Monthly Archives: August 2007
Obituary for Alison Plowden
From The Telegraph: Alison Plowden , who died on August 17 aged 75, worked as a secretary at the BBC before before becoming the author of skilfully written historical studies, principally of the Tudor and Stuart periods. Full article
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The Six Wives as Disney Princesses
Sonja Marie of the Lady Jane Grey Internet Museum found this on Deviant Art. Too cute!! The Wives by ~Comtessedelalune on deviantART
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New Episode of TudorCast and a Give-away!
First up, episode #15 of TudorCast is now posted. And, I’d like to announce that I’ve put together a silly little survey as a way to get entries for the first Tudorhistory.org/TudorTalk/TudorCast give-away. The folks at Showtime were nice enough … Continue reading
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25th anniversary of the raising of the Mary Rose
If you’re going to be in or around southern England in October, there is going to be a special program to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the raising of Henry VIII’s ship the Mary Rose. Click on over to the … Continue reading
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Remains of medieval tower found at Edinburgh Castle
From The Scotsman: Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a medieval tower at Edinburgh Castle thought to have been lost forever. Fragments of Constable’s Tower, which was destroyed by Elizabeth I’s army during a siege, were found during excavation work … Continue reading
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Mary Rose wreck endangered by bacterial acid
From The Telegraph: One of Britain’s greatest archaeological treasures, the Mary Rose, is facing the biggest threat to its survival since it was raised from the seabed 25 years ago. In contrast to the towering French warships it faced as … Continue reading
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Who is England's Greatest Monarch?
Two of the three in the contest are Tudors! From the BBC: British history is blessed by skilled and charismatic monarchs, but also tainted by incompetent and even murderous ones. The argument over which king or queen was the greatest … Continue reading
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Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII
From the Maney Publishing webpage for the book: Henry VIII used his wardrobe, and that of his family and household, as a way of expressing his wealth and magnificence. This book encompasses the first detailed study of male and female … Continue reading
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