William Caxton, the Printing Press, and Edward IV
Tudors Dynasty
by Rebecca Larson
3M ago
We know that Edward IV had a rather large library of books. On this episode ..read more
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Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe
Tudors Dynasty
by Rebecca Larson
7M ago
Hunting the Falcon, (release dates Bloomsbury UK 14th September: Harper Collins USA 24th October 2023) the latest book by eminent historians, John Guy and Julia Fox, takes the unusual step of beginning with Queen Anne climbing the scaffold on the morning of 19th May 1536.   This is an insightful study of the backstories of the ..read more
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Tudor Weekend Conference to celebrate the late Dame Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall Trilogy
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by Rebecca Larson
8M ago
June 23rd and 24th 2024The Tudor Manor at Cadhay House, Exeter, Devon, Englandwolfhallweekend.com     Tickets Here Fans of all things Tudor will be thrilled to know that a weekend conference dedicated to the late Dame Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall Trilogy will be held next summer at one of the best-preserved private Tudor manor houses ..read more
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Anna and Henry: Turns Out They Did!
Tudors Dynasty
by Rebecca Larson
10M ago
by Heather R. Darsie, JD For decades, if not centuries, it has been assumed that Henry VIII of England and Anna of Cleves never consummated their marriage. The Secret Council that met to devise a way for Henry to have an annulment of his marriage to Anna, rather than a divorce, knew that they had ..read more
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Book Review: Mary Queen of Scots’ Secretary by Robert Stedall
Tudors Dynasty
by Rebecca Larson
1y ago
Book Review by Sarah J. Hodder, This book centres around William Maitland, secretary to Mary Queen of Scots and one of the men around her who both supported her and, it seems, played a large part in engineering her downfall. I have long had an interest in Mary as a character, who seems to have ..read more
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Book Review: Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders by Nathen Amin
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by Rebecca Larson
1y ago
Guest Review by Heidi Malagisi of Adventures of a Tudor Nerd August 22, 1485, marked the end of the Plantagenet Dynasty with the death of King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. The man who succeeded him as King of England after his death was young Henry Tudor, whose dynasty would live in ..read more
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Farewell the Flanders Mare (Guest Post)
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by Rebecca Larson
1y ago
Guest post by Rebecca Lyon Deep dish pizza, the Higgs bosun and swimming pool floaties all make an appearance in my new play for kids to perform, Anne of Cleves, Super Queen! Aspects of the play are very fictional and very silly. Although I would not have been able to write it without the meticulous ..read more
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Anne Gainsford Informant Who Never Was
Tudors Dynasty
by Rebecca Larson
1y ago
Written by Sylvia Barbara Soberton George Wyatt wrote the first ever biography of Anne Boleyn, entitled The Life of the Virtuous Christian and Renowned Queen Anne Boleigne. George was the grandson of poet Thomas Wyatt, who is believed to have had a romantic relationship with Anne before she caught Henry VIII’s eye. George Wyatt claimed ..read more
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Lady Jane Grey: Who Served the Nine Days Queen? 
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by Rebecca Larson
1y ago
Written by Dr. James Taffe Edward VI died on 6 July 1553. In his will, the boy king nominated Lady Jane Grey as his  successor. A few days later, on 10 July, Jane ‘was convayed by water to the Tower of  London, and there received as queene’. In the royal barge, it was observed, there ..read more
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Will of Margery Seymour: Mother of a Queen, Duke, and Lord Admiral
Tudors Dynasty
by Rebecca Larson
1y ago
    When it comes to the Seymour family, we generally read about the Duke of Somerset, Jane the Queen consort, and Thomas Seymour. But what about the woman who gave birth to them? Genealogy Margery Wentworth was a descendant of King Edward III, and it is through her ancestry, that her daughter Jane would ..read more
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