Posted by happyhelen in Entertainment on 09 30th, 2009 | No Comments
Naughty Henry
Puppet blowjob! Kingly Masturbation! Talking Vagina! Okay, do I have your attention now? This is a riot – apparently there is a naughty puppet show about the life of Henry VIII playing in Seattle! Can somebody go see it and write me a review? That would be awesome and hilarious. Read the review...
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Posted by happyhelen in History News, Uncategorized on 09 29th, 2009 | No Comments
Battle of Bosworth is in the wrong spot???
This article from the Telegraph is great and kinda hilariously amusing to me – archaeologists are saying that the site of where we think the Battle of Bosworth happened – well, apparently it’s located in the wrong spot! It is currently located in Ambion Hill in Leicestershire, but archaeologists...
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Posted by happyhelen in Entertainment, Special Days on 09 28th, 2009 | 1 Comment
The Tudors Season 3 DVD comes out December 15th
The Tudors season 3 DVD comes out December 15th! Preorder it on amazon.com!
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Posted by happyhelen in Misc on 09 27th, 2009 | No Comments
Historic Royal Palaces on Facebook
I’m sure many of you already knows about this, but I personally just discovered the Historic Royal Palaces facebook page – and it’s marvelous! I like their updates a great deal and I especially love their pictures.  I am stealing some and posting it on there to show how gorgeous they...
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Posted by happyhelen in Misc on 09 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Get your very own Anne Boleyn gown!
With Halloween coming up in a month, some of you might be thinking about finding a costume. This website has the most beautiful replica Anne Boleyn gown! Of course, it is $375.00.  But it’s gorgeous!
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Posted by happyhelen in Events on 09 24th, 2009 | No Comments
Final Glimpse of the Mary Rose
From BBC News: “Hundreds of people flocked to Portsmouth this weekend for a final glimpse of the Mary Rose before the Tudor warship goes under wraps for three years. Currently the ancient hull of the Mary Rose is constantly sprayed with a water-based wax solution to prevent the timbers drying out...
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Posted by happyhelen in History News on 09 24th, 2009 | No Comments
How two Tudor lion statues came to Hampton Court
Interesting article about how these lion statues ended up at Hampton.
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Posted by happyhelen in Book News, Entertainment, Events, Featured Articles on 09 23rd, 2009 | 1 Comment
Meeting Phillipa Gregory
Last night was Phillipa Gregory’s first stop on her US book tour for “The White Queen”. She was at Boston University at the Tsai performance center and gave a presentation about her new book. She was wonderful! She was engaging, charming and had wonderful insight into Tudor history....
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Posted by happyhelen in Events on 09 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
Wiltshire history centre to celebrate the Tudor era
At the Wilshire History Center, visitors will be able to meet crew members of the Mary Rose, shoot arrows with a long bow and look at authentic Tudor documents! It will take place on Saturday, September 26. Some of the rarest documents include the marriage deed of Henry VIII to Jane Seymour and a signed...
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Posted by admin in Featured Articles, History News on 09 7th, 2009 | No Comments
Mary of Scot’s last letter on display!
Mary of Scot’s last letter, the one she wrote 6 hours before her execution, is to be displayed for the first time in 30 years. It will be shown at the National Library of Scotland later this month. “The priceless letter was written on 8 February, 1587, to Henri III, King of France, the brother...
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