Welcome to northern hemisphere summer! While I don’t really like the heat down here in Texas during these months, I do like the lighter traffic while the kids are out of school. 😉
Books
I have a couple of books that I’ve missed from previous months that I stumbled across –
First up is The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor England Through its Art and Objects by Christina J. Faraday that came out last fall in the UK and in May of this year in the US. I’m not sure how this one got past me!
And I also missed Sylvia Barbara Soberton’s Mary Boleyn: The Queen’s Slandered Sister that came out in May in the UK and will be out in the fall in the US.
And Sean Cunningham’s Henry VII: Treason and Trust (from the Penguin Monarchs Series) was released in the spring in the UK and will be out in mid-June in the US.
New Exhibition
Well, sort of “new” since it actually opened last month, but I missed it –
Philip Mould & Company has an exhibit Elizabeth I: Queen & Court currently on display, which opened in May and will run through July 10, 2026. Be sure to also download the PDF exhibition catalogue!
Continuing Exhibition
Hever Castle is hosting a new exhibition, Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn which “brings together the largest ever gathering of portraits believed to depict Anne Boleyn, including a ground-breaking newly identified contemporary image unveiled for the first time.” The exhibition will run from February 11, 2026 to January 2, 2027 and is included with admission to the castle.
