Long overdue! Some of these date back over a month, but in my defense, most of February was a blur so it feels like we just went from January straight to March. * The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to open … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tudor History news and events
Books Just one book coming out in the US this month that has already been released in the UK – Nicola Tallis’ Elizabeth’s Rival: The Tumultuous Tale of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester, which will be out on March 6. … Continue reading
How is is almost February already? (Yes, I probably say – or at least think – this every new year) Books Here’s one I missed from late last year – Four Queens and a Countess: Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth … Continue reading
Welcome to 2018! I have some stuff from the end of 2017 – and a few new things – that didn’t get posted in my very lazy break from work. * Westminster Abbey’s attics yield a treasure trove of stained … Continue reading
Pretty light round-up to start 2018, but as always that probably means I’m missing a bunch of things! Books Amy Licence’s The Lost Kings: Lancaster, York and Tudor is now out in the US in hardcover after being released last … Continue reading
Books I have only one book listed as a new release this month (as always, that probably means I’m missing a bunch!). Sarah-Beth Watkins has a new work out titled Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots: The Life of King Henry … Continue reading
Books This month we have a few books that were already released in the UK and are out in November in the US. First up, Nathen Amin’s House of Beaufort: The Bastard Line that Captured the Crown is out on … Continue reading
Time for a short round-up! The big art story from a couple of weeks ago was the Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I returning to display after conservation: * Armada portrait of Elizabeth I returns after ‘spectacular’ restoration * Armada Portrait … Continue reading
Just a couple of things, mostly related to stuff I posted in the Upcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for October 2017 last weekend: * Miranda Kaufmann has a website related to her new book Black Tudors, including brief bios of … Continue reading
Now that I’m finally catching up on a large backlog of things, I’m finally writing up a post about my affiliation with The Tudor Society, created by Claire Ridgway of The Anne Boleyn Files! I’m guessing that most people who … Continue reading
I’ll be part of the tour in the second week, but here are all the places you can see the whole tour: Mon. 2nd Oct. – Tudor Times – Deborah Roil – www.tudortimes.co.uk – ‘The King’s Pearl’: An overview Tues. … Continue reading
New Books New this month is a book I’ve been looking forward to for a while, Miranda Kaufmann’s Black Tudors: The Untold Story. I’m really hoping it comes out in Audible so there’s a good chance I’ll actually get to … Continue reading
Finally time for another round-up! * The huge dig by The Deep revealing Hull’s Royal secrets – including King Henry VIII’s fortress – Warning – autoplay video (but otherwise very interesting!) * 10 Minute Tudors: Leanda de Lisle – A … Continue reading
Feels weird doing this while part of my state drowns but other than some small donations there isn’t a whole lot I can do at this point until the rain stops here and elsewhere (and it looks like that won’t … Continue reading
Mix of stuff this week! * Sad news to start with: Robert Hardy, star of Harry Potter and All Creatures Great & Small, dies aged 91 – Although most of the articles I saw focused on his recent work in … Continue reading
Books A nice variety of new books of interest are due out in August! First up is Amy Licence’s latest work, The Lost Kings: Lancaster, York and Tudor, which is due out August 1 in the UK and in early … Continue reading
More entries for the “OMG I want to win the lottery and buy this place!” wishlist! First up is Otley Hall in Suffolk, which was mostly built in the 16th century. You can see the listing at Savills here. And … Continue reading
Time for another round-up! Finally got a few stories to post. * Archaeology Week at the Mary Rose Museum – During the Festival of Archaeology 2017 the Mary Rose Museum welcome visitors to hear from archaeologists involved in the world’s … Continue reading
Books Elizabeth Norton’s The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History (US title) has been out for a while in the UK and will be out at the beginning of July in the US. One book I missed a … Continue reading
Short round-up, but at least I won’t get way behind this way… 🙂 * Henry VII Pembroke birthplace statue put in place – I first posted about this seven years ago, so it’s nice to see it finally come to … Continue reading
