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Guest Post: The Tudor Court on Progress

I’m delighted to be hosting Day 5 of the In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn Virtual Book Tour with this guest post from Natalie and Sarah! Amberley Publishing is kindly giving away two copies of the book at each blog on the tour, so I’ve done another survey – a short one this time! – to collect entries for the drawing. Click here to take the survey and leave your email address if you wish to be entered in the drawing. (You can take the survey and just leave the email address field blank if you don’t wish to be entered in the give-away.) You’ll be directed back to the blog once you’ve finished the survey. I’ll close the survey and choose the winners at noon US central time on Friday December 13th.

And now, over to Natalie and Sarah!

The Tudor Court on Progress

In the 21st century, celebrities, politicians and even royalty are more accessible than ever. Not only can you can watch them on television and read about them online and in newspapers and magazines, you can also follow their personal accounts and interact with them on social media sites, including Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook, with many high-profile people also opting to share personal videos and photos with the public via sites such as Instagram, Flickr and YouTube.

Even the British Monarchy use social media as a way of connecting with the public, and sharing Royal news and events

Upcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for December 2013

Books

I’m struck by how many books I’ve been posting lately are by people that I know through the Tudor web-o-sphere… maybe that’s a sign I need to get off my duff and get writing. 😉

Barb Alexander of the Tudor Tutor website now has a book out of the same title! I just snagged a copy on Kindle, but these links go to the physical book:

A new novel by Ann Turner entitled Heartsease, set in turbulent times at the court of Henry VIII, is out in both the US and UK as of the first of the month:

And Alison Weir’s newest work on Tudor history, about Elizabeth of York, is now out in the US.

Events

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s plays based on Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies open on December 11th and 19th respectively and will run through March 29, 2014. They are both being staged at the Swan Theatre of the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon. Click the links on each title for information on tickets, rehearsal photos, and more.

Continuing exhibitions

* Elizabeth I & Her People opened at the National Portrait Gallery in London on October 10, 2013 and runs through January 5, 2014. Be sure to check out their Events Page for lectures, tours, and other activities associated with the exhibition.

* West Country to World

Upcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for November 2013

Books

Alison Weir’s newest work on Tudor history is about Elizabeth of York and is out on November 7 in the UK and December 3 in the US.

And another prolific writer of Tudor history books, Professor David Loades, has a work coming out on Thomas Cromwell at the end of the month. It is scheduled to be released on November 28 in both the UK and US.

And finally, a new work on The Field of Cloth of Gold by Glenn Richardson is out on November 30 in the UK and January 7, 2014 in the US.

Continuing exhibitions

* Wrapping up this month: The National Museum of Scotland’s exhibition on Mary Queen of Scots closes on November 17.

* Elizabeth I & Her People opened at the National Portrait Gallery in London on October 10, 2013 and runs through January 5, 2014. Be sure to check out their Events Page for lectures, tours, and other activities associated with the exhibition.

* West Country to World

Upcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for October 2013

Oh boy are there a bunch of reasons that I wish I was going to England in October (which sadly I am not)!

Books

Leanda de Lisle’s latest work on the Tudors will be out on October 8 in the US. It’s titled Tudor: The Family Story in the UK and Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England’s Most Notorious Royal Family in the US.

Susan Higginbotham has written her first non-fiction book, The Woodvilles: The Wars of the Roses and England’s Most Infamous Family, which is out October 1 in the UK and will be out in January in the US.

Terry Breverton has a new biography of Richard III coming out at the end of October in both the US and UK:

And a couple of things from previous months that I missed:

An academic work entitled Reading and Writing during the Dissolution: Monks, Friars, and Nuns 1530-1558 by Mary Erler that came out in August (which you can learn more about here and here)

And just this week, Claire Ridgway of The Anne Boleyn Files has released The Anne Boleyn Collection II: Anne Boleyn and the Boleyn Family which you can get on Kindle and in paperback (the links go to the paperback edition):

Events

BBC History Magazine’s next History Weekend is on October 25-27 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. There are lots of Tudor-related talks, and plenty of other topics for those of you who branch out from the 16th century! And for those of you who can’t attend (like me – sob), in the past they have put some of the talks up as podcasts, so check out the BBC History Extra podcasts if you haven’t already!

