Actually, not so short this week since I have quite a few stories with multiple links!<\/p>\n
One of the big stories to make the Tudor news rounds this week was the discovery of a mural of Henry VIII on the wall of a house while the owners were doing renovations. The house was once the summer home of the Archdeacons of Taunton, including Thomas Cranmer before he became Archbishop of Canterbury. I noticed that pretty much every article, including the three I linked to below, called it a “medieval” mural. I’m assuming they are referring to the technique or style of the mural, since I’m pretty sure anything produced in the 1530s (as this has been dated to) would stretch the definition of the medieval time period.<\/p>\n
* A medieval mural depicting Henry VIII has been uncovered by a couple renovating their home<\/a> – The Telegraph<\/p>\n * Out with his head! DIY couple uncover medieval mural of King Henry VIII<\/a> – The Daily Mail (including images)<\/p>\n * Medieval mural of King Henry VIII uncovered in Somerset<\/a> – Article with video from the BBC<\/p>\n (Quick update – check out the comments thread at The Anne Boleyn Files’ post<\/a> on this for some info from one of the homeowners! They plan to put up a website at http:\/\/milvertonmural.com\/, although it isn’t up yet.)<\/p>\n New archaeological work is beginning at Sheffield Manor Lodge<\/a>, once owned by the Earls of Shrewsbury and where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned, that will remove the soil above the kitchen quarters of the house. Previous archaeological work on the house was done in 2010 by students from the University of Sheffield, who kept a blog about the project<\/a>.<\/p>\n * Project set to reveal secrets of ancient manor<\/a> – The Star<\/p>\n * Fresh light on manor where Mary Queen of Scots held<\/a> – Yorkshire Post<\/p>\n More articles have come out about research in to the tombs of Henry Fitzroy and Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk that I linked to in a previous Sunday Short Takes<\/a><\/p>\n * Research uses space-age technology on 16th-century history<\/a> – The Guardian<\/p>\n