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Monthly Archives: June 2011
A review of The Tudor Secret by Christopher Gortner
Having read and loved The Last Queen by Christopher Gortner I couldn’t wait to read the first book in the Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles – The Tudor Secret. I read the book in a few sittings and was hooked from … Continue reading
The Birth of Henry the spare and not the heir!
On the 28 June 1491, Elizabeth of York gave birth to her third child, Henry, at Greenwich Palace officially known as Placentia. Little Henry was Henry VII and Elizabeth’s second son. Arthur, their eldest and heir to the throne of … Continue reading
Ghost stories from Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace has been the setting for many dramatic royal events over the last 500 years, including the death of Henry VIII’s third wife, Jane Seymour and the imprisonment of his fifth wife, Katherine Howard. It is no wonder … Continue reading
Catherine of Aragon crowned Queen of England
Catherine of Aragon married Henry VIII in a private ceremony on 11 June 1509 and was crowned alongside him in Westminster Abbey two weeks later. On the day before their coronation, they processed through London and were met by cheering … Continue reading
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Henry VIII Week at the Falstaff Experience
The Falstaff Experience Tudor World Museum in Stratford-Upon-Avon is hosting a week long celebration for Henry VIII’s birthday. Henry would have been celebrating his 520th birthday this year and to honour the notorious monarch, celebrations will run from Saturday the … Continue reading
Lives of Aristocratic Women in early Tudor England
I thought some of you might be interested in reading this dissertation by Jennifer Ann Rowley-Williams, Image and Reality: the Lives of Aristocratic Women in Early Tudor England. It consists of, among other things, case studies of the lives of five aristocratic women. … Continue reading
