British Library Reviews Part 1 of ‘Private Lives of Medieval Kings’

Posted on 17th January 2012 by Tamise

The British Library ‘Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts Blog reviews the first part of BBC4’s ‘Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings.’

Illuminations with Janina Ramirez

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Interview with historian Kate Williams

Posted on 17th January 2012 by Tamise

The Guardian interviews Dr Kate Williams (author of England’s Mistress, Becoming Queen and The Pleasures of Men).

Kate Williams joins the queens of historical fiction

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Boleyn Festival and Katherine Parr Quincentenary

Posted on 17th January 2012 by Tamise

Natalie at On the Tudor Trail has information about the Boleyn Festival at Blickling in May and the celebrations to mark the Quincentenary of Queen Katherine Parr at Sudeley Castle later this year.

Boleyn Festival Blickling & Queen Katherine Parr Quincentenary

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Website Update

Posted on 15th January 2012 by Tamise

This month’s update is ‘Mary Tudor: Old and New Perspectives’ edited by Susan Doran and Thomas S Freeman. It has been added to General Works section of the Bibliography.

Entries added to the following: Operas/Plays – Plays, Primary Accounts – Dress and Writings of Lady Jane Grey – Letters – Letter to Mary.

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Posted on 13th January 2012 by Tamise

Different era but anyone who enjoyed ‘Becoming Queen’ by Kate Williams, should know about the display at the National Portrait Gallery.

Queens in Waiting in Room 16 (entrance is free), began last November and closes 9 September 2012.

‘…the display traces the idealised nature of the imagery used to represent a young woman in direct line to the throne at a time when the nation tired of the debauched Prince Regent’s rule.’

On 17th January there is a free talk on the subject by Ruth Brimacombe at 3pm.

Queens in Waiting Exhibition

Queens in Waiting – Talk

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