Posted by happyhelen in Book News, Featured Articles on 03 29th, 2010 | 4 Comments
Mary Grey, by author LEANDA DE LISLE
I am thrilled to present this lovely article, especially written for TUDORTASTIC, by Leanda De Lisle, the author of “The Sisters Who Would be Queen.” I asked her to write an article about Mary Grey, as she has already written articles about Jane (read here) and Katherine Grey (read here)...
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Posted by happyhelen in Misc on 03 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
Mary of Scots stamps issued
From BBC: “It is one of a series showing the seven Stewart kings and queens who ruled Scotland from 1406 until the Union of the Crowns with England in 1603. TV historian Neil Oliver launched the stamp series at Stirling Castle, the historical home of the Stewarts. He said the Stewart monarchy...
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Posted by happyhelen in Book News, History News on 03 22nd, 2010 | 1 Comment
Tudor articles and links
Hey folks, A few fun Tudor things to take a look at: -A review about a new book out called, “The Tudors: The Complete Story of England’s Most Notorious Dynasty” -The UK National Archives has a Flickr page – you can see the Culpepper letter of Kathyn Howrad. Has anybody visited...
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Posted by happyhelen in History News on 03 18th, 2010 | Comments Off
Shakespeare Lost Play?
Is this Shakespeare’s Lost Play? you decide! From the Guardian: “It has thrills, spills, sword fights, violent sexual assault and – to modern ears – a terrible ending, but the little-known 18th century play Double Falsehood was propelled into the literary limelight today when it was...
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Posted by happyhelen in Events, History News on 03 16th, 2010 | 1 Comment
Dog skeleton revealed on Mary Rose
Haha, this is kinda neat.  It is just a dog though.  But I love dogs! From the telegraph: “The 16th century sea dog acquired the nickname after divers discovered her remains near the sliding hatch door of the ill-fated ship’s carpenter’s cabin, where she had lain since it...
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Posted by happyhelen in Misc on 03 11th, 2010 | Comments Off
Anne Boleyn execution dress
The Anne Boleyn Files has come out with a replica of her execution dress….you can buy it here!
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Posted by happyhelen in Entertainment on 03 8th, 2010 | Comments Off
Tudors season 4 trailer!!
Remember the 4th and last season of the Tudors premieres April 11th!! Watch trailer on youtube
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Posted by happyhelen in Featured Articles, History News on 03 5th, 2010 | Comments Off
Snake now appears in Elizabeth I portrait where it use to be a posy
This is awesome!! So there is some anonymously painted portrait of Elizabeth I holding roses that curators x-rayed and found that instead of roses, originally it was suppose to be a serpent in Elizabeth’s hand. From The Independent: “As the centuries wore away the top layer of paint on the...
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Posted by happyhelen in Book News, History News on 03 3rd, 2010 | 4 Comments
Anne Boleyn was guilty of adultery
A new biography out by George Bernard claims that Anne Boleyn might have committed adultery after all.  And what evidence is this historian using? A POEM! A POEM! He’s using a poem to cite as evidence for how Anne possibly could have done it; or at least, gave enough reasons for Henry to believe...
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Posted by happyhelen in Events on 03 1st, 2010 | Comments Off
Archaeological findings from Tudor playhouses
On April 24th (Shakespeare’s Birthday), there will be a cool presentation of archaeological findings from the Tudor and Stuart playhouses at the Museum of London. Somebody please go and tell us all about it!
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