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Join us on Wednesday for our craft workshop CROWNS & COMBAT!
To take part simply pop-in anytime between 11am & 3pm - learn more about the Tudors & make a dazzling crown or sword.
Only £3 per child!
For more info: https://t.co/74A8o70zWm

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2020-02-15

Lady Katherine and Lady Mary Grey, sisters of Lady Jane Grey, both suffered for being born too close to the Crown. Elizabeth denied them happiness with the men they loved. Katherine gave birth twice in the Tower and Mary spent some years under house arrest.

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2020-02-12


26th January 1568
Lady Katherine Grey, wife of Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford died of consumption at Cockfield Hall, Yoxford, Suffolk, aged 27.
https://t.co/WtyMZWzpPg

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2020-01-26

Beautiful painting by Charles Carter mole (1834-1900) for sale on eBay. Depiction of a scene from the court of Edward VI. Edward Seymour is also seen and Catherine Parr kneeling beside the young king. Just a shame I don't have twenty thousand to buy it. 😃

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2020-01-20

Another gift from the Thames! found this beautiful Tudor lace end or aglet a few years ago while mudlarking. You can see how they were worn in the 16thC in these portraits. Hear about some other fab finds in the latest Ep. of https://t.co/lzXGGuyknB

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2019-09-03

I'm thrilled to share that new patrons, who pledge $5 or more, will now receive one or more scans of artist Anthony Hillman's pencil drawings, based on a number of portraits by Hans Holbein. They're stunning! Print, frame and enjoy! https://t.co/k4ASJmMJUR

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2019-06-26

I'm thrilled to share that new patrons, who pledge $5 or more, will now receive one or more scans of artist Anthony Hillman's pencil drawings, based on a number of portraits by Hans Holbein. They're stunning! Print, frame and enjoy! https://t.co/k4ASJn4kMp

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2019-06-22


5th June 1600
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, was charged with insubordination at a special hearing at York House. After which, he was ordered to remain under house arrest.

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2019-06-05

'Chronicles of the Dissolution' is a graphic arts project by students illustrating their interpretations of the State Papers of Henry VIII. It can be used to teach the Reformation or model creative tasks.
https://t.co/3AxgIYcl3f

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2019-05-31

Just think, in around 1644, in Oxford, after all that had happened to religion in Britain under the Tudors, there was an English painter at work producing Caravaggesque night scenes! And I write about him in the Sunday Times today! Stand up and cheer for William Dobson!

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2019-05-13

I am finishing my Tudor Marriage blog series today with Katherine Grey and Edward Seymour. https://t.co/4uKdtGHwZD

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2019-04-17

This graphic novel was created by students illustrating their interpretations of the State Papers of Henry VIII. The tales are told through the eyes of individual characters, from the lowliest carpenter to the ruthless commissioner. https://t.co/yaPXIOttI2

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2019-04-08


2nd March 1545
Sir Thomas Bodley, founder of The Bodleian Library was born in Exeter.
The scholar & diplomat was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. He served Queen Elizabeth I as a Gentleman Usher.

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2019-03-02

John Blanke was a regular musician at the courts of both Henry VII and Henry VIII. He is depicted here at tournament at Westminster held by Henry VIII in celebration of the birth of his son. There is also a surviving payslip for Blanke held

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2018-12-17

'Tudors to Windsors' exhibition at Museum of Fine Art, Houston with 2 paintings of Lady Jane opened yesterday. https://t.co/XZ9NINkbqu (c) NPG and NG

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2018-10-08

Stumbled across a most curious website, the artofmarkevans, which includes some interesting takes on the Tudors.

Lenticular art is a technique where one image ‘flips’ to another.

Check out his who he describes as: “Pretty, clever, chic, sharp-tongued & ambitious.”

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2018-08-14

Book Review: Prince of York - A Story of Reginald Pole
"Another masterpiece by Samantha Wilcoxson that shows the depths of Henry VIII’s vindictiveness which is contrasted by the piety of Reginald Pole."
https://t.co/nqepSExrY7

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2018-07-16