Tudor Book and Film Reviews - Mary Queen of Scots
On this day in 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringhay Castle. For anyone that is interested in Mary’s life, I have two...
Tudor Medicine
Today was apparently “National Sickie Day”. It’s the Monday when everyone calls their Boss and has a good cough down the phone, saying...
Review of Wolf Hall Episode 2, “Entirely Beloved”
On Wednesday night, being both a fan of History and low-budget movies, I had an enormous dilemma at 9pm. Do I watch the second episode of...
Review of Wolf Hall, Episode 1.
The long-awaited dramatisation of Hilary Mantel's novel was finally broadcast and I thought that episode one was an impressive start to...
Jane Boleyn's Last Christmas and Henry Parker's New Year Gift
With the exception of 1536, it’s fair to say that Jane Boleyn Lady Rochford had seen a lot better Christmases than that of 1541....
Jane Boleyn and Wolf Hall
The TV adaption of Hilary Mantel’s “Wolf Hall” is to come to our screens in the UK in January on BBC2. In a recent interview for the...