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April 3, 2020
The Tudor Tweeter – reloaded
Back in 2016 I wrote a blog with ‘social posts’ by Mary Fox, my Tudor heroine. Just recently I reformatted these, and I’ll add to them with new ‘Tudor Posts’ as and when I can. I have also created the hashtag #tudorsocialmediaposts – feel free to create your own and hashtag them as well!
September 5, 2017
The Witchfinder's Well now has its own website!
For news, views and updates on The Witchfinder's Well, as well as its sequel The Alchemist's Arms, see www.thewitchfinderswell.com
January 29, 2016
The Funeral of Queen Jane Seymour
Originally posted on The Freelance History Writer:
On October 12, 1537, King Henry VIII’s beloved wife Jane Seymour finally gave birth at Hampton Court Palace to his only surviving legitimate son, the future King Edward VI. Henry was ecstatic. The labor had been long and hard but Jane seemed to slowly recover and even wrote…
On October 12, 1537, King Henry VIII’s beloved wife Jane Seymour finally gave birth at Hampton Court Palace to his only surviving legitimate son, the future King Edward VI. Henry was ecstatic. The labor had been long and hard but Jane seemed to slowly recover and even wrote…
January 5, 2016
Mary Fox – The Tudor Tweeter
Mary Fox, the legendary Tudor-era heroine of Mary Fox and the Broken Sword, has been tweeting her thoughts over the last few months. I thought it would be interesting to gather them all together into one blog post.
January 2, 2016
The Life and Death of Henry, Duke of Cornwall, Son of King Henry VIII
Originally posted on The Freelance History Writer:
The year was 1510 and Katherine of Aragon, Queen of England was pregnant. As the months passed, her pregnancy was progressing and it was almost time for her to retire to the birthing chamber for her lying-in as custom required. In November, a great tournament was held where…
The year was 1510 and Katherine of Aragon, Queen of England was pregnant. As the months passed, her pregnancy was progressing and it was almost time for her to retire to the birthing chamber for her lying-in as custom required. In November, a great tournament was held where…
September 9, 2015
What price historical accuracy?
I recently watched an interesting show on Channel 4 (UK) called Time Crashers, where a group of people were filmed living for a few days as servants in a Tudor manor house. We saw them preparing and serving a banquet, washing clothes, eating and sleeping – all in character and in the costume of the period. The emphasis […]
August 25, 2015
The woman who won over the king
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to see Philippa Gregory give a talk on the subject of Katherine Parr – the 6th, and some might say, the most fortunate, of Henry VIII’s wives. The reason for the talk was the launch of Ms Gregory’s new book about Katherine, called The Taming of […]
July 14, 2015
Popular uprisings – against the King or against social change?
If you look at two of the biggest social revolts in the Plantagenet / Tudor era, there are remarkable similarities. Both Jack Cade’s Rebellion of 1450 and Robert Aske’s Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536-7 were not aimed at overthrowing the King (Henrys VI and VIII respectively) – but were aimed at restoring the social order that was the […]
