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Game of Queens: The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe by Sarah Gristwood Book Review

Tuesday, 6 December 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

In sixteenth-century Europe, an extraordinary set of women created a unique culture of feminine power that saw them run the continent for decades. Despite often being on opposing sides of power struggles both armed and otherwise, through family ties and patronage they educated and supported each other in a brutal world where the price of [read more]

Palace and Prison – The Tower of London

Thursday, 6 October 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

The Tower of London has a long history. The White Tower in the middle was begun by William the Conqueror in 1078 and it was greatly expanded over the years under several monarchs. It has served as a prison from the beginning of its days. It also served as a royal residence, though those buildings are [read more]

The future Queen Mary I’s letter to Cromwell after Anne Boleyn’s execution

Thursday, 26 May 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 19 May 1536, Anne Boleyn was executed within the Tower of London. For Mary, who never liked her stepmother and would probably die before calling Anne her stepmother, it was a turning point, or so she must have thought. She wrote to Thomas Cromwell, “Master Secretary, I would have been a suitor to you [read more]

In the Footsteps of the Six Wives of Henry VIII by Sarah Morris & Natalie Grueninger Book Review

Friday, 20 May 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This book provides a fresh perspective on the lives of Henry VIII’s six wives by embarking on a journey through the manors, castles and palaces in which their lives were played out. This journey traces their steps to the Alhambra in Spain, childhood home of Katherine of Aragon; to the very room at Acton Court [read more]

The future Queen Mary I’s relationship with Anne Boleyn

Thursday, 19 May 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 11

The 19th of May 1536 will forever be the day that Anne Boleyn was executed. For Mary, who was with her half-sister Elizabeth at Hunsdon, it must have been a bittersweet moment. Mary’s relationship with Anne had, understandably, never been good. Anne had destroyed her mother’s life, and Mary set herself up as the opposition [read more]

May Book News

Saturday, 23 April 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia Hardcover – April 4, 2016 (US) & May 13, 2016 (UK) Ruthless and passionate, Catherine the Great is singularly responsible for amassing one of the most awe-inspiring collections of art in the world and turning St. Petersburg in to a world wonder. The [read more]