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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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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
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
Sunday Short Takes
* A follow-up to a story from two weeks ago, Elizabeth Taylor’s necklace containing the pearl ‘La Peregrina’ ended up selling for $11.8 million (£7.6 million) * Unrequited Love? 16th-Century Erotic Poem Discovered – Nearly 450 years ago, when England … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes
* Stephan Edwards of Some Grey Matter wrote to tell me of a new addition to his site, the Historia delle cose occorse nel regno d’Inghilterra, in materia del Duca di Notomberlan dopo la morte di Odoardo VI (History of … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes
* Tanner Ritchie’s annual Holiday and New Year sale is on again! If you’re in to primary sources this is a great place to get some at a good price. * Chatham dig finds Tudor dockyard remains * Novel Approaches: … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes
* Westminster Abbey’s junk room has the best view in Europe – I really hope they are able to open this room up to the public permanently because I want to see it! * Royal matters – Interesting answer on … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes
Since I didn’t do a round-up last week, I didn’t get around to posting about the discovery of Sir Francis Drake’s final fleet and the possible resting place of Drake himself. Here are a few of the many news stories … Continue reading
Two New Faces: the Hornebolte Portraits of Mary and Thomas Boleyn?
Roland Hui has written another fascinating and well-researched article about Tudor portraiture (do read his article A Reassessment of Queen Anne Boleyn’s Portraiture if you haven’t already) and this time takes a look at possible representations of Anne’s father and … Continue reading
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Sunday Short Takes
Short round-up this week: * Inteview with Dr Erin Sadlack, author of The French Queen’s Letters: Mary Tudor Brandon and the Politics of Marriage in 16th Century Europe at the Lady Jane Grey Reference Guide Blog. * Treasures from the … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes
* Kenilworth Castle displaying mysterious portrait of Elizabeth I – This is the painting that I posted about last year that was studied by the National Portrait Gallery. Here’s more information from English Heritage. * British Library’s Treasures in Full: … Continue reading
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Sunday Short Takes
* Hampton Court roundels restored – and their humble origins revealed – After years of detective work and months of restoration, four of the palace’s 16th-century roundels are about to be unveiled * First maps of Cornwall sell at Bonhams … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes
* Nancy Bilyeau’s debut novel “The Crown” will be out early next year, but US readers can enter to win an advanced copy through Goodreads! Find out more about the drawing here. And allow me a small moment of pride … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes
A lot shorter than last week… * Article by John Edwards, author of Mary I: England’s Catholic Queen – The book is the one I mentioned in my late-August round-up of Upcoming lectures, classes, exhibitions and books * The Tudor … Continue reading
Elizabeth’s Haunted Portrait
No, not a tale of spooky happenings around a piece of art, but rather a funny Halloween decoration I stumbled upon at the craft store the other day. (Sorry for the cruddy cell phone pics.) This is one of those … Continue reading
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Sunday Short Takes
I had a really busy week and lots of interesting stories that should have had dedicated blog posts came along, but unfortunately I just didn’t have the time to write them up. So, you get a massive link dump today … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes
Just a few short links today since I have several things that I want to dedicate their own posts to in the next few days… * In honor of the final Harry Potter movie, a Tudor recipe for Buttered Beere … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes
* I’m sure most of you have already heard about this but the National Portrait Gallery announced last week that the funding goal for the preservation work on the Anne Boleyn portrait has been reached! They will update that page … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes
* Alas poor William, I knew him: Scientists in bid to dig up the grave of Shakespeare to work out how he died * New Battle of Bosworth trail reveals the true location of the historic English battlefield * BBC … Continue reading
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Sunday Short Takes
Yes, the Sunday news round-up is back! Sorry it’s been quiet around here, I’ve been working on a few projects and taking some time off but now I should be back on a regular schedule until I take some more … Continue reading
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