Monthly Archives: November 2009
Archaeological dig at Shakespeare's New Place
From the BBC: Archaeologists are preparing to excavate the site of Shakespeare’s final home to find out more about the history of the building. The New Place, in Stratford-upon-Avon, was built in 1483 and is thought to be where the … Continue reading
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Henslowe-Alleyn archive now online
From The Guardian: A unique archive on the theatre of Shakespeare’s times, revealing everything from the price of a ferry ticket across the Thames to the cost of a tumbler’s breeches, becomes available free to the world today when the … Continue reading
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Henry 8.0
What would happen if Henry VIII were to find himself in 21st century suburbia? Possibly a little something like this: There are already two more videos in the series and a blog post, which you can find here. Stay tuned … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #47
Wax figure of Mary Queen of Scots at Madame Tussauds London. Photo May 1998. This is the last of the “Madame Tussauds series”, so we’ll be back to buildings, etc. next week!
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Another Tudor property up for sale
Yet another interesting property up for sale to add to the list that I’ve blogged about. It’s probably a good thing I don’t have a ton of money, since I’d never be able to decide what place to buy! From … Continue reading
Hilliard Miniatures of Elizabeth I and Dudley up for sale
From The Telegraph: Just 3/4 of an inch high, the stamp-sized pair is expected to fetch up to £80,000 when sold at Bonhams in London on November 25. Elizabeth I often commissioned miniatures as personal gifts but Camilla Lombardi of … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #46
Wax figure of Elizabeth I at Madame Tussauds London. Photo May 1998. I swear I didn’t plan it so that this photo of Elizabeth would come one day after the 451st anniversary of her becoming queen. Happily, It just worked … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #45
Wax figure of Katherine Parr at Madame Tussauds London. Photo May 1998.
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The Tudors 4th season premiere
I’m only a few days behind on this one! Showtime announced last week that the fourth and final season of The Tudors will premiere in the US on Sunday April 11, 2010.
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Eric Ives new book on Jane Grey now out in US
Okay, it was actually several weeks ago, but most of October was a blur for me… The publisher, Wiley-Blackwell, has more information and some excerpts up on their web page for the book. And here are the Amazon links again, … Continue reading
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Suzannah Lipscomb lecture at Fordham University in New York
Unfortunately I’ve managed to miss posting about Suzannah Lipscomb’s other talks in the US, but I can at least get this one in under the wire: “Prince to Tyrant: What Changed Henry VIII” by Suzannah Lipscomb, Research curator at Hampton … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #44
Wax figure of Kathryn Howard at Madame Tussauds London. Photo May 1998.
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Several stories of interest
Instead of bombarding everyone with a bunch of individual posts, here are three links that caught my eye in the past few days that I didn’t get a chance to post. * From The Telegraph: Rags to riches as tapestry … Continue reading
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The Tudors – The Game
Showtime has created a video game based on The Tudors series. The trailer is embedded below and you can learn more about the game at this link. There is a flash-based demo on that page, as well as a link … Continue reading
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