Posted by happyhelen in Entertainment on 06 24th, 2010 | Comments Off
Who could succeed Henry VIII on TV?
I still haven’t watched the last two episodes of the Tudors, so don’t tell me what happens…although umm, well, I know how history is, so I can’t imagine there are any surprises.  Haha. This is kinda a cool article about potential history ‘stories’ that could replace...
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Posted by happyhelen in History News on 06 15th, 2010 | Comments Off
Lobby for Henry VII statue!
From BBC News: “Melanie Phillips has been campaigning for the monument at Pembroke Castle where she once worked. The king, who founded the Tudor dynasty, was born in the castle in 1457 and lived there until he was 11. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire MP Simon Hart said he would help to find...
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Posted by happyhelen in Uncategorized on 06 9th, 2010 | Comments Off
Henry VIII’s prayer roll goes on display
From History Today: A rare medieval prayer roll that once belonged to Henry VIII goes on display, today, in the British Library’s Sir John Ritblat Gallery as part of its ‘Treasures of the British Library’ collection. Whilst there still exist numerous medieval obituary rolls, very few prayer rolls...
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