Sunday Short Takes
Cowdenknowes Estate I’m finally getting back into the groove of things after vacation! * Where’s Wolsey? Hunt is on to find the remains of Cardinal Wolsey in Leicester – This isn’t really much of a...
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In lieu of the regular news round-up, I thought I would highlight two Tudor-themed creative contests announced last week. First up: the Tudor Ghost Story contest is back! – Head on over to On the Tudor...
View ArticleUpcoming Books and Events for July 2015
Books It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that I missed some releases last month (and a few months before!) so I’ll include those along with the new releases for July. First up, Mary Tudor, England’s...
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News has been a little light lately, but here are a few things that caught my eye: * A brief history of witches by Suzannah Lipscomb – Between 1482 and 1782, thousands of people across Europe were...
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Sad news to start this week’s round-up: * Keith Michell, star of Six Wives of Henry VIII dies aged 89 – Keith Michell, star of The Six Wives of Henry VIII and artistic director of the Chichester...
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Time for another round-up! Finally got a few stories to post. * Archaeology Week at the Mary Rose Museum – During the Festival of Archaeology 2017 the Mary Rose Museum welcome visitors to hear from...
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Feels weird doing this while part of my state drowns but other than some small donations there isn’t a whole lot I can do at this point until the rain stops here and elsewhere (and it looks like that...
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Just a couple of things, mostly related to stuff I posted in the Upcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for October 2017 last weekend: * Miranda Kaufmann has a website related to her new book Black...
View ArticleUpcoming Books, Events and Exhibitions for May 2018
Time for the round-up for the merry month of May! Books Four Queens and a Countess: Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth I, Mary I, Lady Jane Grey and Bess of Hardwick by Jill Armitage will be out in the US...
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Yes, really, a Sunday Short Takes!! I finally had a confluence of enough stuff to post and time to actually post it. First up – a couple of competitions are back this year! * Tudor Ghost Story...
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