* The remains of The Curtain have been found in London – here are several articles about the find:
Shakespeare’s Curtain theatre unearthed in east London
Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre remains found (with video)
Does the rediscovery of Shakespeare’s Curtain theatre matter? Absolutely
* Mary Rose sailors ate diet of salt beef and biscuits, bone analysis shows
* Thomas Cromwell letter to Henry VIII before Anne of Cleves marriage discovered
* Woking Palace attacked by arsonists for a second time – During the Tudor period, Woking Palace was an important residence. Henry VIII spent considerable sums of money on Woking during his reign.
* Fort on St Catherine’s Island, Tenby, could reopen as visitor attraction – Once owned by Henry VII’s uncle Jasper, Earl of Pembroke, the island was sold by Tenby Corporation to the War Office in the 1860s to house a fort.
* Alice Simpson’s artist book The Dancing Chancellor about Sir Christopher Hatton is complete and now for sale. I’ve been exchanging emails with the artist for years and it is wonderful to see the final product. It’s gorgeous!
And finally, a humorous video for your enjoyment:
Thanks for mentioning “Queen Elizabeth I & Sir Christopher Hatton,
THE DANCING CHANCELLOR!
Sales are going well. I’ve sold editions to:
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts -Jerome Robbins Dance Collection (NY);
Yale University’s Elizabethan Club at the Beinecke Library (CT);
Toronto Public Library Special Collections (CA);
The William Andrews Clark Library (UCLA);
The New York Public Library Special Collections (NY);
and private collectors of Rare Books.