Monthly Archives: March 2012

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

‘She-Wolves: England’s Early Queen’s’ presented by Helen Castor starts on BBC4 tonight at 9pm. ‘Historian Dr Helen Castor explores the lives of seven English queens who challenged male power, the fierce reactions they provoked and whether the term ‘she wolves’ … Continue reading

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The Anne Boleyn Collection Virtual Book Tour – Part 1

The Anne Boleyn Collection Virtual Book Tour has started. Written by Claire Ridgeway, the creator of the wonderful website, The Anne Boleyn Files, ‘The Anne Boleyn Collection’ was published last month. Monday 5th March – Claire answered questions at The … Continue reading

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Queen Katherine Parr Quincentenary Festival 2012

The 12 year old actress who plays Lady Jane Grey in a film for the ‘Queen Katherine Parr Quincentenary Festival 2012 at Sudeley Castle, was interviewed by the Gloucestershire Echo. Winchcombe Word – Starring a Lady Jane Grey Apparently there … Continue reading

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Gillian Blagwell’s Bess of Hardwick Pin Interest Board

Gillian Blagwell, author of ‘The Darling Strumpet’ and ‘The September Queen’ is currently working on a new novel about Bess of Hardwick. As part of her research she has assembled a wonderful collection of paintings and photos of people and … Continue reading

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‘Jane’ carvings at the Tower of London

Last week I had a very interesting and enjoyable conversation with Lara from ‘Tudor History Blog’ on Twitter (@tudorhistory) about the two ‘Jane’ carvings on the walls of the Beauchamp Tower at the Tower of London. The Tower of London … Continue reading

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