Monthly Archives: September 2012

A few weeks ago I posted a story about archaeologists searching for the grave of Richard III. Yesterday they held  this news conference about remains they had found under a council car park in Leicester. As the report states, “the remains had spinal … Continue reading →

2012 is the 500th  anniversary of the birth of Katherine Parr. Today (9th September) there is a celebration of her life at Sudeley Castle where she lived. It will include  a re-enactment of her funeral. Katherine is famed as Henry VIII’s sixth … Continue reading →

RE-POST – I posted this story orginally However, it clearly is also worth a place on the Tudor page. Everything about Richard III is just interesting. He is famed as the last English king of England (remember the Tudors were … Continue reading →

The excellent Dr Helen Castor has presented a three part series on BBC Four to accompany her book She-Wolves: The women who ruled England before Elizabeth. The last part looks at the Tudors, and was repeated on Saturday. It is available on … Continue reading →