The news cycle is fast, and it’s tough to keep up with everything going on, right? So I try to distill the week’s news every weekend, with some highlights of Tudor themed stories that caught my eye. Here are some of the most interesting stories that caught my eye this week:
Xray Technology helps save Henry’s cannonballs
…”With Diamond Light Source, the team has used X-ray technology to take a look at what’s inside 12 of the cannonballs in the stock. In hopes of saving the rest of the collection, the team made the decision to cut segments from six of the cannonballs, some of which were damaged, to gain new insight into what was causing the corrosion…”
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-use-x-rays-preserve-cannonballs-found-famous-tudor-ship-180968440/
A Steak Pie for a foot?
Greggs – home of cheap pasty’s and portrait conspiracy theories. Gotta love them.
https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/food-and-drink/greggs-fan-spots-a-steak-bake-in-a-portrait-of-henry-viii/
The burning of Thomas Cranmer, one of the Oxford Martyrs
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/21-march-1556-the-burning-of-thomas-cranmer-one-of-the-oxford-martyrs/
Keeping The Kiplingcotes Derby alive
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lone-rider-keeps-a-500-year-tradition-alive-85sbw9vth
Henry VIII and the Royal Supremacy
https://www.historytoday.com/gw-bernard/henry-viii-and-royal-supremacy
Interesting Facts
12 Things You Should Know About Anne Boleyn
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/england/articles/12-things-you-should-know-about-anne-boleyn/
Events at Historic Royal Places
London launch of Kensington Palace Pavilion
http://www.c-mw.net/london-launch-kensington-palace-pavilion/
Hever Castle is on the list of best Spring getaways
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/britains-best-spring-escapes-8c63qvzlp
Henry VIII’s Walmer Castle gets a floral makeover
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/interiors/home/henry-viiis-walmer-castle-gets-floral-makeover/
Book Review:
Mary, Tudor Princess by Tony Riches
https://historytheinterestingbits.com/2018/03/18/book-corner-mary-tudor-princes-by-tony-riches/
Heather Teysko is the creator, writer, and producer of The Renaissance English History Podcast,  the original Tudor history podcast, started in 2009. She's been writing about history online for over 25 years, since her first site on Colonial American history became number one in history on Yahoo in 1998. In 2019 she created Tudorcon, which is now a yearly event, in addition to writing books, and running TudorFair.com - a whimsical Tudor Merch shop.
She has been passionate about Tudor England since she first read Alison Weir's The Six Wives of Henry VIII 30 years ago, and subsequently moved to London after college to spend her time immersed in Tudor history (how exciting when she got to interview Alison for the first time!). In addition to history, she is passionate about travel, and has lived in 3 countries and 4 states (not counting her perpetual state of confusion), and her family (who help her host her YouTube channel occasionally).
