Posted by happyhelen on 02 8th, 2010 |
No CommentsAn article from The Observer:
YOUNGSTERS turned the clock back centuries as they constructed their very own Tudor home.
More than 230 Year 5 and 6 pupils at Cippenham Junior School in Elmshott Lane, Cippenham, showed off their muscle power by building the 1/3 scale authentic design out of 96 pieces of Timber.
The children were divided into four different groups and each had the opportunity to spend...
Posted by happyhelen on 02 5th, 2010 |
No CommentsThis is a riot. There is a new online Shakespeare game that has over 22 million players worldwide!
The point of the game is just having Romeo pick enough flowers for Juliet. Haha.
It was launched last May, hoping to spark interest in people in terms of visiting Shakespeare country.
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Posted by happyhelen on 02 2nd, 2010 |
No CommentsNot too long ago, I posted a few articles about how researchers are debating the location of the Battle of Bosworth, saying it’s not the place they use to think it is. Well, on Feb 20th, at the Bosworth Conference in Leicester, researchers will reveal their results after trying to locate the actual battle site.
Info below:
The Bosworth Conference
County Hall, Leicester.
Saturday 20th-February...
Posted by happyhelen on 01 31st, 2010 |
No CommentsFrom Reuters:
Archaeologists say choice Tudor snacks included oysters by the cartload, crab and other shellfish like mussels, whelks and periwinkles.
Dried raisins and figs, hazelnuts, plums, cherries and peaches were also consumed in great quantities, according to experts who excavated The Rose and The Globe theatres on the south bank of the River Thames.
Baked blackberry and elderberry pies and sturgeon,...
Posted by happyhelen on 01 27th, 2010 |
No CommentsThis is fantastic! You can hear an interview with Alison Weir about her new book, “The Lady in the Tower.”
Alison Weir, Arguing the Case for Anne Boleyn
