together with a welcome for King James published London, 1603 ~ Farewell, farewell, farewell, brave Englands joy: Gone is thy friend that kept thee from …
A mournefull Dittie, entituled Elizabeths losse
B FOR BOLEYN: THE B PATTERN PORTRAITS
In the past I’ve written about contemporary images of Anne Boleyn: the lack of surviving contemporary portraits and the Moost Happi medal, and Anne’s association …
ELIZABETH’S LOST BUTTON
Inventory lists can reveal all sorts of details, such as when a portrait of Henry VIII appeared in a 16th century manuscript (you can read …
INVESTIGATING AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF HENRY VIII
Though it’s not a word that is often used to describe him, there is a very sweet portrait of Henry VIII that I would like …
A MEDIEVAL GRAFFITI PUZZLE
Some things never change, and graffiti is one of them. Examples of graffiti can be found going back thousands of years. During the Middle Ages, …
THE HISTORY OF THE DEVIL’S BRIDGE
This post is for my Mum, who is one of my biggest supporters, and loves the Lake District in the north of England, where she …
REACTIONS TO ANNE BOLEYN’S EXECUTION
As word filtered through England and Europe that the controversial Queen of England, Anne Boleyn, had been arrested, along with a number of men, there …
RECONSIDERING EARLY ENGLISH FEMALE AUTHORS
Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, is reputed as the first authoress to publish under her own name. However, this is a considerable …
THE HISTORY OF WILLIAM MARSHALL: KNIGHTING THE YOUNG KING
‘L’histoire de Guillaume de Maréschal,’ known in translation as ‘The History of William (the) Marshall,’ is a rich source of information for historians of 12th …
THE NINE DAYS QUEEN?
Lady Jane Grey holds the tragic record for the shortest reign of any monarch of England. Known by the epithet ‘The Nine Days Queen,’ Jane’s …
