Claire | April 1, 2016
Just a quick post to alert you to April’s edition of Tudor Life magazine, the magazine of the Tudor Society. This month’s feature articles include: Anne Boleyn and Henry Percy by Claire Ridgway (me!) Edmund Bonner by Gareth Russell Henry VIII’s Conversion by Richard Rex The Dudleys by Derek Wilson Elizabeth’s Effervescent Endurance by Rebecca […]
Claire | January 27, 2016
The February 2016 edition of Tudor Life, the monthly magazine of our sister site The Tudor Society, is all about sex and the Tudors, from the stalking of Anne Boleyn and the debate over the sexuality of her one-time sweetheart Henry Percy, to sex and love in the medieval era. It’s a fascinating read. Click […]
Claire | December 31, 2015
The January 2016 edition of Tudor Life, the magazine of the Tudor Society, is out now! You can enjoy a taster/teaser over at the Tudor Society website – click here. It’s a special Elizabeth I edition – 40 of its 80 pages are devoted to the Virgin Queen, and its Elizabeth I themed articles include: […]
Claire | November 27, 2015
The December edition of the Tudor Society’s Tudor Life magazine has just come out and it’s a wonderful 78-page edition packed full of Tudor history articles. Articles this month include: A not so little Ice Age by Kyra Cornelius Kramer Tudor Places – Anne of Cleves House and Lewes Priory Tudor History’s Holiday Season of […]
Claire | October 28, 2015
Death, death and more death… Yes, in the Tudor period, early November with the Feast of All Souls and the slaughter of Martinmas was rather death orientated. It seems fitting that November’s issue of Tudor Life is dedicated to this subject. This month’s 86 page issue includes: The Macabre Dance by Ruth Cowden The Life […]
Claire | October 23, 2015
I had such fun this week with my ‘Claire Chats’ weekly video for the Tudor Society that I thought I’d share the video with you. I usually talk about a Tudor topic – medicine, food, etiquette, pastimes etc. – but this week I thought I’d try out cooking a Tudor recipe. Now, I’m no Jamie […]
Claire | September 24, 2015
The October edition of Tudor Life magazine is out now! It’s a huge 84-page edition with a special section on the Reformation. Articles this month include: The “Commoners” of the English Reformation by Beth von Staats The choices Catholics faced in Tudor England by Stephanie A. Mann Psalmody in Tudor England by Jane Moulder Henrietta […]
Claire | August 17, 2015
Our sister site The Tudor Society celebrates its first birthday very soon, on 1st September. It’s been a busy year and Tim and I are thrilled at the reception the Society has received from members, authors and historians. So many experts have been giving of their time and expertise in writing articles for our magazine […]
