Monthly Archives: October 2007

The Great Squirt

Posted on October 30, 2007 by

I got a huge kick out of this. From The Daily Mail: The instruction booklet was a little worse for wear. But then it does date back to 1577. That didn’t stop a group of gardening enthusiasts using it to … Continue reading →

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A new podcast some of you might be interested in

Posted on October 25, 2007 by

Frock Flicks is a new podcast dedicated to costume movies, and the second episode was on the new “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” movie. You can also subscribe through iTunes (just type in “frock flicks” in the search box in the … Continue reading →

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New clue in the search for the Bosworth battlefield

Posted on October 24, 2007 by

From This is Leicestershire: Archaeologists hunting the real site of the Battle of Bosworth may have found the most important clue of all. They believe they could have found the site of the marsh, a key feature of the battle … Continue reading →

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Remembering Deborah Kerr

Posted on October 20, 2007 by

While this is only tangentially Tudor-related, Foose reminded me in comments to the Elizabeth open thread that I wanted to comment on the passing of Deborah Kerr. (And yes, I’ll do some more “open threads” in the future on some … Continue reading →

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"Elizabeth The Golden Age" open thread

Posted on October 12, 2007 by

I have no idea when I’m going to get a chance to see the movie, but if you have and want to comment on it, this is the place!

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"The Tudors" give-away and survey extended

Posted on October 12, 2007 by

I’m going to leave the survey open for another two weeks because I’m going to be very, very busy in the next week or so, so I don’t think I’ll get a chance to deal with all of that this … Continue reading →

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Interesting Embroidery Project

Posted on October 7, 2007 by

It’s just slightly past our period, but this was too good not to share. Since I know some of you are fellow needleworkers or are interested in historical fashion, I thought some readers might find this interesting. Welcome to Plimoth … Continue reading →

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