http://tudorhistory.org/blog Sat, 17 May 2008 02:26:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This one is close to £3,000,000 (about US $6,000,000). Dang, I really need to start buying a lottery ticket every once in a while. :) From EDP24: Built in around 1600 by Sir Thomas Knyvett, who was the man who arrested Guy Fawkes, the hall remained the family home for more than ... http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2008/05/16/yet-another-elizabethan-house-up-for-sale/ From 24dash.com: Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre is celebrating after being recognised by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) as meeting the national standard for UK museums. Run by Leicestershire County Council, Bosworth Battlefield officially opened in 1974 and has made the transition from a well known visitor attraction to an ... http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2008/05/16/bosworth-battlefield-heritage-center-gets-accreditation/ For those of you interested in Scottish history - From the BBC: An online archive of the proceedings of the original Scottish Parliament from its first surviving act of 1235 to its dissolution in 1707 has been launched. ... Dr MacIntosh said: "Parliament was a pretty rowdy place back then - members were allowed ... http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2008/05/12/scottish-parliament-records-now-online/ Coming June 10 for the US and June 30 for the UK! Here are the US Amazon links (regular and Blu-ray): And the UK Amazon link: And here is a .doc file of the Press Release for those who are interested! http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2008/05/11/the-other-boleyn-girl-coming-on-dvd/ I meant to post a reminder about this a week or two ago, but totally forgot. I originally posted about Alison Weir's next Tudor novel, this time about Elizabeth before she was Queen, back in February. Here are the links again if anyone is interested (and again, full disclosure - ... http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2008/05/11/the-lady-elizabeth-now-out-and-weirs-book-tour/ Yet another reason I need to be back over to the UK! From The Telegraph: Prepare to be dazzled - after years in storage the V&A's jawdropping collection of jewellery from the past 3,000 years is about to go on permanent display. ... On 24 May the William and Judith Bollinger jewellery gallery will ... http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2008/05/11/3000-years-of-jewelry-set-to-go-on-display-at-the-va/ To mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Bess of Hardwick, the public is being given the chance to see areas of her famous building. I'd love to be able to see it myself! From The Yorkshire Post: As part of the events to mark the 400th anniversary of the death ... http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2008/05/03/behind-the-scenes-tour-at-hardwick-hall-in-mid-may/ I got an email from Showtime asking me to pass along the link for "The Tudors" at Metacritic: http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/tudorsseason2?q=the%20tudors#users You can add your own rating by clicking on "rate this tv show" under the Users rating button on the right hand side of the page. http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2008/05/02/rate-the-tudors-at-metacritic/ If you have a spare £1.5 million (approx. US $3 million). Regular visitors know that I love it when these old properties show up for sale. Here's an article from The Telegraph about the sale: A 700-year-old castle which once belonged to King Henry VIII has been put on the market ... http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2008/04/30/for-sale-one-ruined-castle-in-yorkshire/ Including the ring with portrait miniatures of Elizabeth I and Anne Boleyn (one of my favorite pieces from the period!). From The Daily Mail: A large group of paintings from the prime ministerial retreat Chequers, including a pair of Van Dycks and a locket ring owned by Elizabeth I containing portraits of ... http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2008/04/29/artwork-from-the-chequers-to-go-on-display/