Author Archives: Tamise

Books 2015 – on sale now- Henry VIII’s Last Love: The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady-in-Waiting to the Tudors by David Baldwin

Posted on 7th March 2015 by Tamise

March – Henry VIII’s Last Love: The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady in Waiting to the Tudors by David Baldwin ‘In 1533 Katherine Willoughby married Charles Brandon, Henry VIII’s closest friend. She would go on to serve at the … Continue reading →

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Books 2015 – on sale today – God’s Traitors by Jessie Childs (paperback)

Posted on 5th March 2015 by Tamise

5 March – God’s Traitors: Terror and Faith in Elizabethan England (paperback) by Jessie Childs ‘The Catholics of Elizabethan England did not witness a golden age. Their Mass was banned, their priests were outlawed, their faith was criminalised. In an … Continue reading →

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Helen Castor discusses Joan of Arc

Posted on 4th March 2015 by Tamise

Historian Helen Castor discusses her new book, ‘Joan of Arc: A History’ on ABC Radio. Conversations with Richard Fidler – Helen Castor

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Lady Jane mentioned in BBC History Magazine article

Posted on 4th March 2015 by Tamise

Lady Jane is briefly mentioned in an article in the March 2015 issue of BBC History Magazine. David Baldwin’s article, ‘A Seventh Wife for Henry VIII?’ looks at the possibility that Henry VIII might have considered a seventh marriage to … Continue reading →

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Streatham Portrait to go back to Montacute House

Posted on 3rd March 2015 by Tamise

The National Portrait Gallery have said that the Lady Jayne/Streatham portrait will return to Montacute House in Somerset in late spring. The portrait was part of ‘The Real Tudors: Kings & Queens Rediscovered’ exhibition from 12 September 2014 until 1st … Continue reading →