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Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.

In memory of Sir Patrick Stewart (1940-2026)

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]]> Hard to believe we’re heading into the last two months of the year and holiday season! I say this all the time, but I really feel like this year is flying by.

Event

I wanted to put this up top since it’s happening in two weeks – The Royal Studies Journal is sponsoring a free, online 20-year retrospective on Showtime’s The Tudors on Saturday November 14. You can register through the Google form at this link and see the program here on Instagram.

How in the world has it been 20 years since The Tudors premiered??

Books

Henry VIII’s Quest for an Heir: The King’s Great Matter by Helene Harrison came out a month or so ago in the UK and will be out at the end of November in the US.

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And Amy Licence’s Philip II: The King, the Man, the Marriages that I mentioned last month as coming out next year in the US looks like it also came out at the end of October along with its UK release, so I’m reposting it this month!

Purchase at Amazon UK

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Continuing Exhibitions

Closing this month:

Peterborough Cathedral, the original burial place of Mary Queen of Scots, will have an exhibition about the queen that will run from September 15, 2026 to November 15, 2026. More information and ticket sales are available at this link.

Hever Castle is hosting a new exhibition, Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn which “brings together the largest ever gathering of portraits believed to depict Anne Boleyn, including a ground-breaking newly identified contemporary image unveiled for the first time.” The exhibition will run from February 11, 2026 to January 2, 2027 and is included with admission to the castle.

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Cloisters of Norwich Cathedral. Photo May 2015.

You can see most of the labyrinth in the grass in this view. It was laid in 2002 in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee.

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Entrance to Framlingham Castle. Photo May 2015.

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Palmer’s Farmhouse at Mary Arden’s Farm, Wilmcote, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.

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More embroideries from the Marian Hangings at Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk. Photo May 2015.

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]]> Hello October! We’re starting into my favorite time of year (and not just because it won’t feel like the surface of the sun outside…)

Books

We have one book that has already been out for a while in the UK that is now coming out in the US, as well as a couple of new releases!

Mary Boleyn: The Queen’s Slandered Sister by Sylvia Barbara Soberton came out back in May in the UK and will be out on October 20 in the US.

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And in new releases, Amy Licence’s latest Philip II: The King, the Man, the Marriages will be out in the UK at the end of October and is due out next year in the US.

Purchase at Amazon UK

Purchase at Amazon US

And finally, England’s Bears: The Blood and Glory of the House of Warwick by Aaron Manning will be out in early October in the UK and in May in the US.

Purchase at Amazon UK

Purchase at Amazon US

Continuing Exhibitions

Peterborough Cathedral, the original burial place of Mary Queen of Scots, will have an exhibition about the queen that will run from September 15, 2026 to November 15, 2026. More information and ticket sales are available at this link.

Hever Castle is hosting a new exhibition, Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn which “brings together the largest ever gathering of portraits believed to depict Anne Boleyn, including a ground-breaking newly identified contemporary image unveiled for the first time.” The exhibition will run from February 11, 2026 to January 2, 2027 and is included with admission to the castle.

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Looking back down the stairs at the entrance to Castle Rising, Norfolk. Photo May 2015.

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The Long Walk at Windsor Great Park. Photo May 2015.

This is the view you see with Windsor Castle behind you.

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Hall’s Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.

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