Warwick Castle from the banks of the Avon. Photo May 1998.
Month: September 2010
Sunday Short Takes
* The October edition of History Today features Elizabeth I on the cover and you can read the article Elizabeth I: Exception to the Rule free on the site.
* The Vivat Rex! exhibition that was at the Grolier Club in New York last year celebrating the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII’s accession to the throne is now on at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC. Click the link for an online exhibition.
* The Harry Ransom Center (at the University of Texas – my alma mater and employer) has published a three-part series on Books of Hours, from medieval times to the post-Reformation period. The first part is here, with links to the second and third parts at the bottom of that page.
* The always entertaining Cracked.com posted 5 Fictional Stories You Were Taught in History Class and readers of this site might be interested to see what the number 1 entry is!
* The Tudors Complete Series DVD set will be coming out in the US on November 23 (just in time for the holidays!). Amazon pre-order link below:
Picture of the Week #90
Colorful buildings along the road outside the entrance to Pembroke Castle. Photo May 2003.
Picture of the Week #89
The keep of Dover Castle, built in the reign of Henry II, along with a replica siege engine. Photo May 2003.
See the Phoenix and Pelican portraits together this week only
Oh boy do I wish I was in London!
From the BBC:
Art historians are one step closer to discovering the identity of a royal painter thanks to scientific research.
Analysis by the National Portrait Gallery of two renowned portraits of Elizabeth I has shown they were painted on wood from the same two trees.
The 16th century paintings have been associated with artist Nicholas Hilliard for many years.
Curator Tarnya Cooper said the research meant the work is probably that of Hilliard or someone working with him.
And more from the National Portrait Gallery website, including a really interesting infrared image of the Phoenix portrait.
Sunday Short Takes
Just a couple of stories today:
* Elizabeth Jenkins dies at 104 – Articles from the New York Times and from The Telegraph. Two of Ms. Jenkins’ books were some of the first I picked up when I started to collect them in earnest – “Elizabeth the Great” and “Elizabeth and Leicester”
* Sotheby’s to auction a Shakespeare First Folio and a collection of letters from Elizabeth I, Cecil and more (and not Tudor-related – but really cool – Audubon’s “Birds of America”)
Picture of the Week #88
Plaque next to the tomb of Katherine Parr in St. Mary’s Church at Sudeley Castle. Photo May 1998.
The inscription on the plaque was copied from the one on Katherine’s casket.
Sunday Short Takes (Monday edition)
Since I was off doing my Labor Day cookout on Sunday, I figured I would so my Sunday blogging on Labor Day. 🙂
* Shakespeare’s face recreated for UK HIstory Channel program called “Death Masks”
* Reformation documents go on show – New exhibition from the National Library of Scotland. Additional article here.
* Hilary Mantel’s award-winning “Wolf Hall” is now available in paperback in the US (Amazon links below, of course). Macmillan has a nice page up for the book that includes links to a book club discussion guide, videos and more.
Picture of the Week #87
The Old Palace at Hatfield. Photo May 1998.
