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Richard III before Bosworth Field by James Walton

May 30, 2017

I was walking on a local beach known for its dinosaur fossils, playing with pebbles and sea weed, thinking about the elapse of time in waves, and how the same amount of water has always existed, and...

My Name is Jane…Boleyn

Olga Hughes

May 19, 2017

History

“War and hate are their business, and one of their chief weapons is un-Naming—making people not know who they are. If someone knows who he is, really knows, then he doesn’t need to hate. That’s why we still nee...

Happy Holidays from the Nerds

Olga Hughes

December 25, 2016

Ridiculam Mundi

Merry Christmas from C.S. Hughes and Princess Ayonami, Over the Hills and Far Away Beary Christmas from Arthur, Amelia and Lord Cardigan (and Olga Hughes), The Willows Merry Merry C...

A Christmas Feast In The Court of Richard III

Olga Hughes

December 23, 2016

History, History of Food

On the eleventh day of Christmas we discuss what would have been served at a Christmas feast during the reign of Richard III An oft-repeated excerpt from The Crowland Chronicle Continuations claims that the...

The English Christmas Panto from the Regency to Its Roots by Kyra Kramer

Olga Hughes

December 21, 2016

History

On the ninth day of Christmas Kyra Kramer joins us to discuss the English pantomime. The Christmas panto is a very British tradition, one still embraced in some former colonial states and eschewed altogether...

Greensleeves by Adrienne Dillard

Olga Hughes

December 20, 2016

History

On the eighth day of Christmas Adrienne Dillard joins us to discuss the iconic Greensleeves. Greensleeves by Adrienne Dillard Let’s face it, whether you recognize it as Greensleeves or What Chil...

How Sara Crewe Saved The Little Match Girl

Olga Hughes

December 19, 2016

History of Folk & Fairy Tales

This week we have been discussing the festive season in Tudor England, and largely the nobility's version of Christmas, with celebrations and games and lavish banquets marking the end of a fasting period - whic...

Christmas With Queen Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII by Sandra Vasoli

Olga Hughes

December 17, 2016

History

On the fifth day of Christmas Sandra Vasoli shares a tale of Christmas with Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII from her novel 'Truth Endures' Christmas With Queen Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII by Sandra Vasoli The...

Festive Marchpane by Claire Ridgway

Olga Hughes

December 16, 2016

History, History of Food

On the fourth day of Christmas Claire Ridgway joins us to discussthe festive tradition of marchpane and marzipan. Marchpane by Claire Ridgway Marzipan, along with turrón, is one of the sweets sold traditional...

The Light in the Labyrinth – Christmas at Greenwich

Olga Hughes

December 15, 2016

History

On the third day of Christmas Wendy J. Dunn shares a tale of Christmas at Greenwich from her novel 'The Light in the Labyrinth'. My two Anne Boleyn novels, Dear Heart, How Like You This? and The Light in the...

A Tudor Christmas by Sarah Bryson

Olga Hughes

December 13, 2016

Historical Miscellany, History

On the first day of Christmas Sarah Bryson introduces us to Christmas with the Tudors! Tudor Christmas by Sarah Bryson Christmas during the Tudor period, especially during the reign of Henry VIII, was very di...

The Trial of Elizabeth Poldark

Olga Hughes

December 12, 2016

Books, Film & TV

The following contains spoilers for Poldark Season 2. Elizabeth Chynoweth has never been in an advantageous position with readers. In the first instance, when the protagonist Ross Poldark returns to his home i...

In the Footsteps of the Six Wives of Henry VIII with Natalie Grueninger and Sarah Morris

Olga Hughes

November 23, 2016

History, Interviews

In 2014 Natalie Grueninger and Sarah Morris took us on a unique journey through the life of Queen Anne Boleyn, exploring the historical places associated with Anne and sharing their experiences so Tudor ent...

Five Reasons Fantastic Beasts Will Be Better Than The Harry Potter Films

Olga Hughes

November 16, 2016

Harry Potter

David Yates It is an unfortunate fact that the first four Harry Potter films were a disappointment. I had actually forgotten just how dreadful the first two films were until this week when Harry Potter and the...

Christopher Tolkien Awarded the Bodley Medal

Olga Hughes

November 1, 2016

Books

Christopher Tolkien is to receive the Bodley Medal, awarded by the Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford for outstanding contributions to the worlds of literature, culture, science, and communication. ...

For Halloween We Present ‘A Prisoner of This Tower’

Olga Hughes

October 31, 2016

Poet's Stage

For this year's Halloween poem I have chosen C.S. Hughes' A Prisoner of This Tower, for the eerie connection between the verse and those who perished in the Tower of London who have been on my mind of late. ...

Elizabeth Norton’s ‘The Lives of Tudor Women’ Book Tour – The Seven Ages of Women

Olga Hughes

October 12, 2016

Books, History

Elizabeth Norton has brought us intriguing and compelling historical studies and biographies, looking at both the famous and infamous Queens of England, the consorts of King Henry VIII, his mistress and the mot...

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