Posted by admin in Featured Articles, Misc on 04 30th, 2009 | No Comments
FOOD FOOD FOOD!!!
I love learning about how food was made in the Tudor period. Here’s a great youtube video about the Hampton Court Palace kitchens and how food was cooked there. “The kitchens of Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace are the largest surviving Renaissance kitchens in Europe. Occupying nearly...
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Posted by admin in Misc on 04 29th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Anne Boleyn hairstyle making a come back!
Anne Boleyn hairstyle is apparently making a comeback in the fashion industry. This Tudor hairstyle was part of London Fashion Week, so look for the large furry headband look coming your way soon. Haaa. “Other Tudor-styles that are set to be massive in the beauty world next season include the...
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Posted by admin in Featured Articles, History News on 04 28th, 2009 | 3 Comments
Interesting facts about Henry VIII
What you didn’t know about Henry VIII: THE CREDIT CRUNCH KING HOW HENRY VIII DIED IN DEBT AND OTHER THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW Henry VIII would have been at home in today’s recession, research from the British Library suggests. As a youngster, Henry spent £2.5 million on capturing a small town...
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Posted by admin in Entertainment on 04 27th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Jane Seymour interview
Here is a TV Guide interview with Annabelle Wallis, the actress who plays Jane Seymour on “The Tudors.” Power, Sex and Tragedy: The Tudors’ Queen Uncovers Court Life
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Posted by admin in Book News on 04 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Book Review: The Other Queen
“The Other Queen” should be called “The Other Piece of Crap” by Philippa Gregory. Let’s start by saying that nothing actually happens in this book. You spend 430 pages waiting with the characters of the book for something to happen. And then you wait some more. And oh-...
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Posted by admin in Things to Ponder on 04 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
Is this what Henry VIII really looked like?
Tudor author and historian Derek Wilson claims that the paintings we see and associate with Henry VIII – the strong magnificent King, with his feet apart and displaying a multitude of power- was all really just propaganda. The painting was commissioned during a time when Henry needed the most ego...
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Posted by admin in Featured Articles, Things to Ponder on 04 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
Jousting Accident of Henry VIII turned him into a different man?
There’s a great article in the Independent claiming that the jousting accident that caused Henry so much pain in his leg for the rest of his life, was also an incident that turned his entire personality around. According to the History Channel documentary, “Inside the body of Henry VIII”,...
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Posted by admin in Book News, Featured Articles on 04 22nd, 2009 | 1 Comment
Meet the author of “The King’s Rose!”
Tudor History fans of Boston: come meet the author of “The King’s Rose”, Alisa Libby. When: Sunday, May 3, 2009Time: 1-3pmWhere: Cafe L’Aroma, 85 Newbury Street, Boston, MA If you haven’t read the book, no worries! Feel free to come by and talk about Tudor history with fellow...
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Posted by admin in Misc on 04 22nd, 2009 | 1 Comment
Henry VIII on Twitter
My, my, isn’t technology amazing. You can now be a part of Henry VIII’s coronation, exactly the way it was done 500 years ago- on Twitter! You can follow Henry VIII on twitter (here is his profile page) and he will update the events leading up to the coronation on June 24th. Wowzah! According...
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Posted by admin in Events, History News on 04 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
Henry VIII tapestry all lite up
Somehow scientists have “restored” a 500 year old tapestry by shining bright beams of light on it in order to display what the original colors would have been like. According to the Telegraph, “High-definition projectors have now been used to beam two million pixels of different...
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