Medievalists.net » Tudors http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Anne Boleyn’s Songbook http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/anne-boleyns-songbook/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/anne-boleyns-songbook/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:25:47 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61627 Now for the first time in 500 years much of the music included in Anne Boleyn’s songbook has been recorded by the Alamire Consort, under the direction of Dr. David Skinner of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/19/if-you-had-married-king-henry-viii-what-would-your-fate-have-been/feed/ 0 ‘Décapitation’ by Femme No. 5 – get your own Tudor-inspired perfume at York http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/19/decapitation-by-femme-no-5-get-your-own-tudor-inspired-perfume-at-york/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/19/decapitation-by-femme-no-5-get-your-own-tudor-inspired-perfume-at-york/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:36:15 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60483 Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was said to have had an illicit liaison during her visit to York in 1541, is the inspiration of a new perfume now available at Barley Hall in York as part of its ‘Power & Glory: York in the Time of Henry VIII’ exhibition.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/19/decapitation-by-femme-no-5-get-your-own-tudor-inspired-perfume-at-york/feed/ 0 BOOK REVIEW: The Tapestry by Nancy Bilyeau http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/book-review-the-tapestry-by-nancy-bilyeau/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/book-review-the-tapestry-by-nancy-bilyeau/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2015 22:32:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59993 Joanna Stafford, our intrepid ex-Dominican super sleuth is at it again. This time, she’s hurled straight into the midst of plotting and deception at Henry VIII’s court.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/book-review-the-tapestry-by-nancy-bilyeau/feed/ 0 Dynastic Politics: Five Women of the Howard Family During the Reign of Henry VIII, 1509-1547 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/04/dynastic-politics-five-women-of-the-howard-family-during-the-reign-of-henry-viii-1509-1547/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/04/dynastic-politics-five-women-of-the-howard-family-during-the-reign-of-henry-viii-1509-1547/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2015 02:49:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58706 The Howards were the most important noble dynasty of Henry VIII’s reign. Tudor political history cannot be written without them; they lived their lives at its core, in the shadow of the Crown.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/19/review-of-wolf-hall-episode-3-anna-regina/feed/ 0 Review of Wolf Hall, Episode 2: Entirely Beloved http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/review-of-wolf-hall-episode-2-entirely-beloved/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/review-of-wolf-hall-episode-2-entirely-beloved/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2015 02:48:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57567 I will try to unravel some of the complexities of the relationships in the court of Henry VIII, which are shown on Wolf Hall without much effort to explain. While such a sophisticated script yields rich rewards, it assumes a certain working knowledge of 16th century power players.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/review-of-wolf-hall-episode-2-entirely-beloved/feed/ 0 Review of Wolf Hall, Episode 1: Three Card Trick http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/05/review-of-wolf-hall-episode-1-three-card-trick/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/05/review-of-wolf-hall-episode-1-three-card-trick/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:16:51 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57421 Tudor mystery author Nancy Bilyeau explains the intricate plot of the premiere episode of Masterpiece Theater's 'Wolf Hall,' about Thomas Cromwell, the chief minister of Henry VIII, whom some decry as an evil genius and others praise as the leader of the English Reformation.

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