Press Preview for The Lost Prince

Posted on 18th October 2012 by Tamise

You can view photos of the press preview for the National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition, The Lost Prince: The Life and Death of Henry Stuart’ at:

Press Preview for the Lost Prince

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NPG London Blogs about the Lost Prince Exhibition

Posted on 17th October 2012 by Tamise

The Lost Prince: The Life and Death of Henry Stuart Exhibition opens at the National Portrait Gallery tomorrow.

17th Century curator, Catherine MacLeod has written an article for the NPG Blog.

National Portrait Gallery – In Search of the Lost Prince

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Bloody Tales of the Tower available on DVD today

Posted on 15th October 2012 by Tamise



Bloody Tales of the Tower is available on DVD from today.

First shown on National Geographic in April, this three part series was presented by Suzannah Lipscomb (@sixteenthCgirl ) and Joe Crowley.

According to Amazon.co.uk this series is:

‘For those who like their history brought to life albeit briefly before the axe falls – Bloody Tales of the Tower is a fascinating look at life behind the walls of one of England’s most iconic buildings.’

The second episode ‘Executions’ featured the execution of Lady Jane Grey and the third episode, ‘Scandal!’, featured the escape from the Tower of Arbella Stuart.

You can read my write up of the Lady Jane episode:

Bloody Tales of the Tower – Lady Jane Grey

Further information about the DVD at Amazon.co.uk

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Look out for Portrait of the Month

Posted on 14th October 2012 by Tamise

Lady Jane Grey Reference Guide will look at a different portrait of Lady Jane each month. A number of supposed portraits of Jane have been identified over the last few years.

Dr Stephan Edwards has been researching these and other portraits and his findings can be read at his website Some Grey Matter

You can ask him questions about the Portrait of the Month at the Lady Jane Grey Reference Guide Facebook page.

Look out for the first portrait in November.

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Women of the Wars of the Roses discussed on Woman’s Hour

Posted on 4th October 2012 by Tamise

Earlier this week, Sarah Gristwood and Philippa Gregory discussed the Wars of the Roses on Woman’s Hour.

Sarah Gristwood’s ‘Blood Sisters: The Hidden Lives of the Women Behind the Wars of the Roses’ was published last month and the latest novel of Philippa Gregory’s ‘The Cousins’ War’ series, ‘The Kingmaker’s Daughter’ was published in August.

You can listen to the discussion at:

Women of the Wars of the Roses: “The Cousins’ War” – Woman’s Hour

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