{"id":11405,"date":"2017-07-29T15:37:25","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T20:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/?p=11405"},"modified":"2017-07-29T15:37:25","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T20:37:25","slug":"upcoming-books-exhibitions-and-events-for-august-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/2017\/07\/29\/upcoming-books-exhibitions-and-events-for-august-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for August 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Books<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A nice variety of new books of interest are due out in August!<\/p>\n<p>First up is Amy Licence&#8217;s latest work, <i>The Lost Kings: Lancaster, York and Tudor<\/i>, which is due out August 1 in the UK and in early 2018 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=0750969989&#038;asins=0750969989&#038;linkId=1c6545d43d743af97f9b7f02eed8186c&#038;show_border=false&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=false&#038;price_color=333333&#038;title_color=0066c0&#038;bg_color=ffffff\"><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=0750969989&#038;asins=0750969989&#038;linkId=871d5a59b74862836d9596846cbc9acd&#038;show_border=false&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=false&#038;price_color=333333&#038;title_color=0066c0&#038;bg_color=ffffff\"><br \/>\n    <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Next is the latest from <a href=\"http:\/\/onthetudortrail.com\/Blog\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">On the Tudor Trail&#8217;s<\/a> Natalie Grueninger, <i>Discovering Tudor London: A Journey Back in Time<\/i> which will be released August 7 in the UK and in December 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=0750970154&#038;asins=0750970154&#038;linkId=437a7202f00d85927c344c59266285e5&#038;show_border=false&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=false&#038;price_color=333333&#038;title_color=0066c0&#038;bg_color=ffffff\"><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=0750970154&#038;asins=0750970154&#038;linkId=d26a640c622b4ba56a86c84c647afc06&#038;show_border=false&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=false&#038;price_color=333333&#038;title_color=0066c0&#038;bg_color=ffffff\"><br \/>\n    <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Nathen Amin, author of <i>Tudor Wales<\/i> latest book is <i>House of Beaufort: The Bastard Line that Captured the Crown<\/i>. It will be released on August 15 in the UK and in early November 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=1445647648&#038;asins=1445647648&#038;linkId=f38fea11c48b39f0cbf57fa8db1063ee&#038;show_border=false&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=false&#038;price_color=333333&#038;title_color=0066c0&#038;bg_color=ffffff\"><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=1445647648&#038;asins=1445647648&#038;linkId=a49dd5d4d94b35f2fd5d1308510473f1&#038;show_border=false&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=false&#038;price_color=333333&#038;title_color=0066c0&#038;bg_color=ffffff\"><br \/>\n    <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And finally, <i>Tudor Fashion: Dress at Court<\/i> by Eleri Lynn will be released on August 22 in the UK and will be out in the US on September 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=0300228279&#038;asins=0300228279&#038;linkId=d21748c3ffc4109c234801265ed17e5e&#038;show_border=false&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=false&#038;price_color=333333&#038;title_color=0066c0&#038;bg_color=ffffff\"><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=0300228279&#038;asins=0300228279&#038;linkId=b0eefc73881679f33bcbaeeb9f5d02ca&#038;show_border=false&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=false&#038;price_color=333333&#038;title_color=0066c0&#038;bg_color=ffffff\"><br \/>\n    <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Events<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bosworthbattlefield.org.uk\/events\/anniversary-battle-event\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blogpics\/bosworth2017.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bosworthbattlefield.org.uk\/events\/anniversary-battle-event\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bosworth Medieval Festival 2017<\/a> is on August 19 and 20 and will feature, among many other things, a talk by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bosworthbattlefield.org.uk\/events\/leanda-de-lisle-talk-tudor-the-family-story\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leanda de Lisle on &#8220;Tudor: The Family Story&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Continuing Exhibitions and Displays<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sal.org.uk\/museum-collection\/exhibitions\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blood Royal: Picturing the Tudor Monarchy<\/a> opened on July 25 and runs through August 25 at The Society of Antiquaries of London. They now have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blood-royal-exhibition.com\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a virtual version of the exhibition available online.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npg.org.uk\/whatson\/encounter\/exhibition\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Encounter &#8211; Drawings from Leonardo to Rembrandt<\/a> opened at the National Portrait Gallery, London on July 12 and runs through October 22. Tickets can be booked at the gallery&#8217;s website linked above. More about the exhibition:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The creative encounter between individual artists and sitters is explored in this major exhibition featuring portrait drawings by some of the outstanding masters of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/waddesdon.org.uk\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Waddesdon Manor<\/a> in Buckinghamshire is <i><a href=\"https:\/\/waddesdon.org.uk\/whats-on\/elizabethan-power-portraiture-hilliard\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Power &#038; Portraiture: painting at the court of Elizabeth I<\/a><\/i> opened on June 7 and  will run through October 29, 2017 at  From the website:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nA special display exploring how Elizabeth I and her courtiers used portraits to fashion their public image and promote themselves in a glamorous, dangerous world.<\/p>\n<p>Two spectacular panel paintings by Nicholas Hilliard will be accompanied by loans from the Royal Collection and National Portrait Gallery. Visitors will learn about the scientific and scholarly detective work that has led to this important discovery and will be able to compare it with the famous <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Books A nice variety of new books of interest are due out in August! First up is Amy Licence&#8217;s latest work, The Lost Kings: Lancaster, York and Tudor, which is due out August 1 in the UK and in early 2018 in the US. Next is the latest from On&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/2017\/07\/29\/upcoming-books-exhibitions-and-events-for-august-2017\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,11,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-news","category-book-news","category-tudor-history-news-and-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11405\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}