{"id":8043,"date":"2013-07-28T13:39:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-28T18:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/?p=8043"},"modified":"2013-07-28T13:39:46","modified_gmt":"2013-07-28T18:39:46","slug":"upcoming-books-exhibitions-and-events-for-august-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/28\/upcoming-books-exhibitions-and-events-for-august-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for August 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Books<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Leanda de Lisle&#8217;s latest work on the Tudors is out at the end of August in the UK and will be out in early October in the US. It&#8217;s titled <i>Tudor: The Family Story<\/i> in the UK and <i>Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England&#8217;s Most Notorious Royal Family<\/i> in the US.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=tudorhistoryo-21&#038;o=2&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=0701185880&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=tudorhistory-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=1610393635&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Linda Porter has a new book out this month as well, this time about Mary Queen of Scots. The release date is August 15 in the UK and I have (so far) been unable to find info on a US release date.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=tudorhistoryo-21&#038;o=2&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=0230753647&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And <i>Fatal Rivalry<\/i>, that <a href=\"http:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/01\/upcoming-books-exhibitions-and-events-for-july-2013\/\">I linked to last month<\/a>, will be out in the US on August 26.<\/p>\n<p><b>Events<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The next <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sudeleycastle.co.uk\/visit-us\/events?Submit=view&#038;id=132&#038;page=events\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sudeley Castle Tudor Fun Day<\/a> is on August 25th.<\/p>\n<p><b>Continuing exhibitions<\/b><\/p>\n<p>* <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityoflondon.gov.uk\/things-to-do\/visiting-the-city\/archives-and-city-history\/london-metropolitan-archives\/news-and-events\/Pages\/shakespeare-exhibition.aspx\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shakespeare and London<\/a>, an exhibition by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityoflondon.gov.uk\/things-to-do\/visiting-the-city\/archives-and-city-history\/london-metropolitan-archives\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">London Metropolitan Archives<\/a>, opened in May and will run through September 26, 2013. One of the highlights of the exhibition is a 1613 deed signed by Shakespeare and is one of only six known examples of his signature. If you want to be sure to see that item, please check the website since it is only on display for some of the dates the exhibition runs.<\/p>\n<p>* The exhibition <i>In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion<\/i> opened in May and runs through October 6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.royalcollection.org.uk\/exhibitions\/in-fine-style-the-art-of-tudor-and-stuart-fashion-QGBP\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More information is available at the Royal Collection website<\/a>, which also includes an online gallery of exhibition highlights and a TEDx talk by the exhibition curator.<\/p>\n<p>* The National Museum of Scotland&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nms.ac.uk\/our_museums\/national_museum\/upcoming_exhibitions\/mary_queen_of_scots.aspx\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">exhibition on Mary Queen of Scots<\/a> opened on June 28 and will run through November 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Books Leanda de Lisle&#8217;s latest work on the Tudors is out at the end of August in the UK and will be out in early October in the US. It&#8217;s titled Tudor: The Family Story in the UK and Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. 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