Kathryn Holeman's Blog: Colouring Tudor History

Inside the Book Vlog: Katherine Parr's Embroidered Initials

More behind the scenes all about the 30th illustration from Tudor Queens and Consorts.

Inside the Book Vlog: Katherine Parr's Portrait

More behind the scenes all about the 29th illustration from Tudor Queens and Consorts.

Inside the Book Vlog: Catherine Howard's Portrait

More behind the scenes all about the 28th illustration from Tudor Queens and Consorts.

Inside the Book Vlog: The Coronation Chair of Saint Edward the Confessor

More behind the scenes all about the 27th illustration from Tudor Queens and Consorts.

Inside the Book Vlog: Catherine Howard to the Tower of London

Hey everyone! I’m trying something new! Instead of a short blog post, I’m going to be sharing “behind the scenes” details and a time-lapse coloring video on my Youtube channel. This week is all about the 26th illustration from Tudor Queens and Consorts. Enjoy!

Inside the Book: Richmond Palace

We have arrived at the 25th illustration in Tudor Queens and Consorts: Richmond Palace. Once situated on the opposite bank from the Palace of Westminster along the River Thames, the Richmond Palace we see in this image was the prize of the realm during the reign of Henry VII.

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Inside the Book: Anne of Cleves

Welcome to our 24th illustration in Colouring History: Tudor Queens and Consorts: Anne of Cleves.

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Inside the Book: Portrait of Jane Seymour

Our 23rd illustration in Tudor Queens and Consorts features the lovely Jane Seymour, based on a nineteenth-century portrait painted by Richard Burchett (1815-1875). I think one of my favorite parts of this page, aside from her gilded dress, is the little dog by her feet. I hope the real life pup provided some comfort for her!

The original portrait is part of a series of full-length portraits that Burchett painted, along with some of his students, of the House of Tudor for the royal...

Inside the Book: Hans Holbein's Tudor Costume Study

Left: Costume study by Hans Holbein; Right: Tudor woman on a castle wall walk

Its no secret that some of my favorite illustrations from Tudor Queens and Consorts fall into the Tudor fashion category. I truly enjoyed making this page, which was based on one of Hans Holbeins costume studies. The scene I chose for her place in our book was based on my love for the ocean cliffsides and medieval castle walls of England and Scotland. At the time I was working on this page, my husband and I had...

Talking Tudors Presents ‘All Things Boleyn’

Over the centuries, the life of Henry VIII’s second queen consort, Anne Boleyn, has been countlessly re-examined by historians, as much as it’s been re-imagined by the novelist. She tantalises and polarises in equal measure, but it’s not just Anne that captures our imagination. We’re equally intrigued by other members of the Boleyn family, including Anne’s father, Thomas, and her siblings, Mary and George.

However, much of what we think we know about the Boleyns is coloured by myth and...