion.
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North Wales Church with Tudor ancestral connections vandalized
This is just sickening: A church’s Elizabethan Tudor Rose window has been smashed to bits by thieves just a fortnight after clergymen proudly showed it off to the Prince of Wales. They climbed in through the remains of the stained … Continue reading
Couple of new photos from "The Tudors" season 2
Click on the thumbnails for a larger view. Images courtesy Jonathan Hession/Showtime
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Looking for the bones of Richard III
From the Leicester Mercury The mystery has baffled historians for centuries – what became of the remains of Richard III? Folklore and many history books claim that the king’s bones were dug up and hurled into the River Soar some … Continue reading
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Couple of short news items
Sixteenth Century Falconry tag to be auctioned A rare silver varvel, or falcon’s tag, that belonged to the powerful and oppressive lawyer, Richard Rich, is to be sold at auction in July.…This silver tag is of shield form with one … Continue reading
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Anne Boleyn a Squib?
So, how many of my fellow Tudor/Harry Potter fans out there got a chuckle out of the question above on the third W.O.M.B.A.T. exam at J.K. Rowling’s website?
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Tudor-era gatehouse unearthed at the Tower of London
From 24 Hour Museum: Extensive archaeological remains of an old guard house dating to the Tudor and Jacobean periods have been uncovered at the Tower of London. Staff were relaying a cobblestone path across Tower Green to conform with disability … Continue reading
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Miniature of Elizabeth sells at auction
From Art Daily (with a larger photo of the miniature) A previously unrecorded portrait miniature of Queen Elizabeth I circa 1595/1600 by Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619) (estimate: £60,000-80,000) leads Christie’s London Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes sale on 5 June … Continue reading
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Peter O'Toole to appear in "The Tudors" second season
Variety and several other sites are reporting that film legend Peter O’Toole will be joining the cast of “The Tudors” as Pope Paul III in the second season. As the Variety article notes, O’Toole has played a King Henry with … Continue reading
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Elizabethan tapestry re-discovered
… and up for sale. Got a spare £1,000,000 (about $2,000,000 US)? And want to donate it to the owner of a Tudor History website? It would look great in my living room. From The Times Online (with photo): The … Continue reading
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