Author Archives: Tamise

A glimpse of the Lady Jane Streatham portrait behind the scenes at the National Portrait Gallery…

Down in the Framing Studio, the team is reframing a portrait of Lady Jane Grey #secretsMW #MuseumWeek pic.twitter.com/7ew9VjLesQ — Portrait Gallery (@NPGLondon) March 23, 2015 (c) NPG The portrait will be on display at Montacute House in Somerset from late … Continue reading

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Books 2015 – on sale now – Elizabeth I and Her Circle by Susan Doran

March – Elizabeth I and Her Circle by Susan Doran ‘This is the inside story of Elizabeth I’s inner circle and the crucial human relationships which lay at the heart of her personal and political life. Using a wide range … Continue reading

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Two new books to look out for in 2015 and 2016…

15 August 2015 – Margaret Pole: The Countess in the Tower by Susan Higginbotham ‘Of the many executions ordered by Henry VIII, surely the most horrifying was that of sixty-seven-year-old Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, hacked to pieces on the … Continue reading

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Books 2015 – on sale now – The Family of Richard III by Michael Hicks

15 March – The Family of Richard III by Michael Hicks ‘The Wars of the Roses were quarrels within the Plantagenet family, of which Richard’s dynasty, the house of York was one branch. The house of York won the first … Continue reading

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Books 2015 – on sale now – Inside The Tudor Court (paperback) by Lauren Mackay

15 March – Inside the Tudor Court: Henry VIII and his Six Wives through the eyes of the Spanish Ambassador (Paperback) by Lauren Mackay ‘The reports and despatches of Eustace Chapuys, Spanish Ambassador to Henry VIII’s court from 1529 to … Continue reading

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