A Royal Christening: Bridget of York, November 11, 1480
On November 10, 1480, Elizabeth Woodville bore her last child–Bridget, named after St. Bridget of Sweden. Bridget may have been intended for the Church; in any case, she eventually became a nun at...
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A Woodville Abroad: Anthony, Earl Rivers, in Italy
Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan. Did Anthony visit him? While abroad, did he develop a taste for parti-colored hose? In the autumn of 1475, following Edward IV’s entry into the Treaty of Picquigny...
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The Maligned Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk
On November 21, 1559, Frances, Duchess of Suffolk, died, age 42. (Strype gives the date as November 20.) An account of her death and her burial can be found here. When I was doing my blog tour for Her...
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Heads Up! (Or Should It Be Heads Off?)
Nothing of substance to say, except that you can get the electronic version of Her Highness, the Traitor cheap today! It’s $2.99 in the United States and £1.99 in the UK. Amazon US Amazon UK Barnes...
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The Half-Hanged Man: A Guest Post by David Pilling
I’d like to welcome a guest poster, David Pilling, to my blog! Although my recent research has centered on the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, my first two novels were set in the fourteenth century,...
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Ten Reasons to Love the Tudors, and a Giveaway!
Lately online, I’ve seen people here and there complaining that they’re tired of the Tudors, or simply don’t like them. Some people simply can’t forgive the Tudors for supplanting the gentle,...
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The Last Search Terms Post of 2012
elizabeth woodville richard iii affair Well, that explains a lot. susan higginbotham disney With my two cats and two dogs as my cute talking sidekicks. bad news of susan higginbotham Does this mean...
View ArticleThe Next Big Things: Woodvilles and Stuarts
As you might have noticed, there is a blog meme going about called “The Next Big Thing,” where authors answer questions about their works in progress and tag other authors to do the same. I was tagged...
View ArticleA Christmas Newsletter from Jane Seymour
Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! Owing to my deadlines for my books, I will probably be blogging very sporadically, if at all, until I have met them. I did, however, want to leave you with a...
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Happy New Year, everyone! If you had a bad 2012, I hope 2013 is much better, and if you had a good 2012, I hope 2013 outdoes it! As you probably know, in medieval and Tudor England, the gift-giving day...
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Leicester Dig Countdown: Day 6
Officially, I’m still on hiatus, but as you probably know, the identity of the remains found at Leicester will be revealed on February 4. Therefore, since I’m doing a countdown on Facebook, I thought...
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Richard III, the Advocate of a Free Press?
Hyde Park Speakers’ Corner. Richard III didn’t invent this either. As my Facebook friends know, in the wake of the positive identification of the remains at Leicester as being Richard III’s (a...
View ArticleBridget of York: A Royal Nun
A while back, I wrote a blog post about the christening of Bridget, Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville’s youngest child. Here are a few more details about her life. Bridget, as my post indicated, was...
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The Ten Stupidest Things I’ve Heard Since Richard III’s Remains Were Identified
Richard III’s skull. If it had eyes, they’d probably be rolling. Since the remains found at Leicester were identified a few weeks ago, I’ve been compiling a list of the most dimwitted online comments...
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Exciting Stuff!
I wanted to mention several things that I’m excited about. First and foremost, here’s the cover design for my forthcoming nonfiction book about the Woodville family. Love it! The book will be released...
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