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Sunday Short Takes
* Claire Ridgway of The Anne Boleyn Files has published The Anne Boleyn Collection which includes the most popular articles from the site. I downloaded the US Kindle version for my iPad and the UK Kindle edition is available along … Continue reading
Picture of the Week #163
IANE carved into a wall in the Beauchamp Tower of the Tower of London. Photo May 2003. This carving has been associated with Jane Grey, who, along with her husband Guildford, was executed this week in 1554. Guildford Dudley and … Continue reading
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Sunday Short Takes
A short round-up this week as I’m recovering from our annual board meeting at work… * Off with his head – how Henry VIII was decapitated from royal painting – It is one of Tudor England’s most famous paintings, depicting … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #162
The view from atop Harlech Castle in Wales. Photo May 2000. As I’ve mentioned previously, Harlech Castle was a Lancastrian stronghold during the Wars of the Roses.
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Sunday Short Takes
* The BBC Radio 4 program Woman’s Hour talked about Margaret Tudor in the past week’s episode. You can listen to it here. * All Singing, All Dancing – “Sexually explicit jigs were a major part of the attraction of … Continue reading
Picture of the Week #161
Another section of the Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick. Photo May 1998 As I mentioned when I first posted about this place in Picture of the Week #86, it is on my “to visit again” list since I didn’t go … Continue reading
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Sunday Short Takes
Sorry for any trouble you’ve had reaching the blog this week – the database server at my webhost has been hiccuping and causing problems. It seems to be up most of the time now but a little slow at times. … Continue reading
Picture of the Week #160
The arms of Prince Arthur at Carew Castle, Wales. Photo May 2003. This is a close-up of Prince Arthur’s arms – the wider shot was Picture of the Week #8 and Catherine of Aragon’s were Picture of the Week #102. … Continue reading
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Sunday Short Takes
Small round-up this week! * To see or not to see? Shakespeare’s death mask on display for the first time in macabre exhibition of medical artefacts – Anyone know anything about the authenticity of the Shakespeare death mask? * Henry … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #159
Looking over the old Elizabethan gardens at Kenilworth Castle. Photo May 1998. This is how the gardens looked before the re-design that opened in 2009.
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SOPA and PIPA blackouts
I decided not to blackout any of my blogs and sites today partly from laziness and partly in fear that I would totally screw something up, but I do want to register my support for those who are protesting by … Continue reading
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Upcoming books and events
I’m a little late on this, since the first book is already out! Books * Nancy Bilyeau’s debut novel The Crown is now out in the US and will be out next month in the UK. Stay tuned for a … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes
* BBC1 to screen War of the Roses epic – I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I’m happy to see some more historical drama on TV (especially that period) but on the other, we’ll have to deal … Continue reading
Picture of the Week #158
The Tower of London viewed from across the Thames. Photo June 2000.
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Sunday Short Takes
* Mary I: England’s Catholic Queen – Q&A with author Dr John Edwards at the BBC History Magazine book club * Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings – Series on BBC Four * Revealed: The handwritten prayer book love … Continue reading
Frequently Asked Questions 2011 edition
It’s that time again! This is the fourth year that I’ve gone through all of the questions that came in to the Q&A blog the previous year and pulled together some general info on popular topics. The number of questions … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #157
Great Tower of Pembroke Castle and other buildings of the Inner Ward. Photo May 2003. I realized as I was looking through my pictures for one to use today, that this marks the first post of year 4 of “Picture … Continue reading
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New blog header!
Three months have gone by, so it’s time to rotate the blog header! As I’m sure at least some of you will recognize, this new one is from the Field of the Cloth of Gold (painted c. 1545, although the … Continue reading
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Happy New Year!
Sorry there haven’t been a lot of posts here over the holidays! I had intended to do at least one news round-up over the break but the hard drive on my main computer at home finally cratered (thankfully it was … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week #156
Front of St. Mary’s Church at Sudeley Castle. Photo May 1998.
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