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fromCN Traveller
2 months agoThis fascinating new exhibition, an hour from London, is the hottest ticket for history buffs this summer
Hever Castle presents a comprehensive exhibition on Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, marking 500 years since their courtship that led to the Church of England's establishment.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 months agoBritish Museum acquires 3.5m golden pendant linked to Henry VIII after high-profile campaign
The British Museum has successfully raised the £3.5m it required to acquire the Tudor Heart, an intricately decorated golden pendant with links to Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. The purchase has been made possible after a four-month fundraising campaign, and thanks to donations including £1.75m from the National Heritage Memorial Fund as well as contributions from more than 45,000 members of the public.
Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 months agoBritish Museum acquires 3.5m golden pendant linked to Henry VIII after high-profile campaign
The British Museum has successfully raised the £3.5m it required to acquire the Tudor Heart, an intricately decorated golden pendant with links to Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. The purchase has been made possible after a four-month fundraising campaign, and thanks to donations including £1.75m from the National Heritage Memorial Fund as well as contributions from more than 45,000 members of the public.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months agoHolbein: Renaissance Master by Elizabeth Goldring review a magnificent portrait of the artist
Hans Holbein's portraits captured vivid, lifelike personalities of Henry VIII's court, shaping historical perceptions and occasionally producing misjudgments like the Anne of Cleves episode.
History
fromMedievalists.net
5 months agoAll for the Want of a Warhorse: Horse Breeding and Royal Warfare in Thirteenth-Century England - Medievalists.net
Medieval English monarchs enacted laws and breeding programs to maintain warhorse stocks because campaign losses and exports caused catastrophic shortages.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
6 months agoTwisting tale of 'Henry VIII's lost dagger' to be told in London exhibition
The story of a mysterious Ottoman dagger long believed to have been owned by Henry VIII-and stolen in a dramatic 20th-century heist-will be told at an exhibition opening in London on Saturday (1 November). The object was bought in the mid-18th century by the politician and Gothic horror writer Horace Walpole, who kept it at his home, Strawberry Hill House-which is now a museum.
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History
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
10 months agoHenry VIII's and Cromwell's bibles reunite
The Great Bible of 1539, commissioned by Cromwell, has been reunited after 500 years, marking a significant historical and religious moment.
The bibles symbolize the shift towards English scripture access in a time of political and religious upheaval.
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