Category Archives: Tudor Trail and Treasures

A big focus of ‘On the Tudor Trail’ is to uncover places with a significant Tudor connection. Especially a connection to Anne Boleyn. Feel free to share your favourite Tudor hideaways with us.

Birth and Burial Records of William Shakespeare

A quick post to share with you a wonderful new ‘app’ that will be launched this month at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, to help guide visitors through Stratford-upon-Avon. The app will make use of various digital images from the Trust’s … Continue reading

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Interview with Emily Pooley – Creator of an Anne Boleyn Waxwork

I have just published my interview with Emily Pooley, a Technical & Special Effects Artist, who recently made a life-sized waxwork Anne Boleyn figure that is now on display at Hever Castle as part of the ‘A Royal Romance’ exhibition. … Continue reading

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Guest Post by Historian Suzannah Lipscomb

I am frequently asked two questions: why am I a Tudor historian? And why do I think people remain fascinated by this period? The answer is the same: the Tudor era has all the best stories. Consider: the remarkable sixteenth … Continue reading

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Kendal Parish Church

Kendal Parish Church in Cumbria dates from the early thirteenth century although there is evidence to suggest that it occupies the site of a much earlier Church. It is Cumbria’s largest parish church, and one of the largest in England … Continue reading

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The Time Traveller’s Guide to Elizabethan England

The Time Traveller’s Guide to Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer sounds wonderful! Another book to add to my ever growing collection. Available from Amazon UK and Book Depository now. Will be published in the US on April 9, 2012. Synopsis … Continue reading

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A Visitor’s Companion to Tudor England

Today marks the release of Suzannah Lipscomb’s new book, A Visitor’s Companion to Tudor England. I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my copy – hurry postman! A little something to whet your appetite… For the armchair traveller or those … Continue reading

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