A jeweled and embroidered “gabled hood’' frames Seymour’s face tightly. Adding to the mood of luxury and piety in the painting are a jeweled necklace and pendant pinned to Seymour’s bodice that spells ...
What did everyday life look like for the millions of ordinary people living in Tudor England? Historian Ruth Goodman found ...
When a choreographer’s centennial year rolls around, the public can count on a few sure things. There will be at least one celebratory video montage, plus one earnest, yet chummy panel discussion. A ...
The Tudor Dynasty produced some of the most infamous monarchs in history, from Henry VIII to Bloody Mary to the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I—not to mention the lesser-known Tudors, like Henry VII, the ...
The Tudor dynasty ruled England for 118 years, just three generations, but leaving an indelible mark on the country and embodying for many the paradigmatic English monarchy. From Henry VII to ...
The entrance to the Metropolitan Museum’s exhibition “The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England” is dominated by a pair of bronze angels bearing candlesticks and an imposing nine foot high ...
On Aug. 5, 1577, Thomasine Tyler and 29 of her female neighbors assembled in Brentwood in Essex. The women were armed with items that they had found in their houses, including spits, hammers, and ...
A major heritage project has been awarded nearly £250,000 in funding. Pembrokeshire County Council, in partnership with the ...