Our series on Henry VIII and his Wives is coming to BBC Select in the US and Canada! ‘The tale is familiar, but its presentation is refreshing’ (Daily Mail) ‘Dan Jones and Suzannah Lipscomb are telling overlooked stories here, treating the wives in Henry’s life as queens and women, rather than marital appendages’ (Sunday Times)
Our series on Henry VIII and his Wives is coming to BBC Select in the US and Canada! ‘The tale is familiar, but its presentation is refreshing’ (Daily Mail) ‘Dan Jones and Suzannah Lipscomb are telling overlooked stories here, treating the wives in Henry’s life as queens and women, rather than marital appendages’ (Sunday Times)
Our series on Henry VIII and his Wives is coming to BBC Select in the US and Canada! ‘The tale is familiar, but its presentation is refreshing’ (Daily Mail) ‘Dan Jones and Suzannah Lipscomb are telling overlooked stories here, treating the wives in Henry’s life as queens and women, rather than marital appendages’ (Sunday Times)
Our three-part series, The Great Fire of London, airs at 5:10pm today on @channel5_tv. Or: I never cross London Bridge with fewer than two lantern boys.
Our three-part series, The Great Fire of London, airs at 5:10pm today on @channel5_tv. Or: I never cross London Bridge with fewer than two lantern boys.
Another of my occasional book recommendations. Today it’s the turn of Susan Brigden’s Thomas Wyatt: The Heart’s Forest.
Belated book recommendations (and also slightly naughtily outside my usual parameters): two historical novels that are absolutely outstanding.
Exciting parcel of new Tudor books from Pen & Sword. (Can’t wait to interview some of these authors on Not Just the Tudors.)
Starting now on Channel 5 with me and @d_a_n_jones
Look at the size of my jewels, he seems to be saying. #henryviii #sixlives @npglondonevents @walkerartgallery
Look at the size of my jewels, he seems to be saying. #henryviii #sixlives @npglondonevents @walkerartgallery
Look at the size of my jewels, he seems to be saying. #henryviii #sixlives @npglondonevents @walkerartgallery
Today it seemed as if all the blackberries had ripened at once and wanted me to pick them. (The jar was too small; I had to eat a lot.)
Another lovely day spent at Hampton Court with a tour group from @andantetravels. I especially enjoyed today these pictures of Wolsey (late 16th-century copy of earlier original) and Elizabeth Cheyne, by the inimitable Holbein.
Another lovely day spent at Hampton Court with a tour group from @andantetravels. I especially enjoyed today these pictures of Wolsey (late 16th-century copy of earlier original) and Elizabeth Cheyne, by the inimitable Holbein.
Another lovely day spent at Hampton Court with a tour group from @andantetravels. I especially enjoyed today these pictures of Wolsey (late 16th-century copy of earlier original) and Elizabeth Cheyne, by the inimitable Holbein.
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is visiting the USA for a two day event, and you can meet her (or join virtually)! July 12-13, 2024 Hilton City Center Salt Lake City, Utah USA Enjoy an opportunity to learn from one of Britain’s leading scholars and Professor Emerita of History at the University of Roehampton! Suzannah will share her expertise in the following areas as four separate presentations and one workshop: 1) The English Reformation 2) Shakespeare’s World 3) A Short History of Henry VIII’s Queens in Art 4) Witchcraft and the Witch-Trials 5) Evidence Workshop & Dinner Prices have also been reduced, so it has never been easier to learn from an amazing scholar like Suzannah Lipscomb! Utah educators will receive recertification credit for each hour of instruction attended. Visiting educators will receive a certificate verifying each hour of instruction attended. Virtual attendees may request a certificate verifying each hour of instruction viewed. For more information, details on virtual attendance, and registration, visit www.AuthorFanTravel.com @sixteenthcgirl #authorfantravel #suzannahlipscomb #tudorhistory #saltlakecity #englishhistory #educatorsofinstagram #henryviii #katherineparr #catherineofaragon #katherineofaragon #anneboleyn #shakespeare #historiansofinstagram
For Catholics and Protestants during the Reformation, where you stood on the finer points of theology could literally mean life or death. In today’s episode of my podcast, Not Just the Tudors, I explore people’s complex and fascinating beliefs with Prof Alec Ryrie. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
I’m delighted to be one of @thelondonlibrary’s new Ambassadors and I’m in fine company, as you can see. This is no normal library. I think of it as my home away from home in London. It has long been one of my favourite places to work. It’s also one of the only scholarly libraries that lends books (though it’s not just for scholars – their fiction collection is outstanding). In lockdown, they sent me vital books including a 1907 edition of letters from the early 16th-century. And, unlike other libraries and archives in which I work, you can wander the stacks making serendipitous discoveries at will. It is a very special place. I recommend taking a look.
I saw a simply glorious musical at @oldvictheatre today. Groundhog Day is quite brilliantly staged and perfectly cast, the book (Danny Rubin) and music (Tim Minchin) are fantastic, and the actors and singers are simply superb (all, but especially Andy Karl and Tanisha Spring). And the whole thing is so clever, funny, profound and so entirely joyful. It’s on for about another month. Catch it if you can.
