Information on a forthcoming artists’s book about Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Christopher Hatton in honor of the 400th anniversary of Elizabeth’s death.
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To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of Elizabeth, an exhibit will go on display at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, on the site of the old Greenwich Palace where Elizabeth was born. Included in the exhibit is the amazing ring with the miniatures of Elizabeth and Anne Boleyn. Here’s a link to an article on the exhibit and ring at The Guardian.
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Earliest English cookbook rediscovered
A cookbook from 1500 which is thought to be the earliest printed in English was uncovered at Longleat House, the ancestral home of the Marquis of Bath. The book is titled A Noble Book of Royal Feasts
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Two articles of a recent find from Worcester Cathedral: from The Telegraph in the UK and from Yahoo! News (original link expired). Scientists hope the find will help solve the mystery of the “sweating sickness” which is thought to have claimed Arthur’s life.
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Many condolences to the Royal Family and the British people on the death of the Queen Mother. She was much loved all over the world and we share your grief.
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From the a-little-too-authenic-a-recreation dept: Actor burned at the stake while playing Cranmer
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Here’s a little snippet about an exhibit that will be on display at Stirling Castle of the wedding of Margaret Tudor and James IV of Scotland:
No Expense Spared For Royal Wedding
Research by historians for a new exhibition to be held later this year at Stirling castle, has shown that the wedding of Margaret Tudor (sister of King Henry VIII of England) and King James IV of Scotland cost in the region of £500,000 at today’s prices. Margaret’s dress of white damask and flowered with gold and bordered with red velvet would have cost nearly £100,000. After the marriage the guests were treated to a 15-course banquet. The marriage was to set the seal on the “Treaty of Everlasting Friendship” between Scotland and England, signed in 1502. In 1513, James IV was killed at the battle of Flodden, in the English county of Northumberland. But it was as a consequence of the marriage that the Union of the Crowns was to take place in 1603. The exhibition at Stirling will run from March 20 to May 20.
Thanks to Wendy for passing this along!
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