In this week’s Friday video, Claire talks about the All Souls trilogy of novels by Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life, and the TV adaptation.
How do these novels link to Tudor history? Find out more about them…
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In this second part of “This week in Tudor history” for the week beginning 1st February, I talk about Tudor events and people associated with 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th February.
4th February 1495, in the reign of King Henry VII – Anne of York, daughter of the late King Edward IV, marries Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, at Westminster Abbey in London…
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In this edition of Teasel’s Tudor Trivia, with a well-wrapped up Teasel, I share some tips on how to keep warm on cold days and nights Tudor style.
Just how did medieval and Tudor people keep warm? What did they wear? How did they keep their houses warm? And what about their bedrooms and beds?
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This month we have the highly successful author Adrienne Dillard as our expert speaker. We know that there are a number of members who are writers and are writing historical pieces at the moment. We wanted to get Adrienne to share her experience in bringing history to life.
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I’m sure many of you have taken down your Christmas decorations by now, with many people believing that they should be taken down by Twelfth Night, but if you have any lurking then today, Candlemas Eve, is the day to take them down, otherwise you might just get visited by goblins.
Teasel and I explain…
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A warm welcome to Emma and Merel who are joining the Tudor Society team today for a 5-month apprenticeship as part of their Journalism degree. We are thrilled to have them on board and you might remember them from the Mary, Queen of Scots video they produced for us back in 2019 – see below.
Here are their bios…
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In this first part of “This week in Tudor history”, I look at Tudor history events for 1st, 2nd and 3rd February.
1st February 1552, in the reign of King Edward VI – The birth of Roger Cooke, an alchemist who worked for Dr John Dee, Francis Anthony, the Wizard Earl (Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland) and Sir Walter Ralegh, and a man with whom Dee shared the secret of a special elixir…
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