Interview with Dr Stephan Edwards

Interview with Dr Stephan Edwards (Some Grey Matter) at Executed Today – 1554: Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Days’ Queen.

NB. Contains link to the execution scene from the film ‘Lady Jane’ rated Parental Guidance in the UK.

Spotted at Tudor History Blog

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Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey – Reviews – Updated 28 March

Reviews of the National Gallery exhibition, ‘Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey’ have started appearing. The exhibition opens February 24th.

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Paul Delaroche and the wisdom of crowds by Daniel Hannan – The Daily Telegraph – 25 March 2010 – added 28 March – New

How Tudorphilia rescued Delaroche by Tim Adams – The New Statesmen – 20 March 2010 – added 21 March – New

Staging the pity and horror of history by Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith – The Catholic Herald – 19 March 2010 – added 21 March – New

Delaroche paints plain Jane by Brian Sewell – Evening Standard – 18 March 2010 – added 21 March – New

Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey by Laura Cumming – The Observer – 7 March 2010 – added 7 March

Paul Delaroche: You’ll laugh until your head falls off by Waldemar Januszak – The Culture – Sunday Times – 28 February – added 28 February

First Impressions: Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey – by Kathryn Hadley – History Today Magazine Online – 24 February –added 28 February

National Gallery shows Delaroche’s Tudor inspired worksBBC.co.uk – 25 February – added 26 February

Woman’s Hour – The Execution of Lady Jane GreyBBC Radio 4 – 17 mins 31 seconds in to the show – 23rd February – added 26 February

Bristol professor curates major National Gallery exhibitionUniversity of Bristol – 25 February – added 25 February

Delaroche’s Execution of Lady Jane Grey: Royals to the slaughter – by Jonathan Jones – The Guardian – 24 February – added 25 February

Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey at the National Gallery, WC2 – by Rachel Campbell-Johnston – The Times – 24 February – added 24 February

Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey at the National Gallery, review – An ambitious and enjoyable show tells the story behind Delaroche’s popular work – by Richard Dorment – The Daily Telegraph – 23 February – added 23 February

Paul Delaroche has gone from star to pariah – and back again – review by David Horspool – The Times – 13 February 2010 – added 14 February

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The Lady Jane Grey Internet Museum Updated 12 Feb

Sonja Marie contacted me to say that she has updated The Lady Jane Grey Internet Museum with 73 new images.

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Off topic – Play about the Plantagenet dynasty – Radio 4 – 14 Feb

A 3 part play about the Plantagenet dynasty begins on Sunday.

Radio 4
3pm
Sunday 14th February

More information:

Radio 4

Summer of Blood – February 10th entry. (Blog by Dan Jones, author of ‘Summer of Blood’)

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Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey – Press Release

“I am assured that I shall, for losing of a mortal life, win an immortal life.”
Lady Jane Grey, February 1554

The press release for the National Gallery exhibition is now available here.

(Spotted at The Anne Boleyn Files)

Further information:

Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey – National Gallery

Death Becomes Her – Talk by Leanda de Lisle – March 5th

Events relating to the exhibition

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