Monthly Archives: January 2009
BBC to put 200,000 publicly-owned paintings online
From The Telegraph: A partnership with the Public Catalogue Foundation charity will see the paintings – 80 per cent of which are not currently on public display – placed on the internet by 2012. Some are in storage and others … Continue reading
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Article in Forbes on Vivat Rex! exhibition in New York
From Forbes.com: A collector of old books turns his fixation on the Tudors into a big exhibit celebrating England’s most colorful ruler. Henry VIII is best known for lopping off heads, marrying six times and expanding his gut. But his … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #4
Bust of Henry VII by Pietro Torrigiano in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. May 2003. Happy 552th birthday Henry VII! Torrigiano also sculpted the effigies of Henry, Elizabeth of York and Margaret Beaufort on their tombs in Westminster Abbey.
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Questions for Alison Weir?
Kathy offered over at the Q&A blog to pass on any questions to Alison Weir (if the change arises) at the Feb. 7 workshop at the Smithsonian. Please submit any questions you have over there in that thread. Thanks for … Continue reading
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Worcester Cathedral receives grant to finish restoration
From Worcester News: Worcester Cathedral is to be given £106,000 to carry out essential work that will bring a 20-year restoration programme to a close. Staff at the cathedral said they were delighted to have got the money from the … Continue reading
Rarely seen letters of Mary Queen of Scots to be put online
From The Scotsman: Deep in an archive, more than two dozen letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots, lie largely unseen for centuries. Many are written in a secret code as Mary fought to preserve and protect the Catholic faith … Continue reading
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Catching up, again
Sorry I have been a little more scarce than usual with posts lately. I’ve been super busy at work and I was dealing with a dying laptop. Thankfully the second of those has been taken care of, but the first … Continue reading
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From other blogs…
Since I’m in a rush today, I’ll just link to the blog for the Lady Jane Grey Reference site, where you can see links to a recent Q&A about Lady Jane in the Telegraph. And over at Executed Today – … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #3
Model of the Mary Rose, from the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth. June 2000. As most of you know, the Mary Rose was a ship in the navy of Henry VIII that sank in 1545 and was raised in 1982. … Continue reading
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200 volumes of State Papers now online
This is not the same project that I posted about back in November and 85% of this project is available for free. See more info below: Putting the Complete Calendars of State Papers Online www.british-history.ac.uk British History Online is pleased … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #2
Great Hall of Warwick Castle. May 1998. Click on the photo for a larger version. The wood buffet in the center of the photo was made in the mid-19th century from a large oak from the grounds of nearby Kenilworth … Continue reading
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Upgrading Word Press today
Just a warning that I’ll be upgrading WP today around noon US Central time, so things might be unavailable or look a little weird for a time this afternoon. Updated 1:15 p.m. – Seems like everything is working okay. And … Continue reading
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"The King's Rose" – YA novel on Kathryn Howard
Alisa M. Libby has a second book coming out in a few months in the US and UK that is a Young Adult novel about Kathryn Howard (pre-order links below). She’s an interesting choice of subject for a book aimed … Continue reading
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Frequently Asked Questions
Unfortunately this isn’t a big announcement that I have finally updated the FAQ pages that have languished untouched for far too long. But, it is my rough analysis of popular people and topics based on a year-and-half of submissions to … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #1
Panorama of the outer ward of Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. May 2003. Click on the photo for a larger version. It seemed appropriate to start the Picture of the Week with the birthplace of the first Tudor monarch – Henry … Continue reading
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New blog feature – Picture of the Week
I’ve been wanting to start this for a while and I decided that the beginning of the year is just the time to get going on it. The reasoning behind this is similar to part of the reason I started … Continue reading
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Seminar with Alison Weir on Elizabeth I and Katherine Swynford
This one is here in the States, at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. Link to full details are at the bottom of the post. Queen Elizabeth I’s greatness was shaped in no small measure by her turbulent childhood and youth. … Continue reading
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