‘The Turbulent Crown’ - an online review (October 2017)

Thank you to Lil’s Vintage World for the kind review of my book!

The 2017 Tudor Summit this Sunday and Monday

The Tudor Summit is a two day online event bringing together Tudor history enthusiasts from all over the world to connect with each other, and listen to interviews and lectures from some of the leading Tudor History historians, bloggers, and podcasters. With lecture topics ranging from Tudor portraiture, fashion, and music; to Henry's wives, and Mary's relationships with them, we have a jam packed, and engaging agenda!

The event will be broadcast live on September 3 and 4, starting at 4pm UK time, and registration is free to attend live!

Here's a list of the speakers as of July 17, with more to follow as they are finalized.

•     Rebecca Larson - Tudors Dynasty

•     Natalie Grueninger - Author and founder of On the Tudor Trail

•     Melita Thomas - Tudor Times

•     Heather Teysko - Renaissance English History Podcast

•     James Boulton - Queens of England Podcast

•     Gina Clark - Tudor Dreams Historical Costumier

•     Roland Hui - Tudor Faces

•     Tony Riches, author of The Tudor Trilogy

•     Nathen Amin - Author and founder of The Henry Tudor Society

    ... with a keynote by historian Sarah Gristwood, author of Game of Queens

For more information, click here.

A new biopic of Mary Queen of Scots in the works

With Saoirse Ronan as Mary Stuart and Margot Robbie as Elizabeth I. The film will be released sometime in 2018.

A chat this Saturday (July 15, 2017)

If you're a member of the Tudor Society, do join me for an informal online chat this Saturday! We'll be discussing Tudor art and portraiture.

If you're not a member you can learn more at www.tudorsociety.com.

 

A 'new' portrait of Katherine of Aragon

This portrait, related to another re-identified as Katherine not too long ago, was recently sold at Christie's.

Katherine of Aragon (by an Unknown Artist)