Posted by happyhelen in Entertainment, Events on 02 26th, 2010 | 1 Comment
Henry VIII returns to the Globe
Henry VIII returns to the Globe!! Excerpt from BBC: “Henry VIII, which opens in May, is part of the theatre’s 2010 Kings and Rogues season. Shakespeare’s masterpieces Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 will also be staged, while Lucy Bailey’s production of Macbeth will star Elliot Cowan,...
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Posted by happyhelen in Book News, Misc on 02 24th, 2010 | No Comments
Katherine Parr: an ideal stepmother
History Today has this great article on Katherine Parr, written by Linda Porter.  Porter has a book coming out in the UK in March. Excerpt: “Katherine has been described as the queen who came from nowhere, yet her pedigree was similar to that of Henry’s other English queens and she was well...
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Posted by happyhelen in Featured Articles, History News on 02 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
Battle of Bosworth place finally revealed
Finally! They found it! Real location of Battle of Bosworth Silver badge and lead shot pinpoint site BBC Video
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Posted by happyhelen in Featured Articles, History News on 02 17th, 2010 | No Comments
Paul Delaroche
I found this fabulous article about Paul Delaroche and The Execution of Jane Grey at the Times online. An excerpt: Lady Jane Grey passed from a private collection into British hands and was left to the nation at the turn of the 20th century. Its fame, however, had evaporated, and by 1928 it was kept...
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Posted by happyhelen in Entertainment, History News on 02 15th, 2010 | No Comments
Katherine of Aragon commemoration service on youtube
Not too long ago I posted an article about Katherine of Aragon commemoration service coming up end of January– and here is a youtube showing it! Katherine of Aragon service
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Posted by happyhelen in History News on 02 10th, 2010 | 1 Comment
Farmhouse in Kent dates back to the Boleyns
I found this article about Fosters Farm, a cute little farm in Kent that has a history back to the Boleyns! It’s now on sale for 1,450,000 pounds! It once was owned by Henry Carey, the son of Mary Boleyn and the nephew of Anne Boleyn.  It was also passed onto Lord Hunsdon, Queen Elizabeth I’s...
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Posted by happyhelen in History News on 02 8th, 2010 | No Comments
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...
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Posted by happyhelen in Entertainment on 02 5th, 2010 | No Comments
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
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Posted by happyhelen in Events on 02 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
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...
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