{"id":9838,"date":"2015-06-21T17:06:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T22:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/?p=9838"},"modified":"2015-06-21T17:06:46","modified_gmt":"2015-06-21T22:06:46","slug":"sunday-short-takes-171","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/2015\/06\/21\/sunday-short-takes-171\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Short Takes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sorry I haven’t had a round-up in the past few weeks… once again I’ve tried to squeeze too many things into the weekends and some things just didn’t get done. And I’m still working my way through all my vacation photos!<\/p>\n

A new project from the University of Leicester archaeology might not have the same fanfare as their Richard III dig, but this one is also relevant to Tudor history interests. Here are a few articles about the project to investigate Bradgate Park, the childhood home of Lady Jane Grey:<\/p>\n

* Archaeologists prepare to reveal the secrets of Bradgate Park<\/a><\/p>\n

* Archaeologists say Lady Jane Grey birthplace is “as good as it gets” as six-week dig begins<\/a><\/p>\n

* Archaeologists find a hoard of historical artifacts at Bradgate Park<\/a><\/p>\n

And in more archaeology news:<\/p>\n

* ‘Highly significant’ Spanish Armada cannons discovered off coast of Ireland<\/a><\/p>\n

And finally… <\/p>\n

This should probably go in the monthly books and events round-up, but since the event is pretty close I thought I would go ahead and highlight it here in the news round-up. If anyone gets a chance to attend I’d love a write-up!<\/p>\n

* Representing the Tudors: An interdisciplinary conference 10-11 July 2015<\/a> – Held at the University of South Wales, this conference brings together scholars working in a variety of fields to encourage dialogue between different perspectives and methodologies when engaging with the question of <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sorry I haven’t had a round-up in the past few weeks… once again I’ve tried to squeeze too many things into the weekends and some things just didn’t get done. And I’m still working my way through all my vacation photos! A new project from the University of Leicester archaeology…<\/p>\n

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