Monthly Archives: February 2010
Sunday short takes
* Not exactly Tudor related, but cool: SepiaTown – mapped historical photos from around the world. * Shakespeare’s Kings and Westminster Abbey – RSC actors performing excerpts from the history plays in the coronation ‘theater’ of the Abbey. I wish … Continue reading
New book suggests Anne Boleyn was guilty of adultery
I know I’m a little late getting this posted… From The Guardian: Anne Boleyn was guilty of adultery, new biography claims Charges for which she was executed, long thought to have been cooked up, are likely to have been true, … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #60
Winchester Palace. Photo June 2000. Winchester Palace was the London residence of the Bishops of Winchester and was in use until the 17th century (it was mostly destroyed by fire in 1814). The Palace is on the south the Thames … Continue reading
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Sunday short takes
* Henry VIII to be staged this season at the Globe (from the BBC). Let’s hope history doesn’t repeat itself with this production! They will also have two new productions this year: one a play about Anne Boleyn and another … Continue reading
Bosworth Battlefield news round-up
As promised, here are links to more stories about the announcement of the new site for the Battle of Bosworth. From the BBC (video and pictures): New Battle of Bosworth Field site revealed From The Daily Mail: Is this the … Continue reading
Bosworth Battlefield site revealed
Although there will no doubt be a slew of additional articles, this is the first to land in my news alerts in-box! I’ll do a round-up of all the other articles in a separate post when I have a chance. … Continue reading
Delaroche exhibition at the National Gallery opens next week
Now that we’re getting closer to the opening, I thought it was a good time to post a reminder that the exhibition Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey opens next week. Be sure to click on the “Related Events” … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #59
Penshurst Place. Photo May 2003.
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Sunday short takes
I guess I’m sort of debuting a new blog feature in this post. I’ve done news round-up/catch-up posts in the past, but I thought I would give them an official name. Sometimes they might be “Saturday short takes” instead, but … Continue reading
Jane Grey at Executed Today
Check out the post on the execution of Lady Jane Grey at Executed Today, which includes a lengthy interview with Dr. Stephan Edwards about Jane and his work researching her life and death.
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Picture of the Week #58
Marker for Lady Jane Grey and others in the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula in the Tower of London. Photo May 1998. I thought this would be an appropriate picture for this week since the anniversary of Jane’s (and … Continue reading
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One week left to book for The Anne Boleyn Experience Tour
Registration for the amazing tour that I posted about back in September will be closing on February 16th, so if you’ve been thinking about booking now is the time!
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Picture of the Week #57
Thomas More’s cell in the Bell Tower in the Tower of London. Photo June 2000. During the millennium celebrations, the Tower had a special display on Thomas More (with his hair shirt among other items) and opened the Bell Tower … Continue reading
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Round-up of a few other interesting things…
Because it’s getting late and I’m tired, here are the other three things I wanted to post tonight, all in one post: * Alison Weir, Arguing the Case for Anne Boleyn – Interview and book excerpt at NPR * The … Continue reading
Bosworth Field news coming this month
If you recall this post from last October, archaeologists have found evidence for what was probably the actual site of the Battle of Bosworth and now that information is set to be revealed at a conference on February 20. The … Continue reading
The Final Act of Mr. Shakespeare
This hasn’t been published yet, but I thought I would go ahead and ask if any of you have read this? It looks interesting: Review from The Times Online: Robert Winder may just have redefined literary chutzpah. Not only has … Continue reading
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