The final podcast for 2006 is now up!
Month: December 2006
Follow up on Catherine of Aragon letter
The letter that I mentioned back in October sold for $156,000 (about
Tudor Christmas Feast to be televised
For those of you with access to BBC2:
A FEAST of a boar’s head, peacock complete with flaming beak and a salad in the design of the family coat of arms may not sound like a typical family Christmas lunch but back in Tudor days it was all part of the traditional festive atmosphere for the lords and ladies of the time, all eaten in full costume whilst musicians provided in-house entertainment.
This scene was recreated in the stately setting of Haddon Hall to bring the magic of a Tudor banqueting hall to life for a BBC2 documentary to be shown over Christmas.A Tudor Feast at Christmas was filmed earlier this year as a follow up to the Tales from the Green Valley and will be shown at 9pm on Friday December 22.
TudorCast #7 – December 2006
Here it is, the final podcast for 2006!
Featured website: Elizabethancostume.net
The two poems that I read can be found in the episode transcript.
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Late 15th century altar paintings now on display
From the BBC:
A pair of late 15th Century altar paintings are going on display in London after a 450-year absence.
The panels, thought to have furnished a chapel at Westminster Abbey, passed intact through the upheavals of the Reformation.
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They are now on display at the Museum of London.They are thought to have been removed from Westminster Abbey either in 1536, when it was stripped of its shrines and images, in 1540, when it briefly converted into a cathedral, or in around 1547 during the strict Protestantism of Edward VI.
24 Hour Museum also has an article: Museum of London Aquires Rare Medieval Altar Panels
Both articles have pictures of the panels.
Trailer for “The Tudors” TV series
You can now see a trailer and brochure for next years “The Tudors” series at the PeaceArch Entertainment website here.
Sort of in line with my initial impressions, it looks like it is going to be a mix of true history and “sexy” history, but it looks entertaining!
Victoria & Albert Museum take a step in the right direction
From the 24 Hour Museum, via Cronaca:
The Victoria and Albert Museum has announced that it will no longer charge academics and scholars for using its digital images
