Monthly Archives: June 2010
Picture of the Week #78
Wax figure of Henry VIII at the Mary Rose museum. Photo June 2000.
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Mary Rose artifact may to travel in to space
This is one of those collisions of the two major aspects of my life – space and Tudor history – that I didn’t quite expect. Pretty cool! News release from the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard website: During their visit to Portsmouth, … Continue reading
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Henry 8.0 is back!
A teaser of what’s to come? BTW, if you’re following Henry 8.0 on Twitter, you’ll see that he wasn’t too happy with today’s World Cup match…
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Exhibition of Tudor maps at the Mary Rose museum
From The Portsmouth Historic Dockyard website: Could a 500 year old map have contained clues to where the wreck of the Mary Rose lay and could this be the first time Portsmouth maps have returned to the city in over … Continue reading
Picture of the Week #77
Pocket sundial from the Mary Rose. Photo June 2000.
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The Tudors' revels now are ended
As most of you know, tonight is the series finale of Showtime’s The Tudors. Spoiler alert! (Henry VIII dies.) It’s been an interesting four years for Tudor-philes with this series. I know my website traffic, email, blog questions, etc. have … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #76
Watch bell recovered from the Mary Rose. Photo June 2000. The info card reads: This cast bronze watch bell, found beneath the aftercastle in June 1982, was one of the last objects to be raised from the Mary Rose. The … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #75
Another cannon from The Mary Rose. Photo June 2000.
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Henry VIII prayer roll goes on display
From “History Today”: A rare medieval prayer roll that once belonged to Henry VIII goes on display, today, in the British Library’s Sir John Ritblat Gallery as part of its ‘Treasures of the British Library’ collection. Whilst there still exist … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #74
A cannon from The Mary Rose. Photo June 2000.
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Effort to get statue of Henry VII in Pembroke
Update: Here’s a link to an article from the BBC on the statue effort From The Western Telegraph: A former Pembroke Castle guide is campaigning to instate a statue of one of the building’s most famous residents in the town. … Continue reading
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