Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Boleyn Festival – Further details

Posted on 29th March 2012 by Tamise

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 … Continue reading →

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David Starkey Tours Sudeley Castle

Posted on 29th March 2012 by Tamise

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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She-Wolves by Helen Castor

Posted on 23rd March 2012 by Tamise

‘She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth’ is a Daily Mail Must Read. Daily Mail – Must Read

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Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim by John Guy – Reviews – Updated 25/05

Posted on 22nd March 2012 by Tamise

The ‘wolf’ who found God and lost his life by Simon Griffith. ‘…The past really is another country, and the medieval mindset becomes impossible to fathom unless we first rid ourselves of such anachronistic notions as equality, individualism and human … Continue reading →

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She-Wolves: England’s Early Queens – Part 3 – Helen Castor

Posted on 21st March 2012 by Tamise

‘She-Wolves: England’s Early Queens’ presented by Helen Castor concludes tonight on BBC4 at 9pm. (c)Playdead TV The third episode, ‘Jane, Mary and Elizabeth’ starts in ‘1553 when, for the first time, all the contenders for the English crown were female.’ … Continue reading →

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