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Double Take: Versions and Copies of Tudor Portraits at National Portrait Gallery

Posted on 18th May 2012 by Tamise

Portraits of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn will feature in a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Opening on June 26th, the exhibition runs until 9th September 2012. The exhibition is free and will be on display … Continue reading →

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Executions 17th May 1536

Posted on 17th May 2012 by Tamise

Claire at ‘The Anne Boleyn Files’ and ‘The The Fall of Anne Boleyn’ and Sarah at ‘Remembering the Executed’ have posted about the executions of the men accused of adultery and treason with Anne Boleyn. The Fall of Anne Boleyn … Continue reading →

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Boleyn Festival opens today

Posted on 17th May 2012 by Tamise

The Boleyn Festival has opened at Blickling in Norfolk. Four-day festival dedicated to Anne Boleyn opens at Blickling Hall – Eastern Daily Further details – The Boleyn Festival

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Books 2012: New books for June & July

Posted on 17th May 2012 by Tamise

8th June – Mary I: Gender, Power, and Ceremony in the Reign of England’s First Queen (Queenship and Power) by Sarah Duncan ‘Mary I: Gender, Power, and Ceremony in the Reign of England’s First Queen explores the gender politics of … Continue reading →

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May Books 2012: Mary Rose by David Loades

Posted on 14th May 2012 by Tamise

10th May – Mary Rose by David Loades ‘A paradise…tall, slender, grey-eyed, possessing an extreme pallor’. The contemporary view of Henry VIII’s younger sister, Princess Mary Rose as one of the most beautiful princesses in Europe, was an arresting one. … Continue reading →

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