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A bunch of Tudor related links
A bunch of Tudor relate...
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Lady Jane Grey galoreee!!
Lady Jane Grey galoreee...
There are two exhibitions about Lady Jane Grey in London: 1) National Portrait Gallery:...
Lady Gaga Dons Elizabethan Leather for the Queen of England
Lady Gaga Dons Elizabet...
Okay, I’m a HUGE fan of Lady Gaga (I saw her in concert a few weeks ago) and...
Elizabeth Norton Interview
Elizabeth Norton Interv...
I am on The Anne Boleyn Files email list, and I got an email today that has an interivew...
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Kids build their own Tudor home
Kids build their own Tudor home
An 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...
New online Shakespeare game is a hit
New online Shakespeare game is a hit
This 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. Read More
Bosworth Conference
Bosworth Conference
Not 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...
Oysters as a lovely modern-day popcorn snack
Oysters as a lovely modern-day popcorn snack
From 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,...
Alison Weir, Arguing the Case for Anne Boleyn
Alison Weir, Arguing the Case for Anne Boleyn
This 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