Monthly Archives: March 2009
Questions for Leanda de Lisle?
Then head on over to the Lady Jane Grey Reference Site blog and submit them! The deadline is April 15. And best wishes to Ms. de Lisle on that lower back trouble! [Update – Please submit the questions at the … Continue reading
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Catch-up post
These are mostly updates to previous topics, so I’m just going to lump them all together: * Henry, Mind of a Tyrant by David Starkey will be running on Channel 4 in the UK on Mondays in April. You can … Continue reading
Henry VIII 500th anniversary events at Greenwich
News from the Old Royal Navy College at Greenwich: A weekend of Tudor-themed festivities will take place in Greenwich to help mark the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII’s accession and coronation. Jointly organised by Greenwich Council and the Greenwich Foundation … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #12
Carved sign in Richmond. May 2000. Since yesterday was the anniversary of the death of Elizabeth I, I chose this image from part of the remaining section of Richmond Palace, where she died in 1603.
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More stamps and first day covers
Actually, the stamps themselves are the same, but the cover is different. First up are some larger images of the two sets from the Royal Mail (click on each thumbnail to see a bigger version): And here is the press … Continue reading
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Reconstruction of a face from The Mary Rose
And it is possibly the face of someone responsible (in part) for the sinking. From The Daily Mail: The face of the man who may have sunk the Mary Rose has been recreated more than 400 years after Henry VIII’s … Continue reading
House of Treason: The Rise and Fall of a Tudor Dynasty
From The Daily Mail: Power, treason and the best legs in court HOUSE OF TREASON BY ROBERT HUTCHINSON What is treason? In Tudor times, as in Stalin’s, it is the charge by which anyone whom a tyrant fears as a … Continue reading
Stamps honoring the Tudors and the Mary Rose
More neat collectibles for those of you who are trying to keep up! I bought the Elizabeth 450 and Henry VIII 500 coins from the Royal Mint, but I so far have managed to hold off on all the cool … Continue reading
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Petition to extend "The Tudors"
I received this through the submission form for the Q&A blog, but it really belongs here. I personally feel that they wrote themselves into a corner by changing everything about Henry VIII’s sisters, and therefore losing many of the dramatic … Continue reading
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Season 3 premiere of "The Tudors" now online
I found it through this page on E!Online, but I’m also pasting the direct video link below. I have no idea if people outside the US will be able to see this or not though. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid16752303001/bctid16739530001
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Reverse-engineering Henry VIII
I came across this article about some of the technology used to scan four suits of Henry VIII’s armor from various times in his life. From TCT Magazine: Henry VIII Reverse Engineered by The Scan Team & Konica Minolta Royal … Continue reading
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Fourth Blogiversary!
I missed the exact day (March 14), but this is close enough. It was four years ago that I switched my old “News and Updates” page to what it obviously needed to be – a blog. It basically had been … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #11
Model of the Tower of London. May 2003. Although I have several photos of this model from three separate trips to the Tower, I’ve never remembered to take a photo of the information on it. If you know what year … Continue reading
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More "discovered" Shakespeare
This time it is some written works – From The Telegraph: Academic ‘discovers’ six works by William Shakespeare An academic claims to have discovered six previously unrecognised works by William Shakespeare. Dr John Casson claims to have unearthed Shakespeare’s first … Continue reading
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Follow up on Shakespeare portrait
There were a lot of follow-up articles on this possible new portrait, but I thought this particular one (with some interesting comparison images) was good. From The Times Online: Shakespeare Unfound(ed)? The real identity of the sitter for the new … Continue reading
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Henry VIII "a real mummy's boy"
From The Daily Mail: King Henry VIII was a real mummy’s boy, his handwriting suggests. According to historian Dr David Starkey, his handwriting was so similar to his mother’s it can be assumed he was emotionally dependent on women. An … Continue reading
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Elizabeth I's translation works published
These two volumes continue the work started with the excellent Elizabeth I: Collected Works edited by Leah Marcus, et. al. and Elizabeth I: Autograph Compositions and Foreign Language Originals, edited by Janel Muler et. al. The first volume is already … Continue reading
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Follow-up on Elizabeth of York portrait
Henry VIII’s mother unveiled The link above from the BBC News site has a video of the unveiling. As expected, it is a variation on the Elizabeth in the red dress portrait that we’re familiar with. In fact, I think … Continue reading
New Book – Mistresses of Henry VIII by Kelly Hart
I received an email from The History Press about this upcoming book, which sounds interesting. And it will save me the trouble of trying to assemble that “mistresses timeline” I mentioned in a thread on the Q&A blog! It is … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #10
Stage of Shakespeare’s Globe in London. June 2000. In honor of the possible new portrait and the additional news from the dig at the first theater, I decided to post this photo from one of my visits to the Globe. … Continue reading
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