New exhibitions

* Elizabeth I & Her People opens at the National Portrait Gallery in London on October 10, 2013 and runs through January 5, 2014. Be sure to check out their Events Page for lectures, tours, and other activities associated with the exhibition.

* The Museum of London has a new exhibition on the Cheapside Hoard, a collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean jewels that were found in a cellar in 1912. The exhibition opens October 11, 2013 and runs through April 27, 2014.

* West Country to World

Upcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for September 2013

Books

Castles, Customs, and Kings: True Tales by English Historical Fiction Authors, a collection of essays from the English Historical Fiction Authors blog (which you should be reading if you aren’t already!) will be released on September 23rd to mark the second anniversary of the blog. You can learn more about the book at Madison Street Publishing and you can enter to win a copy at Goodreads.

I totally missed Elizabeth Freemantle’s The Queen’s Gambit last month (and back in March, when the UK version was released)! You can also read an excerpt on Simon & Schuster’s website.

Jennifer Kewley Draskau’s The Tudor Rose: Princess Mary, Henry VIII’s Sister is now out in the US (it was released a few months ago in the UK):

Sarah Morris and Natalie Grueninger’s In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn is out on September 28 in the US and UK. You can read the introduction to the book on Natalie’s website On the Tudor Trail. And if you want to meet the authors and get your copy of the book signed, they’ll be at Sudeley Castle this month (see below)!

Events

The last Sudeley Castle Tudor Fun Day for 2013 is on September 22nd. And there is a special bonus this month – Sarah Morris and Natalie Grueninger will be there selling and signing copies of In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn!

Continuing exhibitions

This first one wraps up this month, so catch it soon if you haven’t already:

* Shakespeare and London, an exhibition by the London Metropolitan Archives, opened in May and will run through September 26, 2013. One of the highlights of the exhibition is a 1613 deed signed by Shakespeare and is one of only six known examples of his signature. If you want to be sure to see that item, please check the website since it is only on display for some of the dates the exhibition runs.

* The exhibition In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion opened in May and runs through October 6. More information is available at the Royal Collection website, which also includes an online gallery of exhibition highlights and a TEDx talk by the exhibition curator.

* The National Museum of Scotland’s exhibition on Mary Queen of Scots opened on June 28 and will run through November 17.

Sunday Short Takes

This week ended up pretty heavy on the audio and video entertainment stuff, although we’ll start out with a print story:

* Read the Introduction for the upcoming In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn by Sarah Morris and Natalie Grueninger over at On the Tudor Trail

* BBC Two announces Tudor Abbey Farm – The BBC Two living history series takes on the Tudor era

* BBC History Magazine’s podcast this week featured Linda Porter discussing Mary Queen of Scots

And finally…

* The White Queen premieres this weekend on Starz here in the US (I’ll be grabbing it with the DVR but who knows when I’ll get to actually watch it!)

Upcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for August 2013

Books

Leanda de Lisle’s latest work on the Tudors is out at the end of August in the UK and will be out in early October in the US. It’s titled Tudor: The Family Story in the UK and Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England’s Most Notorious Royal Family in the US.

Linda Porter has a new book out this month as well, this time about Mary Queen of Scots. The release date is August 15 in the UK and I have (so far) been unable to find info on a US release date.

And Fatal Rivalry, that I linked to last month, will be out in the US on August 26.

Events

The next Sudeley Castle Tudor Fun Day is on August 25th.

Continuing exhibitions

* Shakespeare and London, an exhibition by the London Metropolitan Archives, opened in May and will run through September 26, 2013. One of the highlights of the exhibition is a 1613 deed signed by Shakespeare and is one of only six known examples of his signature. If you want to be sure to see that item, please check the website since it is only on display for some of the dates the exhibition runs.

