Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon Necklace
A King is put on trial for Treason and Katherine Grey, Elizabeth I's heir!
Hello fellow history lover!
This week:
How could a king be put in trial for Treason?! The trial of Charles I.
My observations on the exciting new Tudor discovery, a gold necklace with the initials and emblems of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.
A spotlight on Katherine Grey, the heir to Elizabeth I but who Elizabeth refused to name!
You can listen to me talk about all of the above topics on the latest episode of ‘Tea Time History Chat Live’ - click here to watch on Youtube.
On History After Dark this week we discussed Charles Dickens.
Book Club List announced - Join Book Club
The big story this week…
Tudor Gold Necklace Discovered!
As soon as I saw it it reminded me of the decoration on Henry VIII’s armour from 1515!
I speak at length on this in Tea Time History Chat Live - watch now.
POLL RESULTS
Last week I shared the story that Charles III looks like he will not allow the exhumation and examination of the bones in Westminster Abbey claimed to be those of the ‘Princes in the Tower’, the young nephews of Richard III, Edward V and Richard, Duke of York. It has been thought for a long time that once Charles became King he would allow the remains to be examined.
I asked you ‘Should the bones of the ‘Princes in the Tower’ be exhumed and examined?Here are the results.
Tea Time History Chat Live
This week:
Charles I is tried for treason but how can that happen?
I put a spotlight on Katherine Grey, the heir that Elizabeth I refused to name!
I draw exciting parallels between Henry VIII’s 1515 armour in the White Tower at the Tower of London and the recently discovered gold necklace!
In the next livestream, this Wednesday 8th February, at 1pm. I will be covering:
Why is Henry VIII buried with Jane Seymour?
Spotlight on Francis Bacon
Join Me - Set a reminder on YouTube by clicking here.
Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots Tour
Historian, Gareth Russell, and I got together over Zoom to talk about the exciting itinerary ahead of us on The Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots Tour, this September. We have a few rooms left so, if you would like to find out more please watch the video or click here to visit the tour page.
Book Club
The Book List is out!
Our first book is ‘The Ship of Dreams. The Sinking of the Titanic and the end of the Edwardian era’ by Gareth Russell. Book Club Meetings will take place every 8 weeks, or so. The date for our first live, virtual book club meetings is Sunday 19th March at 7pm UK time.
Book Club is part of the British History with Philippa Patreon. You can join in at anytime and there are many great benefits. I’d love to see you there!
History After Dark
This week we rounded up the four candidates covered so far.
Click on the thumbnail image below to watch.
and finally…
… as a reminder, if you already know that you would like to be on ‘The Anne Boleyn Tour’, 16 - 20th May 2024, please email us to get your name on the priority list at office@britishhistorytours.com. Remember, if you are a member of my Patreon you get 7 days to book any tour before they are released to anyone else! Join Patreon.
Until next time!
Philippa x