Monthly Archives: February 2009
Thomas Boleyn Letter donated to Lincoln Cathedral
From This is Lincolnshire: A 500-year-old letter written by the father of one of Henry VIII’s six wives has been donated to Lincoln Cathedral. Visitors will now be able to see the note about Anne Boleyn which is said to … Continue reading
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Celebration of London in June
With, of course, some celebrations of the Henry VIII anniversary rolled in. I’d love to see this! From This is London: A TUDOR pageant is to take place on the Thames to mark the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII’s coronation. … Continue reading
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Starkey to unveil portrait of Elizabeth of York at Hever Castle
From This is Kent: TELEVISION presenter David Starkey is set to unveil a rare royal portrait in Hever in March. The Tudor historian will unveil the 16th century portrait of Henry VIII’s mother Elizabeth of York, which will mark the … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #8
At Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. May 2003 We ended up visiting Carew Castle completely by accident. While we were on the way back to the hotel from Pembroke Castle, I noticed the sign for Carew and that it was only … Continue reading
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Radio Play "The Nine Days Queen" on BBC 4
Head on over to the Lady Jane Grey Reference Site Blog for more info: http://ladyjanegreyref.livejournal.com/22469.html
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Few more updates to 500th anniversary page
Portsmouth will have some events (more details forthcoming), there is an exhibit of items from The Mary Rose in Croydon and The Vyne will have a Tudor weekend in October. Henry VIII 500th Anniversary Events Thanks to Kathy and Nicola … Continue reading
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Derek Wilson's new book on Henry VIII
From This Is North Devon: IF YOU say Henry VIII to most people, the iconic image that is likely to spring to mind, will be the magnificent full-length portrait, painted by his contemporary Hans Holbein. In it, Henry looks impressive … Continue reading
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Testing an Elizabethan Cannon
A replica Elizabethan cannon, based on the one raised from the wreck off Alderney that I have blogged about before, has been test fired. From The BBC: The English navy at around the time of the Armada was evolving revolutionary … Continue reading
Picture of the Week #7
Astronomical clock at Hampton Court Palace. May 1998 From the Historic Royal Palaces website: King Henry VIII commissioned Nicolas Kratzer (a Bavarian and friend of court painter Hans Holbein) to design an astronomical clock for his palace at Hampton Court, … Continue reading
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Preview of music from upcoming Starkey series
I received an email from Philip Sheppard the composer for the music to David Starkey’s upcoming TV program on Henry VIII that included a short preview of one of the tracks. I think you all will enjoy it, it’s quite … Continue reading
Exhibition and events at the Museum of Richmond
I updated the Henry VIII 500th anniversary events page with a new listing from the Museum of Richmond – From Henry VII to Henry VIII in Richmond. Here’s the page for the associated events.
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Season 3 of "The Tudors" premieres April 5
I think the premiere date has been out for a while, but I just haven’t gotten around to posting about it. Here’s the trailer for the new season:
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A few quick links
Still trying to clear out the back log… I follow Cooking the Books (an unofficial blog of the kitchens at Hampton Court, which would be of interest to anyone interested in Tudor food) and I just had to feature a … Continue reading
Design for the new Mary Rose Museum
From The Portsmouth News: Mary Rose Trust members are celebrating after plans to re-house Henry VIII’s warship were given the green light. Staff were told on Tuesday night that Portsmouth City Council had given permission for the £35m project to … Continue reading
Assessing Henry VIII on the 500th anniversary
This is another article that has been sitting in my back-log: From The Times Online (Times Literary Supplement): What should we think of Henry VIII? This year we will all have to decide. For the 500th anniversary of his accession, … Continue reading
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The Westminster Collection commemorative Tudor stamps and coins
Marilyn sent me a link to the site for The Westminster Collection which all sorts of neat collectibles, and especially some Tudor-related coins and stamps. In particular, take a look at this collection of First Day Covers for the 500th … Continue reading
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Henry VIII love letter at the British Library
This will be part of the British Library’s 500th anniversary exhibition that I previously blogged about. From the BBC: Concealed in the Vatican for almost five centuries, a love letter from King Henry VIII to his second wife Anne Boleyn … Continue reading
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Bunch of posts coming soon!
I have a back log of stuff to post, so I’ll probably be bombarding you all with a bunch of posts today. I actually decided to use one of my comp days today to give myself a three day weekend … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #6
11th-century Chapel of St John the Evangelist in the White Tower of The Tower of London. May 2003. The White Tower has always been my favorite part of the Tower complex, probably owing to its antiquity. For all the grandeur … Continue reading
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Report from Alison Weir seminar
Here is Kathy’s report on the seminar with Alison Weir last week. BIG thanks for the write-up Kathy! This was a very long and very interesting day. The venue at the Smithsonian, a very large auditorium, was completely sold out. … Continue reading
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