Tudor Life Edward VI Special
Posted By Claire on June 27, 2016
Tudor Society members can enjoy the full magazine and if you’re not a member then you can enjoy a taster/teaser at https://www.tudorsociety.com/july-tudor-life-magazine-taster/. This month’s taster is a wonderful article by art historian Melanie V Taylor to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Levina Teerlinc, the first woman to be appointed as an official artist to a European court.
Tudor Society membership has lots of perks – a monthly magazine dedicated to Tudor history and edited by historian Gareth Russell, a monthly expert talk and live chat, weekly quizzes, weekly “Claire Chats” videos, primary sources and resources, forum and regular articles. Coming in September – free Tudor monarch e-books for members too! You will also have full access to the archives – 99 quizzes, 23 expert talks, 93 Claire Chats videos (talks on Tudor history by me, Claire Ridgway), 88+ hours of video, 23 magazines and over 800 articles so far with more being added every week – which will keep you busy for ever! Phew!
Hi. Firstly, thank you for writing this and creating the Anne Boleyn Files! I am so facinated by her, and I have read all the Tudor fiction books ( The other Boleyn girl irritates me greatly, however, for its portrayal of Anne). Even though I am only 14, and not many other people my age are interested at all in history or Anne (all my mates think I’m crazy lol)
Secondly, I have heard that Edward was, in fact, a cold and unfeeling child and would likely have grown into a cold and unfeeling adult, and a tyrant of a king. What are your thoughts on this, and also on the story of a young Edward ripping apart a hunting bird with his bare hands in a fit of temper? Was it perhaps, fortunate that he died before becoming an adult king?