Since I got side-tracked doing other things on Sunday and Monday is a holiday here in the US, you get a return of the “Sunday Short Takes – Monday edition”!<\/p>\n
The big story that caused my Google alerts to light up was about a purported “last portrait” of Henry VIII. The story from The Daily Mail in the first link kicked it all off and I have to admit when I first saw the portrait and read the article, I was pretty skeptical about some of the claims of it being the last portrait Henry sat for. I’m definitely not a professional art historian but I was pretty sure people were jumping to conclusions. And thankfully some people who do know more about art history chimed have in with opinions on this being the “last” portrait of Henry VIII.<\/p>\n
* Last ever’ painting of Henry VIII uncovered in Wiltshire after experts study TREE RINGS to prove it is from final year of his reign<\/a><\/p>\n * Not Henry VIII’s ‘last portrait’<\/a> – Good breakdown from Bendor Grosvenor, hitting the main points that immediately came to mind when I saw the first article.<\/p>\n * Henry VIII’s ‘last portrait’ at Longleat disputed by art historian<\/a><\/p>\n For the anniversary of Elizabeth I’s coronation on Wednesday, Culture 24 put together a nice summary of Elizabethan things to see in the UK:<\/p>\n * Elizabeth I: Where to find the 16th century Queen in museums and galleries<\/a><\/p>\n And finally, History Extra has launched a new video series with an introduction and an interview with Suzannah Lipscomb talking Tudors:<\/p>\n * Talking Tudors: Sam Willis meets Suzannah Lipscomb<\/a><\/p>\n