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Posted by happyhelen in Featured Articles, History News on 03 5th, 2010 | No Comments
Snake now appears in Elizabeth I portrait where it use to be a posy
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 | 3 Comments
Anne Boleyn was guilty of adultery
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 Featured Articles, History News on 02 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
Battle of Bosworth place finally revealed
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
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
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
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
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 History News on 01 31st, 2010 | No Comments
Oysters as a lovely modern-day popcorn snack
Oysters as a lovely modern-day popcorn snack
From Reuters: Archaeologists say choice Tudor snacks included oysters by the cartload, crab and other shellfish like mussels, whelks and periwinkles. Dried raisins and figs, hazelnuts, plums, cherries and peaches were also consumed in great quantities, according to experts who excavated The Rose and...
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Posted by happyhelen in History News on 01 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
Leeds Professor unmasks symbol’s secrets
Leeds Professor unmasks symbol’s secrets
This image, shown on the left, is apparently on road signs across Leeds.  And a professor from Huddersfield University has recently formed a theory about the image, and it also relates to Henry VIII. From Yorkshire Evening Post: “Professor Rimer has argued that the helmet, mask and spectacles...
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Posted by happyhelen in History News on 01 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Mary Rose museum video
Mary Rose museum video
This video is showing the time lapse of the building of the new Mary Rose museum. Mary Rose museum time lapse
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