Category Archives: Shakespeare
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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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
Upcoming lectures, classes, exhibitions and books
I’m way overdue for a round-up of upcoming lectures, events, books, etc. I’ll try to do these periodically to catch stuff a few weeks before they come out – so in late September I’ll catch the rest of the October … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes
I finally had a nice stockpile of links to post this week… the last few weeks have been a bit dry. * Mary Rose £2 coin floated on the Solent – A giant, inflatable replica of the coin I mentioned … 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
* Tudor coroners’ records give clue to ‘real Ophelia’ for Shakespeare – I saw a lot of articles going around last week on this discovery by Dr. Steven Gunn, but I liked the discussion in this one of safety in … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes
* A couple of portraits of Tudor interest are up for auction at Sotheby’s next week, including this copy of a portrait of Jane Seymour. More interestingly, spotted on Hope Walker’s twitter @HansEworth, is this portrait of Edward Seymour Earl … Continue reading
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Sunday Short Takes
* All the world’s a stage: British Museum to hold blockbuster Shakespeare show ahead of London Olympics * Mary Rose treasures to go on show – Video story from the BBC. They talk longbows with Robert Hardy, whom some will … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes
Lots of links piled up this week! * Video: History comes alive at Katharine of Aragon festival – Some of the events from Peterborough Cathedral‘s Katharine of Aragon Festival * Historic ‘graffiti’ etching found in church window pane – This … Continue reading
Sunday Short Takes (Monday edition)
Since I was off doing my Labor Day cookout on Sunday, I figured I would so my Sunday blogging on Labor Day. * Shakespeare’s face recreated for UK HIstory Channel program called “Death Masks” * Reformation documents go on show … Continue reading
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The Boy Who Would Be Shakespeare
I really need to start checking my draft posts folder more often! I’ve had this one in there for a couple of months, so my apologies that I’m just now posting about it. The Boy Who Would Be Shakespeare IN … Continue reading
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Sunday short takes
This is the first time in a few weeks I’ve had a few stories stack up so I could do a “short takes”! * First up, from Foose, a review from the Spectator of G.W. Bernard’s book “Anne Boleyn: Fatal … Continue reading
Sunday short takes
* The dig at Shakespeare’s New Place that I’ve mentioned previously has a website where you can follow the excavation and see what they’ve been finding: http://www.digforshakespeare.com/ * Little Miss Sunnydale has posted photos from a visit to Ludlow Castle, … Continue reading
Shakespeare Dig Begins
The dig at New Place that I posted about last November has begun! Here are some articles about the early finds: From The Guardian: Dig seeks William Shakespeare’s shards for ale in his Stratford back garden Pottery scraps and other … 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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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
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
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
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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News link round-up
I’m clearing out all the articles that I have saved over the past couple of weeks and dumping them all into this post: * Debunking the Myth of Lady Jane Grey Thought-provoking article by Leanda de Lisle at Intelligent Life … Continue reading
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