Category Archives: Book news
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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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
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
Wolf Hall sequel update and mini-series under development
I was originally planning to save the latest news on the sequel to Hilary Mantel’s award-winning Wolf Hall until the Sunday news round-up but the news started stacking up enough that I thought it deserved a dedicated post. The first … Continue reading
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Sunday Short Takes
* The Middle Ages in colour – A lovely BBC video in honor of the opening of the British Library’s Royal Manuscripts exhibition that I blogged about previously * FiveBooks Interviews > Thomas Penn on Henry VII – Another great … Continue reading
Upcoming exhibitions and books
Here’s the round-up of some of the upcoming books and exhibitions for late October through November. Again, there are probably things I’ve missed but the Tudors are just too popular! Books * I have conflicting information on a new work … Continue reading
British Library’s Royal Manuscripts exhibition
The British Library’s next major exhibition Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination opens November 11, 2011 and runs through March 13, 2012. I was originally planning to just mention this in my next round-up of upcoming books and exhibitions, but … Continue reading
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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Upcoming movies, exhibitions and books
Time for another round-up post of upcoming items of interest! This post covers the end of September and all of October. As always, I know I’m missing stuff – there is just too much to keep up with! I might … 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
Sunday Short Takes
* Elsyng Palace history unearthed as tile found on site in Forty Hall, Enfield – Archaeologists have unearthed a piece of Enfield history on a dig at the former palace of Henry VIII. * Helen Castor on Queens and Power … Continue reading
The Elizabethans by A.N. Wilson
I missed at least one (and I’m sure many more) book in the batch I posted about last weekend, but that turned out to be a good thing since The Daily Mail has been publishing articles based on the book … Continue reading
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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
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
Sunday Short Takes
LOTS of links this week! And I have two other draft posts on some other topics that I will be posting in the next few days. * 1536 Act of Union is displayed for the first time ever – From … Continue reading
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