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The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn – UK & US Reviews- Updated 17 Dec

Reviews have started appearing for ‘The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn’ by Alison Weir Once More, Revisiting Anne Boleyn Yet Again – review by Janet Maslin – The New York Times – 16 December – added … Continue reading

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Forthcoming Books – Updated 2 November

September 24th – Elizabeth’s Women by Tracy Borman It will explore all of the most important women in Elizabeth’s life: from her bewitching mother, Anne Boleyn, to her dangerously obsessive sister, Mary Tudor, and from the rivals to her throne … Continue reading

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Portrait of ‘Unknown Woman’ on display at Montacute House

The National Portrait Gallery’s ‘Unknown woman, formerly known as Lady Jane Dudley (née Grey)’ is part of the ‘On the Nature of Women: Tudor and Jacobean Portraits of Women 1535-1620’ exhibition at Montacute House in Somerset. Continued from last year, … Continue reading

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Alison Weir to give talk on Lady Jane Grey

According to Alison Weir’s website, she is giving a talk on ‘The Tragedy of Lady Jane Grey’ at the English Heritage Festival of History on July 20th. For details see the ‘Events’ section of her website.

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Copy of a new portrait of Princess Elizabeth found

It was reported yesterday that a copy of a rare portrait of the young Princess Elizabeth has been discovered. The portrait will be on display at Boughton House, Northamptonshire from August. See website for details. Boughton House Rare portrait discovered … Continue reading

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