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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Lullingstone Castle- Kent
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m currently compiling a list of Tudor places that still stand today where Anne Boleyn is known to have visited. To see this list, visit my website ‘On the Tudor Trail’ and click on the Tudor … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Lullingstone Castle
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Has a new portrait of Mary Tudor been uncovered?
Canon Russ inherited the contents of Sawston Hall, including a 16th century portrait. Now, in order to save Sawston, he is willing to sell the portrait that some believe is of Mary Tudor! The painting is a full length portrait … Continue reading
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Ghost of Mary Queen of Scots
While researching my upcoming ‘Tudor Pilgrimage’ tour of the UK, I came across an interesting hotel in Oundle, Northhamptonshire that is said to be haunted by the ghost of Mary Queen of Scots. The Elizabethan Talbot Hotel is home to … Continue reading
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Something in common with Hilary Mantel
Earlier today I came across a wonderful article written by Hilary Mantel, the author of Wolf Hall. I was greatly moved by the piece because many of the sentiments she describes are those which I have experienced but perhaps cannot … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Hilary Mantel, Ralph Sadleir, Thomas Cromwell
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Walk where Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII have walked!
Thornbury Castle is the only Tudor Castle in England to be opened as a hotel. It is situated in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire. In 1508, Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, obtained a license to build a castle on the site … Continue reading
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The Lady in the Tower: The fall of Anne Boleyn Podcast
The British Library has made available some fantastic podcasts associated with the ‘Henry VIII: Man and Monarch’ exhibition. The latest one added to the collection is a talk by historian Alison Weir in which she discusses Anne Boleyn’s imprisonment and … Continue reading
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Yes! The idea that there may be Tudor treasures, including portraits, lying undiscovered in some vast manor house, in a cellar or dusty attic, is just delicious. As for this portrait, I’d like to see a larger version of it online, so that I can examine the detail in it (it is supposedly a type of “puzzle” portrait, like Holbein’s The Ambassadors, featuring hidden clues). My inexpert opinion? The lady certainly bears a resemblance to Mary I …