* The exhibition In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion opened in May and runs through October 6. More information is available at the Royal Collection website, which also includes an online gallery of exhibition highlights and a TEDx talk by the exhibition curator.

* The National Museum of Scotland’s exhibition on Mary Queen of Scots opened on June 28 and will run through November 17.

Upcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for July 2013

Books

As the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Flodden approaches in September, a new book is being released on July 4th in the UK and in late August in the US. I have an advanced copy of Fatal Rivalry but unfortunately, like with so many books, I haven’t had a chance to read it yet! I might be able to get to it before the actual anniversary of the battle though. 🙂

And Elizabeth Norton has another Tudor book coming out – this time about the Boleyn Women. It is listed for the 28th of July in the UK and just July for the US (with a one to three month delivery, it might just be the UK copy sent over if you order from the US Amazon store.)

Events

The next Sudeley Castle Tudor Fun Day is on July 21st. These always look like fun – maybe I’ll get to visit during one some day!

Continuing exhibitions

Just two weeks left on this one:

The Victoria & Albert Museum‘s exhibition Treasures of the Royal Courts: Tudors, Stuarts, and the Russian Tsars is still on and runs through July 14, 2013.


Shakespeare and London, an exhibition by the London Metropolitan Archives, opened in May and will run through September 26, 2013. One of the highlights of the exhibition is a 1613 deed signed by Shakespeare and is one of only six known examples of his signature. If you want to be sure to see that item, please check the website since it is only on display for some of the dates the exhibition runs.


The exhibition In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion opened in May and runs through October 6. More information is available at the Royal Collection website, which also includes an online gallery of exhibition highlights and a TEDx talk by the exhibition curator.


The National Museum of Scotland’s exhibition on Mary Queen of Scots opened on June 28 and will run through November 17.

Sunday Short Takes

Not nearly as many things this week, which is good because I’ve already spent too much time today checking links, adding graphics and social links to, and re-organizing the Links Directory section (which is hopefully in a more useful state now than when I started!)

* Historic glass windows go on display in Nonsuch Mansion

* Wolfson History Prizes (for books published in 2012) – Congrats to Susan Brigden for winning for her book Thomas Wyatt: The Heart’s Forest!

* Penry Williams obituary – His book Life in Tudor England was one of the first Tudor history books I ever bought

* A History of Classical Music – A series of posts with embedded Spotify playlists covering the history of classical music, starting with Medieval and Renaissance music. The link goes to the introductory post and they have up through late Renaissance right now. (Apologies to whomever I saw this link from – it was either on Twitter or a blog and I can’t remember now who it was. Sorry!)

Sunday Short Takes

Lots of things this week!

* Historic milestone for 500-year-old wreck of Mary Rose warship – Scientists have stopped spraying the 500-year-old wreck of the Mary Rose with a protective wax for the first time in nearly two decades, an historic milestone in the conservation of Henry VIII’s Tudor warship.

* My poignant journey in search of the martyrs – Article by Nancy Bilyeau for the Catholic Herald on her research for The Crown and The Chalice

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Upcoming books, exhibitions, and events for May 2013

How can it already be May?

Books

From last month – In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion was released last month in the UK and will be released on May 15 in the US. More about the related exhibition below. And John Guy’s Children of Henry VIII has been moved up in the US and is now due out on May 8 (and actually appears to already been in stock).

The Tudor Rose: Princess Mary Rose, Henry VIII’s Sister by Jennifer Kewley Draskau is due out May 1 in the UK and September 1 in the US:

Anna Whitelock’s Elizabeth’s Bedfellows is due May 23 in the UK. US publication information is unavailable at this time, but I’ll update when I hear more.

And the same with Bosworth: The Birth of the Tudors from Chris Skidmore. I’m really looking forward to this one, so it’s a good thing I have a review copy coming. 😀

And finally for the books this month, Elizabeth I is finally getting a biography in the Yale English Monarchs series! It will be authored by Simon Adams and is simply titled Elizabeth I: A Biography. It is due out May 28 in both the US and UK.

