Monthly Archives: July 2009
"Mind of a Tyrant" soundtrack release
I blogged about Philip Sheppard’s soundtrack to Starkey’s “Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant” series previously (here and here), and now I’m pleased to announce that it will be released on a new label started by the composer. Check the … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #30
17th century embroidered jacket and painting. Victoria & Albert Museum, May 2003. If I remember correctly, this is the earliest known example of a textile shown in a painting where both the painting and the textile still exist. It slightly … Continue reading
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More info on new Arthur Tudor book
I received a little more information on the upcoming book on Arthur Tudor edited by Steven Gunn and Linda Monckton. [Previous post, with pre-order links] Click the image below for a larger version (sorry if it is hard to read, … Continue reading
Picture of the Week #29
Longleat House. May 1998 On my first trip to the UK in 1998, I was driving west from my first stop of the adventure (Stonehenge) towards the next stop (Glastonbury) and saw the sign for Longleat and decided to drive … Continue reading
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Joely Richardson cast as Katherine Parr in final season of "The Tudors"
I heard this earlier in the week, but I was waiting for the official press release to come out, which is now has. Richardson has a Tudor acting pedigree… her mother is Vanessa Redgrave, who has portrayed both Anne Boleyn … Continue reading
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Hanging the Mary Rose out to dry
In the literal sense, of course: From the Oxford Mail: FOR more than 400 years she has been soaking wet, but Oxfordshire scientists are looking for a hi-tech way to allow the Mary Rose to dry out and remain intact. … Continue reading
Kathy's Report of Steven Gunn's lecture on Charles Brandon
Steven Gunn’s lecture on Charles Brandon Gainsborough Old Hall, July 10, 2009 First of all, I have to recommend that everybody interested in Tudor times visit Gainsborough Old Hall. It’s a bit off the beaten tourist path, but just a … Continue reading
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Emmy nominations for "The Tudors"
Yeah, I know these were announced a few days ago, but I’m just now getting around to posting them. Congrats to the crew of “The Tudors” for the following Emmy nominations: * Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series * … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #28
Medal with a portrait of Queen Mary I. British Museum, May 1998. From the British Museum website page for this item: Cast and chased gold medal of Mary I, by Jacopo da Trezzo Brussels or London, about AD 1554-55 This … Continue reading
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Words of Henry VIII
Wordia is featuring Words of Henry VIII as their current theme for their Words of the Day. So far we have “marriage” with Philippa Gregory and “beefeater” by, well, a Beefeater!
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Forthcoming book on Arthur Tudor
Kathy discovered while at Steven Gunn’s talk on Charles Brandon that Gunn has edited an upcoming work on Arthur Tudor. Unfortunately it has the high pricing of a small-run academic work, but if you are interested, here are the pre-order … Continue reading
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Part II of the State Papers Online launches
I blogged about the first part of the papers going online back in November. Libraries (particularly at universities) might have subscriptions where you can access the content. They still haven’t set up a method for individual subscriptions, but if you … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #27
Dover Castle. May 2003. Part of the exhibition in Henry II’s keep at Dover Castle showing the preparations that went in to a visit by Henry VIII.
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Picture of the Week #26
Harlech Castle, North Wales. May 2000. This one is only tangentially related to Tudor history, but I wanted to use another picture of a cool Welsh castle. Harlech castle is one of the ring of fortresses around north Wales built … Continue reading
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