Monthly Archives: March 2010
Tudor scholars in New York or London?
I received an email from a documentary researcher looking for Tudor scholars in New York or London. If you fit that requirement and are interested, let me know and I’ll put you in touch!
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Picture of the Week #65
Carving in the gardens at Hatfield, next to the Old Palace.
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Watch the 4th season premiere of "The Tudors"
You can watch the tiny embedded version here, or click over to You Tube directly to see it bigger. You can also see it on Showtime’s website (including an HD option). I don’t know if these will work outside of … Continue reading
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Death and the Virgin by Chris Skidmore
I mentioned this book in a “Sunday Short Takes”, but it was kind of buried so I thought I would move it to its own post and update the info now that it is available at the US Amazon. This … Continue reading
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Connected Histories search engine
This sounds pretty cool – From the BBC: Search engine collects historical resources A search engine is being created to help historians find useful sources. The Connected History project will link up currently separate databases of source materials. Once complete, … Continue reading
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Stewarts get stamp of approval
I know, *groan*, but I couldn’t resist. From the BBC: First Mary Queen of Scots stamp issued The first stamp featuring Mary Queen of Scots has been unveiled by Royal Mail. t is part of a new set celebrating the … Continue reading
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Henry VIII tour at Your London Tours
Your London Tours is offering a Henry VIII Tour that sounds like fun: This tour starts by visiting Greenwich, birthplace of ‘Our ’Enery’. Then… it’s off with your head, as we away to the Tower of London for a personally-guided … Continue reading
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Six Dead Queens & an Inflatable Henry
Now this looks like fun – the Piccolo Theatre in Illinois has an upcoming play called Six Dead Queens & an Inflatable Henry! which will run from mid-April to early June. Created by The Foursight Theatre Company in Wolverhampton, England … Continue reading
Sunday short takes
A few more links that I hadn’t gotten around to posting yet: The UK National Archives has a page on Flickr which includes, among other interesting images, the infamous “Culpepper Letter” of Kathryn Howard. Last But Not Least: The Enduring … Continue reading
More video fun!
Oh, these make me want to hop back across the pond so badly! First up are the County Secrets videos Dr. Jonathan Foyle has posted to his website. The full page of videos is available here, and embedded below is … Continue reading
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Hilary Mantel and Wolf Hall news
Catching up with more on Wolf Hall (and yes, I know I still owe everyone a review, although at this point I’m not sure there is much my voice can add): Last week, Wolf Hall picked up another prize, the … Continue reading
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Round-up of links about Lady Jane Grey
Two of these come from the very excellent Lady Jane Grey Reference Guide Blog which I’m sure most of you also read, but just in case you don’t I’d like to highlight some recent posts. In a previous post reminding … Continue reading
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Imagined Lives: Mystery Portraits 1520-1640
From a National Portrait Gallery press release: IMAGINED LIVES: MYSTERY PORTRAITS 1520-1640 17 March 2010-October 2011 The National Trust’s Montacute House, near Yeovil, Somerset A new National Portrait Gallery display of unseen paintings of 16th and 17th-century mystery figures opens … Continue reading
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"Hoax" Shakespeare play may be the real deal after all
From Discovery News: LOST SHAKESPEARE PLAY: FOUND? An academic claims that an 18th century play, called “Double Falsehood,” was based on a work by William Shakespeare. Is this love’s labor no longer lost? A scholar says a play written in … Continue reading
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Horrible Histories videos
While going through my massive back-log of news and other saved links, I came across these for the BBC Horrible Histories videos. Here are two of the Tudor ones, but be sure to check out the BBC Horrible Histories You … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #63
Henry VIII gate at Windsor Castle. Photo May 1998. You can see St. George’s peeking through the arch. You can also see that it was a nice warm and sunny day when I was there!
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An Old Sea Dog
From The BBC: Dog skeleton from Mary Rose displayed in Portsmouth A dog which sailed aboard the Mary Rose ship 465 years ago is to take up residence in the Mary Rose Museum at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The animal’s … Continue reading
5 years!
While I was checking my calendar to make sure I wasn’t forgetting anything that needed to get done this weekend (besides losing an hour of sleep – blargh…) I noticed it was the 5th birthday of this blog! A blog-like … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #62
Heraldic panel with the arms of James V of Scotland at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Photo May 2000.
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