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On this day in history events for 20-26 April.
[Read More...]Hans Holbein the Younger is one of history’s most famous painters and it is thanks to his great skill and talent that we have so many paintings of the people of Henry VIII’s reign, including the great King himself. But who exactly was Hans Holbein the Younger and how did he come to the English court and catch the eye of Henry VIII?
[Read More...]Hampton Court has origins far older than Henry VIII. Originally Hampton Court was a settlement belonging to the Saxon period; its original name was ‘Hammton’ meaning ‘a settlement by the river’. In the early 12th century the land was owned by Reginald de St Valery, a crusader in Jerusalem. He allowed the Knights Hospitallers of St John to rent the land. The Knights built the House of Hampton and the land was primarily used to manage the Knights agricultural estates.
[Read More...]An article by Adrienne Dillard on what life was like for Marian exiles like Catherine Carey and her husband Francis Knollys who fled to the Continent.
[Read More...]Historian, author and TV presenter Lucy Worsley has published her schedule of talks for 2015 on her website - see www.lucyworsley.com/talks/.
One which will be of interest to Tudor history lovers is the one on 23 March 2015 when she will be "talking, with others, in the Great Hall at Hampton Court about our BBC Two documentary about the christening of Edward VI." Keep an eye on her website for further details.