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Hans Holbein article from The Telegraph

There is a nice extended article on Hans Holbein from this past weekend’s Telegraph:

The artist who brought down a chancellor

The hand of Holbein: how the royals got a brand makeover

Martin Gayford explains how a single, misguidedly flattering portrait by Hans Holbein turned Henry VIII fatally against his most faithful ally, while John Guy looks at Holbein’s brilliant re-branding of the Tudor tyrant

Full article

And just a reminder, the Holbein exhibit at the Tate in London will be starting at the end of September.

Elizabeth I takes 4 Primetime Emmys

In addition to the five creative arts Emmys the program won, the program took four primetime Emmys, bringing the program’s total to nine. Here is the run-down of the awards for Elizabeth I:

Outstanding miniseries – Elizabeth I
Outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or movie – Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I
Outstanding actor in a supporting role in a miniseries or movie – Jeremy Irons as Robert Dudley
Outstanding directing for a miniseries, movie or dramatic special – Tom Hooper for Elizabeth I
Outstanding casting for a miniseries, movie or special – Doreen Jones for Elizabeth I
Outstanding single-camera picture editing for a miniseries or movie – Beverley Mills, Editor – Elizabeth I Part 1
Outstanding hair styling for a miniseries, movie or special – Fae Hammond (Hairstyling designer), Su Westwood (Hairstylist)
Outstanding costumes for a miniseries, movie or special – Mike O’Neill (Costume designer), Samantha Horn (Assistant costume designer) – Elizabeth I Part 2
Outstanding art direction for a miniseries or movie – Eve Stewart (Production Designer), Leon McCarthy (Art Director), Sarah Whittle (Set Decorator) for Elizabeth

Lists of all the winners are available at Emmys.org

“Time Team” to Dig Up Royal Lawns

The crew from Time Time has gotten permission to dig at Holyrood House, WIndsor Castle and Buckingham Palace. Several news sources had articles on the digs, which were taking place this weekend.

From The Sunday Times – History digs into royal lawns

From The Guardian – TV ‘diggers’ given access to royal premises

Another from The Guardian – Time Team digging for royal secrets

From The Scotsman – Queen orders TV’s Time Team to search for palace’s secrets

New Novel about Katherine Parr

Carolly Erickson, who has written several Tudor non-fiction books, has written a novel about Katherine Parr called The Last Wife of Henry VIII. It is available for pre-order in the US (left) and the UK (right) and will be published in October:



Next Podcast will be a Two-fer!

Hello all!

I’m not going to be able to get a podcast finished by the end of August, so I’m going to do both August and September together in one. Look for it in about 3-4 weeks!

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New Book on Katherine Swynford

I’m sure some significant fraction of Tudor History fans have read about Katherine Swynford, mistress and third wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. She was the mother of the Beaufort children, whose decendents include Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII and the origin of his claim to the throne. Probably most people are familiar with Katherine through the 1950s novel Katherine by Anya Seton, so it is nice to see a non-fiction book on her. There have been some others in the past (that managed to sneak by me!), but below are links at Amazon.uk and Amazon.com to the newest: Katherine Swynford: The History of a Medieval Mistress
by Jeannette Lucraft (please note that Amazon has Ms. Lucraft’s name spelled incorrectly)


Back from vacation, updates coming soon

Hello all! I just wanted to let everyone know that I’m back and I’m still catching up on email and news articles. I should have some news up tomorrow or the day after. And for those of you expecting email replies, they will be coming by the end of the week, I promise!