On The Tudor Trail – Guest Post by Suzannah Lipscomb

On the Tudor Trail has a guest post by historian Suzannah Lipscomb.

‘A Visitor’s Guide to Tudor England’ by Suzannah Lipscomb was published last month.

On the Tudor Trail – Guest Post by Historian Suzannah Lipscomb

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Tickets on Sale for Katherine Parr Quincentenary

Tickets are now on sale for the Katherine Parr Quincentenary Celebrations at Sudeley Castle.

Events include talks by David Starkey, Linda Porter, Janel Mueller, Susan James, Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch, Alison Weir and Michael Hirst.

Further details and to book tickets:

Queen Katherine Parr Quincentenary 2012 Events

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The Art of Monarchy – Final Part

Part 8 – Legacy
Saturday 31st March
10.30am

Part 8 features ‘The Whitehall Mural after Hans Holbein the Younger’ and a portrait of Richard III.

The Whitehall Mural after Hans Holbein the Younger

Portrait of Richard III

Listen to the programme

Read the transcript

Parts 1-7

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The Boleyn Festival – Further details

Norfolk Eastern Daily Press has further details about the Boleyn Festival, including a key note address by Professor Eric Ives (author of The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn).


New literary festival at Blickling Hall will open the book on Anne Boleyn

Boleyn Festival Offical Site

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David Starkey Tours Sudeley Castle

David Starkey gives a tour of Sudeley Castle in The Daily Telegraph. This summer marks the quincentenary of the birth of Katherine Parr.

Inside Sudeley, the castle that courts controversy

Further details on the Queen Katherine Parr Quincentenary

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