{"id":15953,"date":"2026-05-03T20:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T01:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/?p=15953"},"modified":"2026-05-03T16:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T21:56:28","slug":"upcoming-books-and-events-for-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/2026\/05\/03\/upcoming-books-and-events-for-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Books and Events for May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello May! Sorry I missed last month, I was behind on a bunch of stuff around the house and it ate up a lot of my weekends.<\/p>\n

Books<\/b><\/p>\n

Lost Heirs of the Tudor Crown<\/b><\/i> by Neha Roy was originally released in the UK in March and will be out at the end of May in the US.<\/p>\n

Purchase at Amazon UK<\/a><\/p>\n

Purchase at Amazon US<\/a><\/p>\n

And Desiderius Erasmus: The Folly or Far Sightedness of Renaissance Europe’s Greatest Mind<\/b><\/i> by Amy McElroy was also released in March in the UK and will be out in mid-May in the US.<\/p>\n

Purchase at Amazon UK<\/a><\/p>\n

Purchase at Amazon US<\/a><\/p>\n

And in new books this month, Anne Boleyn: Reputation, Revolution, Religion, and the Queen Who Changed History<\/b><\/i> by Martha Tatarnic will be out in mid-May in the US and at the end of the month in the UK.<\/p>\n

Purchase at Amazon UK<\/a><\/p>\n

Purchase at Amazon US<\/a><\/p>\n

Exhibition<\/b><\/p>\n

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Hever Castle is hosting a new exhibition, Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn<\/a><\/b> which “brings together the largest ever gathering of portraits believed to depict Anne Boleyn, including a ground-breaking newly identified contemporary image unveiled for the first time.” The exhibition will run from February 11, 2026 to January 2, 2027 and is included with admission to the castle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello May! Sorry I missed last month, I was behind on a bunch of stuff around the house and it ate up a lot of my weekends. Books Lost Heirs of the Tudor Crown by Neha Roy was originally released in the UK in March and will be out at…<\/p>\n

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