Repost of November episode

Repost – Apparently the last two and a half minutes got cut off the file I originally posted. I don’t know what happened, but the file up now is complete!

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TudorCast #6 – November 2006

Better late than never! I apologize if the sound isn’t as good in this recording and if you hear extra stray noises. You might even hear a cat meowing faintly in the background at one point since the pets were not very happy about being locked out of the room while I was recording.

Featured website: Westminster Abbey

History podcasts that I mentioned:
Matt’s Today in History
History According to Bob
Baseball History Podcast
Archaeology Channel Podcast
The Biography Podcast
British History 101
The Renaissance Festival Podcast

Episode transcript

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Follow up on Lady Jane Grey portrait

Back in January I posted some links to articles of a possible period portrait of Lady Jane Grey. Here’s a follow-up from The Guardian:

The National Portrait Gallery has bought a painting believed to be of Lady Jane Grey – until now the only English monarch since Henry VII thought to lack a contemporary or near-contemporary portrait.
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Dendrochronology, by which a piece of wood can be accurately dated, has established that the panel on which it is painted was cut down around 1593. So the picture was painted around 50 years after Lady Jane’s execution.
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Tarnya Cooper, of the National Portrait Gallery, believes it is a copy of a lost original, possibly created in Lady Jane’s lifetime.

Full article here

Responding to a few comments

Hey folks! I just wanted to respond to a couple of comments that I saw in the iTunes reviews….

First off, if you want to get episodes that aren’t showing on iTunes screen for the podcast, they can all still be downloaded off the blog (you’ll have to go to the archives section). I changed the settings so that a year’s worth of posts will show on the front page, so hopefully the feed will update and the intro ep. and first ep. will show up on the iTunes page. I don’t think this will change what is automatically downloaded to your individual podcatcher, but I could be wrong…

The other thing I’d like to address is the infrequency of the podcast. I know that some of you would like for the podcast to come out more often, and believe me, I wish I could get more than one out a month. At this point, I just can’t manage that. I my wildest dreams I’d like to be able to get a “this week in Tudor history” out each week. That might be something to shoot for in the new year. We’ll just have to see. Maybe if I can get my desk cleaned off and something set up in my home office (as opposed to my work office, where I usually record) I’ll be able to get something out more often. This is all still just an experiment, so I’m sure things will continue to change over the next few months!

Thanks again to all of you who have taken the time to listen to and comment on the podcast!

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Skull reconstruction of Catholics hanged in Elizabeth’s reign

This was an interesting article that came through on my news alerts:

Peter Snow and Ralph Grimston met a grisly end atop York’s Micklegate Bar.

The pair were last seen gazing down at passers-by in the street below. Their severed heads had been attached to spikes.

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Four centuries later, after their skulls were found near Tadcaster, forensic experts from Dundee University have used computer software to reconstruct their faces.

Full article, including pictures, here

Reminder about spam

Hello dear readers…

Although this might not be too helpful to people who actually read this site, I just wanted to post something about any spam that appears to be coming from tudorhistory.org. One of the techniques of spammers is to “spoof” a domain name, or in other words, make it appear that an email is coming from a domain that it actually is not. The only legitimate email from my website is from lara@tudorhistory.org or tudorhistory@tudorhistory.org. And I can guarantee you that you won’t get an email from me unless I’m responding to something that you sent me in the first place (either a direct email or a submission to the pen pals page or something to the question & answer blog).

Thanks!

Letter from Catherine of Aragon to be auctioned

From This is London:

A document that records one of the defining moments behind England’s split from the Roman Catholic Church will go under the hammer next month.

The letter was penned by Catherine of Aragon in 1534 as she desperately tried to cling on to her marriage to King Henry VIII.
In it the estranged noblewoman begs her nephew Roman Emperor Charles V to ask Pope Clement VII to uphold her marriage to the King.

Full article

The article also has a picture of the letter, although not large enough to read.

Sting’s “Songs from the Labyrinth”

As I mentioned a few month’s back, Sting’s new album is the music of Elizabethan musician John Dowland. There has been a lot of press on the album since its release last week, so here is a round-up of just a few, as well as links to Amazon US and UK to buy it if you’re intrigued!

From The Telegraph: A Step Back in Time – Sting has exchanged his guitar for a lute, returning to the renaissance for inspiration.

From The Guardian: Sting makes lute popular again

From The Independent: Sting plucks lute composer from obscurity



iTunes not showing episodes

Well, I’m not sure what’s going on, but the episodes and reviews for the podcast aren’t showing up in iTunes right now. I’ll investigate and see if something is goofed up. I haven’t changed anything and the feed seems to be okay, so it might be something on Apple’s end.

The next new episode should be ready next week, so hopefully I’ll get it fixed before then!

UPDATE: Seems to be working now. I have no idea what happened to break it or to fix it, but the eps are listed and reviews are back. Strange!

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Tower of London Memorial

Here’s another story that has gotten lost in the shuffle over the past couple of months…

From 24 Hour Museum:

TOWER OF LONDON UNVEILS MEMORIAL TO THE EXECUTED
By Richard Moss

English Queens, nobles and a trio of unfortunate Scottish soldiers are amongst the names commemorated on a new permanent memorial, unveiled at the Tower of London on September 4 2006.
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Comprising two engraved circles with a glass-sculpted pillow at its centre, the larger circle of dark stone bears a poem – written by the artist – around its rim, whilst the upper glass circle bears the engraved names of the ten famous and not so famous individuals executed in front of the Chapel Royal.

Full article

“Ugly Betty” Necklace

A couple of people have mentioned this, so I thought I would post something about it… There is a new show on ABC in the States called “Ugly Betty” where the title character wears a necklace with an initial “B” that should look familiar to Tudor fans. You can see the character wearing the necklace here.

And, if you would like a “B” (or any other initial) necklace of your own, you can get them here:
Parrish Relics (who actually supplied the necklaces for the show!)

Ghost Story Contest update

I just wanted to mention here that I’ve clarified the $5 entry fee on the story contest. The money is to cover Wendy’s expenses (the prize, mailing it to the winner from Australia, etc.) and any left over money will be donated to UNICEF. Also, Wendy’s Yahoo address appears to be bouncing, so we’ve switched it to her other email address if you need to get in contact with her.