Exhibitions

As mentioned above with the book news above, the exhibition In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion debuts this month in the The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace. It opens May 10 and runs through October 6. More information is available at the Royal Collection website, which also includes an online gallery of exhibition highlights and a TEDx talk by the exhibition curator.

Events

* The next Sudeley Castle Tudor Fun Day will be on May 19. Check out the website for more information!

* Marilyn emailed to say that Alison Weir would be speaking at Gainsborough Old Hall on May 11. I went to the website and saw that Ms. Weir had a whole bunch of events scheduled the year, so if you’re interested in seeing her speak check the whole calendar of events!

* Suzannah Lipscomb posted on her blog that she participated in a new BBC2 program on the last days of Anne Boleyn that is scheduled to air in mid-May.

And finally…

I think I’m the last person in the Tudor blog-o-sphere to post about the play Fallen in Love: The Secret Heart of Anne Boleyn, which I have heard excellent things about. The play will be performed at the Tower of London and Gippeswyk Hall, Ipswich at various dates in May and June. More information and links for tickets are available at their website.

The Creation of Anne Boleyn – Review by Kyra Cornelius Kramer

I only had a couple of stories lined up for this week’s Sunday Short Takes, so I decided to save them for next week and post an excerpt of Kyra Cornelius Kramer’s review of Susan Bordo’s The Creation of Anne Boleyn instead. I have a copy on the way for my own review at some point down the road. (And in the interest of full disclosure I’ll add that I was interviewed by Dr. Bordo for the book.)

Dr. Susan Bordo

Upcoming books, magazines, and events for April 2013

Things are looking quite Tudor-y in April!

Before I get to the books for the month, I have to mention that BBC History Magazine has a Tudor-themed April issue out (cover image above). Be sure to check out the podcast as well – the most recent one features Suzannah Lipscomb discussing Anne Boleyn.

Books

In theory, the ever-elusive Patrick Williams biography of Catherine of Aragon is coming out this month, but I still don’t see it listed on Amazon UK (and the confusing November 2012 date is listed in the US store). I did see it in the spring catalog from Amberley, but I don’t have a firm publication date on it. I’ll update if I find out more information!

First up in the books is the catalog for an upcoming exhibition (which I’ll post more about next month) called In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion. The book us due out in April in the UK and in May in the US.

Next is one I think I’m actually in, since I was interviewed for it 🙂 – Susan Bordo’s The Creation of Anne Boleyn. It’s due out on April 9 in both the UK and US:

Robert Hutchinson’s work on the Spanish Armada is due out on April 11, also in both the UK and US:

Next up is another with confusing publication dates, but I’ll go ahead and include it now! Royal Exiles: from Richard the Lionheart to Charles II is listed as out in April in the US and on July 28 in the UK. I’ve included it since I believe it covers Henry VII’s exile in Brittany and France.

And finally…

John Guy’s latest Tudor-era work, The Children of Henry VIII is due out April 25 in the UK and July 1 in the US:

Exhibitions and Events

Just a reminder, The Northern Renaissance: D

Upcoming books and exhibitions for March 2013

Lots of things this month!

Books

Starting off the bunch – The Chalice by Nancy Bilyeau, sequel to her entertaining debut thriller, The Crown. I should have posted this last month since the UK release was actually February 28, but that just barely misses being in March! The US release is March 5th.

Amy Licence’s Elizabeth of York is due out in March in the US and was out at the end of February in the UK.

Next up is The Tudor Child: Clothing and Culture 1485 to 1625 by Jane Huggett and Ninya Mikhaila of The Tudor Tailor. (See below for the related exhibition.) Click here for a PDF flyer with more information.

And finally, Lacey Baldwin Smith’s Anne Boleyn: The Queen of Controversy is due out March 28 in the UK and sometime in March in the US.

Exhibitions

As mentioned above, there will be a two-week exhibition at The Weiss Gallery in London along with the The Tudor Child book. The exhibition will run from March 8 to March 21. You can learn more about the exhibition on the flyer here.

