http://tudorhistory.org/blog Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:38:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wax figure of Elizabeth I at Madame Tussauds London. Photo May 1998. I swear I didn't plan it so that this photo of Elizabeth would come one day after the 451st anniversary of her becoming queen. Happily, It just worked out that way! http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2009/11/18/picture-of-the-week-46/ Wax figure of Katherine Parr at Madame Tussauds London. Photo May 1998. http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2009/11/11/picture-of-the-week-45/ I'm only a few days behind on this one! Showtime announced last week that the fourth and final season of The Tudors will premiere in the US on Sunday April 11, 2010. http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2009/11/09/the-tudors-4th-season-premiere/ Okay, it was actually several weeks ago, but most of October was a blur for me... The publisher, Wiley-Blackwell, has more information and some excerpts up on their web page for the book. And here are the Amazon links again, now with the US one. And again, thanks to everyone who purchases ... http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2009/11/09/eric-ives-new-book-on-jane-grey-now-out-in-us/ Unfortunately I've managed to miss posting about Suzannah Lipscomb's other talks in the US, but I can at least get this one in under the wire: "Prince to Tyrant: What Changed Henry VIII" by Suzannah Lipscomb, Research curator at Hampton Court Palace Wednesday, 11 November 2009 at 6 p.m. Fordham University Tognino Hall ... http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2009/11/09/suzannah-lipscomb-lecture-at-fordham-university-in-new-york/ Wax figure of Kathryn Howard at Madame Tussauds London. Photo May 1998. http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2009/11/04/picture-of-the-week-44/ Instead of bombarding everyone with a bunch of individual posts, here are three links that caught my eye in the past few days that I didn't get a chance to post. * From The Telegraph: Rags to riches as tapestry masterpiece is restored to its former glory A tapestry that has survived against ... http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2009/11/01/several-stories-of-interest/ Showtime has created a video game based on The Tudors series. The trailer is embedded below and you can learn more about the game at this link. There is a flash-based demo on that page, as well as a link to a download demo (it appears to be Windows-only). http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2009/11/01/the-tudors-the-game/ My Google news alerts went crazy with all of these articles on the Bosworth Field investigation! Here is my last post on the subject and I've linked to several of today's stories below this excerpt from the Guardian article: Five centuries of searching for one of Britain's most significant battlefields has ... http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2009/10/28/more-bosworth-field-investigation-news/ Wax figure of Anne of Cleves at Madame Tussauds London. Photo May 1998. I think this is my favorite of the group. :) http://tudorhistory.org/blog/2009/10/28/picture-of-the-week-43-2/