Suzannah Lipscomb's Blog, page 14
February 15, 2015
New mini-review of Visitor’s Companion to Tudor England
Thanks to Mick Symes, I’ve just found this rather lovely mini-review of A Visitor’s Companion to Tudor England, which is out in paperback… Must Reads
February 6, 2015
Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History
For Channel Five, I have written and presented a two-part series on the love affair between Henry VIII and Anne...
The Wright Stuff
In advance of my Henry and Anne series, I joined the panel of The Wright Stuff as the day’s special...
New Hidden Killers
My New Hidden Killers of the Victorian Home in which I discussed more everyday items in Victorian homes as they...
Secrets of the Manor House
PBS/Yesterday Channel’s Secrets of the Manor House series included a special programme on Hampton Court Palace. In it, among other experts such...
Britain’s Secret Treasures
This autumn Bethany Hughes and Michael Buerk have been hosting another series of Britain’s Secret Treasures in which I was...
Newsnight
I debated the fate of historic objects with Dr Kate Williams and Anita Anand on BBC 2’s Newsnight. August 2013.
The Last Days of Anne Boleyn
On 19 May 1536, Anne Boleyn was executed on charges of adultery, incest and conspiring King Henry VIII’s death. But...
January 29, 2015
How Recent is History?
In this History Today article I argue that a revolution in communications and new technology means that we now live in an age of speeded-up history. Historians should wake up to this shift – read it here.
January 23, 2015
WOW! Damian Lewis read 1536 to prepare for his role as Henry VIII in Wolf Hall
Well, I am astonished and delighted: Damian Lewis says that, among others (and as well as looking to Prince Harry!), he read my book on Henry VIII to prepare for his role in Wolf Hall: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tv...
