Books
A couple of books that have already been released in the UK are now out in the US:
First up – Melita Thomas’ The King’s Pearl: Henry VIII and His Daughter Mary came out last fall in the UK and is now out in the US:
And La Reine Blanche: Mary Tudor A Life in Letters by Sarah Bryson is also now out in the US after a release earlier this year in the UK:
And in new releases – Claire Ridgway of The Anne Boleyn Files has teamed up with artist Dmitry Yakhovsky to create The Life of Anne Boleyn Colouring Book! You can order it from both the UK and US Amazon stores now:
Events
Henry – A Tudor Musical will run from June 13 to 16 at the Cecil Hepworth Playhouse in Walton on Thames (just west of Hampton Court Palace). You can learn more about the musical play and books tickets at the website of the Molesey Musical Theatre. And here is a synopsis with more information (PDF).
Exhibitions
The coloring book intrigues me. Is it intended for the small fry? I can’t help wondering what sort of illustrations they will be coloring in (with magenta crayons, no doubt) with such listed images as “Anne’s execution” or “Henry VIII’s jousting accident.” Or “Anne’s resting place” (what, the litter of undifferentiated bones under St. Peter Vincula?). And you can’t really say Anne’s life was full of instructive moral incidents that are both flattering to the heroine and suitable for young minds. I’ll have to buy this!
From the looks of the pages on Claire’s site, it’s an adult coloring book. Note – not and “adult” coloring book, if you take my meaning! 🙂
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/anne-boleyn-colouring-competition/