Category Archives: Lizzie In the News

Katherine Parr

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

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Re-post: Is Richard III buried under a Council car park in Leicester ?

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

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Something to watch…

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

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Mulitcultural Elizabethan England ?

Well perhaps Mulitcultural Elizabethan London might be closer to the mark. London at this time was quickly becoming the largest city in Europe at this time, and as a port it was already a melting pot  for different people. Even … Continue reading

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Re-post : Tudor History in the News.

Re Post – Theses links were intially posted on the main Heathen History site in June. However, as they are clearly most relevant here I have re-posted them. Have a read and see what you think. Here Clifton Davies argues that … Continue reading

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Does historical fiction turn history into a trivial soap opera?

David Starkey has a go at ‘over feminised’ historical fiction here.  What do you think?

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