And finally, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London has a new exhibition Treasures of the Royal Courts: Tudors, Stuarts, and the Russian Tsars. The exhibition opens March 9 and runs through July 14, 2013.

Upcoming books for February 2013

Just books this month!

The first one is technically a re-release, but has been expanded and revised to include new information from the Greyfriars dig. I don’t have information yet on a US re-lease, but I’ll update the post when I get it.

Update: The US paperback re-release will be April 1. I’ve added the pre-order link below.

And Blood Sisters by Sarah Gristwood, which has been out in the UK for a few months, will be out in the US later this month:

New releases coming up in February:

First up – Henry VIII and the Court edited by Thomas Betteridge and Suzannah Lipscomb. I’ve been looking forward to this one, but unfortunately it is “academically priced” so I’ll have to wait for my university library to get it. 🙂

And Amy Licence’s Elizabeth of York: The Forgotten Tudor Queen, another that I’m looking forward to. It’s due out in March in the US.

Upcoming book and exhibition for January 2013

2013 is starting off with a couple of things to look forward to!

Book

David Loades has another book on a wife of Henry VIII, this time wife no. 3 Jane Seymour. It’s out at the end of January in the UK and is listed as February 2013 for the US:

Exhibition

This looks really interesting:

Hidden: Unseen Paintings Beneath Tudor Portraits will run from January 3, 2013 to June 2, 2013 at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

A description of the exhibit from the website:

Recent technical analysis undertaken as part of the Making Art in Tudor Britain project has revealed that some of the Gallery

Upcoming books and events for December 2012

A pretty light month this time around!

Books

The Tudors on Film book that I posted about last month has had the US release date moved back to December 31 (which is what I originally had), which is also the UK release date. Here are the links again:

You can learn more about the book at their website.

Events

Henry VIII: The Musical, which I first mentioned a couple of months ago in a Sunday Short Takes, will have its London debut on December 21 and 22. Below is a new promo video, which you can also see at their website along with photos, songs and more videos from the production. You can also purchase tickets at the website.

Sunday Short Takes

Two more obituaries for Eric Ives were published over the past week:

* The Guardian: Eric Ives obituary – Leading Tudor historian and university administrator known for his books on Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey

* Sydney Morning Hearald: Historian of Tudor treachery – Eric Ives, 1931-2012

Another interesting obituary was caught by my Google news alerts, that of Lady Kinloss, the senior descendant of Lady Catherine Grey.

And the rest of this week’s links:

* Would you have been accused of witchcraft? – Fun quiz from BBC History Extra

* A book I missed in last week’s round-up post: Claire Ridgway of The Anne Boleyn Files has launched her third book, On This Day in Tudor History! (Links go to the paperback versions, but there are also inexpensive Kindle versions you can get to from the links below)

And a few videos for your enjoyment:

More on the re-creation of Henry VIII’s crown for Hampton Court Palace. This has some of the same footage from the news video I posted last month, but has some additional information:

Next up is a lecture at the Stanford National Accelerator Laboratory about their work on the wreck of the Mary Rose. I love it when science and history come together!

And finally, Tudor Kickz – An educational video which advertises the Tudor attractions within Southampton through rap:

Upcoming books and exhibitions in November

Books

A couple of books already out in the UK will be out later this month in the US:

Tarnya Coopers Citizen Portrait: Portrait Painting and the Urban Elite of Tudor and Jacobean England and Wales is due out on November 27th, although according to the Amazon.com page it is already in stock. Previous entry here.

And The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I by Stephen Alford is due out on November 13 in the US. Previous entry here.

Also out this month –

The Tudors on Film and Television by Sue Parrill and William B. Robison is due November 3rd in the US (although I’m not 100% on that date) and December 31st in the UK. You can learn more about the book at their website.

Exhibitions

Just a reminder that the Shakespeare: Staging the World exhibition at the British Museum closes November 25th, so if you were planning to see it, don’t wait. I’ve heard some great things about it!

And finally, The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace will be hosting the exhibit The Northern Renaissance: D