Finally, enough stories to do another round-up!<\/p>\n
* The Roanoke Island Colony: Lost, and Found?<\/a> – Some new developments in the search for the Lost Colony (one of my all-time favorite historical mysteries!)<\/p>\n * 12 buildings in use today that were around when King Richard III was on the throne<\/a><\/p>\n * The story that has lit up my alerts the most over the past week was about the discovery of a pipe in Shakespeare’s garden that tested positive for cannabis that created a lot of “Shakespeare was a pothead” headlines. Thankfully at least one article I came across took a more skeptical view of directly associating the find with the Bard himself: How the Web Got Suckered into Thinking Shakespeare Was a Stoner<\/a><\/p>\n * Wanna spend the night at Hampton Court Palace? You’ll have the chance on the night of September 26!<\/a><\/p>\n * Another neat opportunity – apply to be in the studio audience for the next Great History Quiz<\/a> at the BBC, this time featuring the Tudors, on September 8.<\/p>\n And finally –<\/p>\n * A neat video from Historic Royal Palaces demonstrating how they wash their tapestries<\/p>\n