Path along the Mere at Framlingham Castle. Photo May 2015.
Year: 2024
Picture of the Week #839
South aisle of Peterborough Cathedral. Photo May 2015.
This is a longer version of the Picture of the Week #366 – you can just see the Scottish Royal Banner way down at the end, across from the former burial place of Mary Queen of Scots.
Picture of the Week #838
More embroideries from the Marian Hangings at Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk. Photo May 2015.
Picture of the Week #837
Medieval Bailey Gate of Castle Acre. Photo May 2015.
This is the reverse view of Picture of the Week #476
Upcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for December 2024
Here we are… the end of the year! I know it’s cliche to say that time seems to be going by faster and faster the older you get, but I really seem to be feeling it this year. (I think the ridiculous amount of work I was doing in the lead up to the April 8 total solar eclipse was part of that…)
I don’t have a lot of book info for December and I have a feeling that it’s going to get a little more difficult for me to find new works to post about for a while since I’ve decided to leave Twitter. But I’m starting to find most of the history people I followed there on other platforms, so hopefully I’ll be able to catch exciting new Tudor works coming in 2025!
Everything I have for this month are US releases of books previously released in the UK:
First is Lady Anne Bacon: A woman of learning at the Tudor court by Deborah Spring, which was released earlier in the fall in the UK and is out now in the US:
And The Illustrated Tudor Dictionary by Simon Sandys-Winsch came out at the end of October in the UK and will be out at the end of 2024 in the US.
That’s it for this month!
Picture of the Week #836
Buildings at Mary Arden’s Farm, Wilmcote, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.
Picture of the Week #835
Hampton Court Kitchens. Photo May 2015.
With the approach of Thanksgiving here in the US, I have cooking on the brain, so here’s yet another picture from the Hampton Court Palace kitchens!
Picture of the Week #834
Engraved portrait of Elizabeth I from “Pacata Hibernia”. Photo April 2016.
Since today is the 466th anniversary of the death of Mary I and therefore also the anniversary of Elizabeth I becoming Queen, I thought I would dig out another image from the Shakespeare in Print and Performance exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center at my university. One of these days I’ll finish editing all of my images from the exhibit and do a full write-up of it (only 8+ years too late…)
Picture of the Week #833
The skeleton of Richard III. Photo May 2015.
This was the display of Richard’s skeleton (3-D printed reproduction) at the Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester, when I visited in 2015.
Picture of the Week #832
Leicester’s Building at Kenilworth Castle. Photo May 2015.
Upcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for November 2024
So… it’s now November and autumn seems to have decided to skip visiting Texas this year (other than for a few days, which we not-so-lovingly call “false fall” around here).
It’s a pretty light month for book news, but here is a title I missed when compiling last month’s round-up – Captive Queen: The Decrypted History of Mary, Queen of Scots by Jade Scott. It came out at the end of October in the UK and will be released in February in the US.
And here is one other book that I previously highlighted when it was released in the UK back in the spring, Estelle Paranque’s Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn which will be out on November 12 in the US:
And that’s all I have for this month!
Picture of the Week #831
Door of St. Michael’s Church, Framlingham. Photo May 2015.
Picture of the Week #830
Part of the kitchen area at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shottery, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.
Picture of the Week #829
West end of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Photo May 2015.
I did a little bit of digging to see what I could find out about the onion domes on the west end of St. George’s, but I couldn’t really find much. If anyone knows of a source, send it my way!
Picture of the Week #828
Stairs in the Gatehouse of Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, England. Photo May 2015.
Upcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for October 2024
Welcome to Spooky Season! I’m so happy we’re in my favorite time of year, even if it isn’t quite feeling like it yet here.
New Books
First are a couple of books that I missed last month!
Birth of the Red Dragon: Wales and the Wars of the Roses by Stephen David was released in mid-September in the UK and will be out next year in the US. The book of course includes Edmund and Jasper Tudor and the future Henry VII, born in Wales at the start of the Wars of the Roses.
And Caroline Angus’ Planning the Murder of Anne Boleyn was released in early September in the UK and will be out in late October in the US.
The Tragic Life of Lady Jane Grey by Beverley Adams was also released in early September in the UK and will be released in the US at end of October.
And in new releases this month, Lady Anne Bacon: A woman of learning at the Tudor court by Deborah Spring will be out October 1 in the UK and November 1 in the US. Great to see more work on Tudor noblewomen!
Finally, Simon Sandys-Winsch has written a book that I’ve always wanted to, The Illustrated Tudor Dictionary, and it will be out at the end of October in the UK and at the end of 2024 in the US.
Picture of the Week #827
Ceiling of St. Mary’s Church, Bury St Edmunds. Photo May 2015.
Picture of the Week #826
Blacksmith demonstration at Mary Arden’s Farm, Wilmcote, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.
This demo reminded me of going to the various renaissance festivals we have here in Texas. I haven’t been to any of them in a while, but this is making me nostalgic for them!
Picture of the Week #825
Greyhound heraldic beast in the Chapel Court Garden at Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.
Picture of the Week #824
Passport for Dr. Valentine Dale, signed by Elizabeth I on December 27, 1563. Photo April 2016.
I wanted something Elizabeth-related today since yesterday was her 491st birthday. (Note to self: prepare to go to England again in 9 years for all of the 500th birthday special exhibits that are bound to be coming…)
This was on display at the exhibit for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death at the Harry Ransom Center on my university’s campus. From the exhibit’s info card on the letter:
“The passport provided Dr. Valentine Dale (d. 1589) safe passage to the Low Countries where he attempted to convince Margaret, duchess of Parma, to lift an embargo on English cloth. Elizabeth’s seal on the letter communicated her authority to the recipient, but also kept the contents from being read in the pre-envelope sixthteenth century.”
