{"id":10195,"date":"2016-04-30T17:30:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T22:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/?p=10195"},"modified":"2016-04-30T17:30:15","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T22:30:15","slug":"upcoming-books-and-events-for-may-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/2016\/04\/30\/upcoming-books-and-events-for-may-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Books and Events for May 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I meant to get this post up several days ago but the virus I mentioned a couple of weeks ago has continued to kick my butt so it took a little longer to get around to it than I had anticipated!<\/p>\n<p><b>Books<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The US release of Sarah Morris and Natalie Grueninger&#8217;s <i>In the Footsteps of the Six Wives of Henry VIII<\/i> will be on May 19, coincidentally the 480th anniversary of Anne Boleyn&#8217;s execution. The book was released in the UK in March.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=GB&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=tudorhistoryo-21&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=GB&#038;placement=1445642913&#038;asins=1445642913&#038;linkId=&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> <iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=tudorhistory-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=1445642913&#038;asins=1445642913&#038;linkId=5R3VMRQ7H6YQP6J2&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And in the good timing department &#8211; releasing today is <i>Charles Brandon &#8211; The King&#8217;s Man<\/i> by Sarah Bryson. <\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=GB&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=tudorhistoryo-21&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=GB&#038;placement=B01EJI8OPQ&#038;asins=B01EJI8OPQ&#038;linkId=&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> <iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=tudorhistory-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B01EJI8OPQ&#038;asins=B01EJI8OPQ&#038;linkId=UBJOPQ34OJVUJZYZ&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>John Guy&#8217;s latest Tudor work, <i>Elizabeth: The Forgotten Years<\/i>, which covers the later years of the Queen&#8217;s reign, will be released on May 3 in the US and May 5 in the UK.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=GB&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=tudorhistoryo-21&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=GB&#038;placement=0670922250&#038;asins=0670922250&#038;linkId=&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> <iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=tudorhistory-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=0670786020&#038;asins=0670786020&#038;linkId=DKSI7FRLXXSDGRRR&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The first novel in Alison Weir&#8217;s <i>Six Tudor Queens<\/i> series <i>Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen<\/i> will be released May 5 in the UK and May 31 in the US.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=GB&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=tudorhistoryo-21&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=GB&#038;placement=1472227476&#038;asins=1472227476&#038;linkId=&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> <iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=tudorhistory-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=1101966483&#038;asins=1101966483&#038;linkId=66GHI3HOEZS2F6LO&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kristie Dean&#8217;s newest book, <i>On the Trail of Richard III<\/i> will be out on May 5 in the UK and the US edition will be released later in the summer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=GB&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=tudorhistoryo-21&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=GB&#038;placement=1445659972&#038;asins=1445659972&#038;linkId=&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> <iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=tudorhistory-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=1445659972&#038;asins=1445659972&#038;linkId=ZCRZ4CJ2W3WN5A6S&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Next up is <i>The Reluctant Ambassador: The Life and Times of Sir Thomas Chaloner, a Tudor Diplomat<\/i> by Dan O&#8217;Sullivan, which is out May 15 in the UK and will be out in July in the US.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=GB&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=tudorhistoryo-21&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=GB&#038;placement=1445651645&#038;asins=1445651645&#038;linkId=&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> <iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=tudorhistory-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=1445651645&#038;asins=1445651645&#038;linkId=NBRPZRM6PYPAF5TZ&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And finally for this month &#8211; <i>The Private Lives of the Tudors<\/i> by Tracy Borman is out May 19 in the UK and July 12 in the US.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=GB&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=tudorhistoryo-21&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=GB&#038;placement=1444782894&#038;asins=1444782894&#038;linkId=&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> <iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=tudorhistory-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=1444782894&#038;asins=1444782894&#038;linkId=QBTEFR5IMUWN4OGL&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>New Event<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/redrosechain.com\/shakespeares-richard-iii\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blogpics\/red-rose-chain-logo-small.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alison Weir will give a talk entitled <i>Richard III: The Man and the Myth<\/i> in conjunction with the <a href=\"http:\/\/redrosechain.com\/shakespeares-richard-iii\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Red Rose Chain&#8217;s production of Shakespeare&#8217;s <i>Richard III<\/i><\/a> at The Avenue Theatre in Ipswich on Saturday May 7 at 6:00 p.m. Click the link for more details!<\/p>\n<p><b>Continuing Exhibitions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Ending this month:<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Westminster Abbey&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westminster-abbey.org\/events\/wonder\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">500 Years of Wonder<\/a> will celebrate the quincentennial of the completion of Henry VII&#8217;s Lady Chapel with some special events between April 21st and May 5 including a concert, services, and lectures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bymewilliamshakespeare.org\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">By me William Shakespeare: A Life in Writing<\/a> opened at the National Archives on February 3 and will run through May 29 and features <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bymewilliamshakespeare.org\/shakespeares-will\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shakespeare&#8217;s will<\/a> as the centerpiece of the exhibition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.utexas.edu\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Harry Ransom Center<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utexas.edu\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The University of Texas at Austin<\/a> launched <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.utexas.edu\/exhibitions\/2015\/shakespeare\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shakespeare in Print and Performance<\/a> on December 21, 2015 and it will run through May 29, 2016. (I finally got a chance to go over and see this on my lunch hour a few weeks ago and I&#8217;ll have a write-up sometime soon.)<\/p>\n<p><i>And things you still have a little more time to catch:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.folger.edu\/exhibitions\/americas-shakespeare\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">America&#8217;s Shakespeare<\/a> opened on April 7 and will run through July 24 and is the second of three exhibitions they will put on, in addition to other events, during their year-long <a href=\"http:\/\/www.folger.edu\/the-wonder-of-will\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wonder of Will<\/a> celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The British Library&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bl.uk\/events\/shakespeare-in-ten-acts\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shakespeare in Ten Acts<\/a> opened April 15 and will run through September 6. 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