To follow up on a post I made back in February, the British Library has now succeeded in acquiring My Ladye Nevells Booke, one of the finest Tudor music manuscripts.
Press release from the British Library
And more about the manuscript.
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Headline History, a history education website in the UK, occasionally has a “hot seat” where students can chat with a historical figure. In June, the featured person will be William Shakespeare. You can find out more on their website: http://www.headlinehistory.co.uk/
From The Herald
A descendant of James Bothwell, who was famed for raping and abducting Mary Queen of Scots and murdering her husband, is attempting to restore his reputation.
Sir Alastair Buchan-Hepburn is undergoing DNA testing to establish that remains held in Denmark are those of the fourth earl of Bothwell, to whom he is related. He hopes to bring his ancestor’s remains back to Scotland for a Christian burial.
Full article
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The cover story on the March issue of BBC History Magazine is How Bloody Was Mary? by David Loades author of Mary Tudor: A Life. I haven’t had a chance to read the article yet, but it looks interesting!
Media release from the Tamar Protection Society in Cornwall, England on their nearly
The British Library is fundraising to secure the unique 16th-century music manuscript ‘My Ladye Nevells Booke’ for the nation. It is one of the finest Tudor music manuscripts in existence and contains 42 pieces for keyboard by William Byrd, the greatest English composer of his age.
Click for images and information on how you can donate
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A follow up to the post from Jan. 25, from Peterborough Today:
A UNIQUE aspect marked this year’s Katharine of Aragon commemorative service at Peterborough Cathedral.
For the first time since the Reformation, a Catholic Priest was invited to address the congregation at the service.
Full article here
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From the BBC:
A new statue of Elizabethan explorer Sir Walter Raleigh is to be unveiled at his birthplace in Devon.
Raleigh, who was born at Hayes Barton, near East Budleigh, brought back tobacco and potatoes to Britain from the New World, now the United States.
PETERBOROUGH will get its first visit from the Spanish Ambassador on Monday as he pays tribute to one of history’s most famous figures.
Carlos Mirana is due to visit the city for the Katharine of Aragon commemorative service, as this year marks two decades’ of Peterborough’s twinning with Alcala, in Spain, where the first wife of Henry VIII was born.
The former queen is buried in Peterborough Cathedral, making the anniversary of her death an important fixture in the city’s calendar.
A service is due to take place on Monday, to mark the 470th anniversary of her death.
Full article here
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From the BBC:
The treasure trove of family and estate papers from Hengrave Hall, Suffolk – worth almost
I received this about a week ago. I’m not really into the Shakespeare authorship debate, but I know from emails that some of my readers are!
Shakespeare and Welsh literary police
Further ‘Shakespeare portrait is a fake’, (Catriona Davies 28/10/2005) et al., octogenarian Welsh vicar, author and broadcaster, the Rev Aelwyn Roberts of Llandegai, North Wales, has told me there is nothing new about mysteries surrounding Shakespeare. He says that in his whodunnit ‘Operation Woolsack’ (later on ITV as the “Swan of Ogwen” in the early 90s) he used police investigation techniques, not academic textual criticism, to establish who the genuine bard might have been — perhaps even the Welshman, Archbishop John of York, buried at Llandegai church. He tells me that King James I was John’s patron (and perhaps more), and gave him many royal gifts and honours for his ‘services to English literature’ while he was secluded for nine years in Walgrave, Northamptonshire. He says the first ‘Shakespeare’ folio was published precisely when (1623) John left Walgrave for Westminster. But where are John’s writings? There was a mysterious fire, 40 years after John’s death, at Westminster Abbey library, opposite Parliament. Only John’s books and two bundles of handwritten English poems were destroyed — a mediaeval, spin coverup? Aelwyn says he still has a few early proof copies (signed in green by himself) of ‘Operation Woolsack’ and you can email him for one at aelwyn@aelwynroberts.wanadoo.co.uk — £6.50 inc p&p.
Dr P.D. O’Neill
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Okay, so this isn’t specifically Tudor, but he did die in 1543, during the reign of Henry VIII. Plus, indulge a history geek with a degree in astronomy… 🙂
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If you’re lucky enough to be in and around London for these –
The National Portrait Gallery London will host a talk about the Sittow portrait of Henry VII (yes, the 7th… who doesn’t get nearly as much attention as his son and grandchildren!), which will be celebrating its 500th anniversary. The lecture will be by Dr. Tarnya Cooper, who is the curator of the 16th century paintings at the gallery. Check it out Thursday 27 October at 1:10pm!
David Starkey will be giving a public lecture on the 9th of November 2005 at 7pm on “The Private Life of Henry VIII”. The venue is the Skeel Lecture Theatre the Queen Mary University of London.
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If you’ve ever gone to look at historical sites in London, you are probably familiar with the Blue Plaques. The remains of the Rose Theatre from Elizabethan times is on this year’s short-list. If you want to vote for it, click on the link above!
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The cover article in the latest issue of the BBC History Magazine is all about the illness of Henry VIII. The author details his theory that it was Cushing’s Syndrome which changed Henry from an athletic and vigorous man into the overweight and diseased man of his later years.
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I noticed this when I was scanning through the news headlines this morning. I’m glad to know that I wasn’t alone in thinking of the interesting ties of the Pope’s funeral and the wedding of the heir to the British throne to Henry VIII!
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Home Office is asked to pardon Anne Boleyn
Although this story was printed on April 1st, at least the BBC is saying that it wasn’t an April Fools prank.
The petition to have Anne declared innocent of the crimes that resulted in her execution comes from an 85-year-old survivor of the Battle of Britain who has been a life-long amateur historian. He is also requesting her reburial in Westminster Abbey, alongside her daughter, Queen Elizabeth I.
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I received an email from the author of the piece linked above. They’ve kindly added a link to my site on the side bar as well.
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The “La Peregrina” pearl, given from Philip II to Mary I, will be going on display at the Smithsonian in Washington DC this week. The exhibit will run for about six months, so if you’re in the area, be sure to check out this piece of Tudor history!
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Archaeologists have received a grant to hunt for the real location of the Battle of Bosworth Field. More information is available in this article from The Guardian. I’ll post any updates I hear from the dig!
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