Monthly Archives: June 2009
Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About Henry VIII
It looks like Time got the same press release from the British Library that I posted back in April. Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Henry VIII (at Time.com) [Thanks to Elizabeth for sending this in!]
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Article on Windsor Henry VIII exhibition
From The Oxford Times: This year is going to be Henry VIII’s. Imprinted on to our minds as a big rotund man, a tyrant of a king famous for having six wives and beheading two of them, and for the … Continue reading
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Philippa Gregory takes on The Wars of the Roses
I received an email about Philippa Gregory’s next novel, The White Queen, which is about Elizabeth Woodville and will start a trilogy set during the Wars of the Roses. The book is due out on August 18 in both the … Continue reading
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Just one more post today
Sorry for the flurry of posts today (and I still have a few more draft posts that I’ll save for tomorrow). As usual, I feel behind during the week, and of course this was a BIG week in Tudor history … Continue reading
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Proposal to add corona to Westminster Abbey
From The Times Online: St Paul’s and St Peter’s are famed for their spectacular domes, and Florence Cathedral is regarded as a wonder of Renaissance architecture. At Westminster Abbey, though, where kings and queens are crowned, poets are buried and … Continue reading
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What would have happened if Henry VIII had obtained his divorce?
From The Independent: The Big Question: What would have happened if Henry VIII had obtained his divorce? By Paul Vallely Why are we asking this now? Because the Vatican has just announced that it will market 200 facsimile copies of … Continue reading
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Henry VIII 500th anniversary celebrations at the British Library
The British Library has posted a link to some photos from their Late at the Library night with Henry VIII. Looks like they had fun! I’m also adding some more events at the British Library to the 500th anniversary events … Continue reading
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Annulment request replica unveiled
In a follow-up to this post from last month, the reproduction of Henry VIII’s annulment request has been unveiled (seals and all): From the BBC:
Additional funding secured for new Mary Rose museum
Great news! From the BBC: Final conservation work on Henry VIII’s warship, the Mary Rose, is to go ahead, along with a new museum for the vessel, after a £21m grant was approved. The Heritage Lottery Fund agreed to award … Continue reading
How to Quit Tudor Fiction
This was posted to my Yahoo group. Loved it! And I *think* I recognized the website on the computer in the video…
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Picture of the Week #25
North front of Westminster Abbey. May 2003 In honor of the 500th anniversary of the coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, I’m posting a photo of Westminster Abbey, where they were crowned. More on the anniversary in another … Continue reading
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Catching up!
Sorry for the slow posting on this blog for the last week or so. Things have been busy, as you might have guessed! * The celebrations that I blogged about back in February took place this weekend. Here is an … Continue reading
Picture of the Week #24
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. Photo May 2000. North of the border this week, for something a little different. The temperature in Edinburgh is about half that of Texas today (in Fahrenheit) which has me dreaming of being in more comfortable climes.
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Acton Court opens to the public
From The Gazette: A TUDOR house where Henry VIII once stayed has opened to the public for the summer season. Acton Court, in Iron Acton, is open for 60 days until August 23 for guided tours and a programme of … Continue reading
Picture of the Week #23
New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 1998. New Place was the house that William Shakespeare lived in after he retired and moved back to Stratford and is where he died. Unfortunately the building itself no longer exists. The building on the … Continue reading
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Skyview: The Tudor Age
Thanks to Stephan for telling me about this! If you have the Smithsonian Channel, they have an episode of their program “Skyview” called “The Tudor Age” with some stunning aerial imagery. I unfortunately don’t have an HDTV (yet), so I … Continue reading
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Happy Dance!
Since I know some of you will appreciate my delight in this this – I finally managed to get a copy of Roger S. Thomas’ dissertation on Jasper Tudor! I had been trying to avoid having to order a copy, … Continue reading
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Stirling Castle carvings update
In a follow-up to a post from last year, here is an update on the Stirling Heads. The replica set mentioned in the previous article have now been unveiled. From the BBC: A hand-carved replica set of 41 giant medallions … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #22
Penshurst Place and Gardens. Photo May 2003
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