#tudor houses

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The French Suit House

Here is your last chance to check out the video!

And finally for our last post from this amazing location, we get to see what the basement looked like as well as the centerpiece of the house, the semi spiral staircase.

Sitting on a large parcel of land a husband and wife had this beautiful custom home built in the country in the late 70s. They lived there for many years and being the only owners of the home, almost everything was left untouched as it was built over 40 years ago. The wife passed away in 2017 followed by the husband a few years later in 2021.

The land was bought by a development company that would later go bankrupt and ended up being sold again through Power of Sale.

Today in this ever rapidly growing area there is a proposal to turn the lot and the surrounding area into a new sub division. The land will be replaced with a mixture of detached, semi-detached and townhouses that will be starting at close to $1 million.

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Videos to Watch if You Enjoyed "Cling Fast"

How Much Booze Did Medieval People Really Drink? - Dr. Eleanor Janega teaches us how to booze it up, White Horse-style.

Could You Make a Living in Medieval London? - Another great Eleanor Janega video about occupations, scandals, and the every day lives of every day folks in Medieval cities.

What Was Life Really Like For A Medieval Peasant? - the last of the Eleanor Janega videos about what kind of life Hob Gadling would have lived before he met his Stranger.

A Tudor Feast - domestic historians and archeologists Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter "Fonz" Ginn and Hugh Beamish - under the supervision of Marc Meltonville of Hampton Court Palace's Tudor kitchens - prepare and serve a tudor banquet at Haddon Hall in Derbyshire. Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four

Who Do You Think You Are: Danny Dyer Learns Tudor Etiquette - A segment from the Ancestry.com series following actor Danny Dyer as he explores his royal roots.

Who Would Be King of England Today According to Henry VIII's Will? - chartmaker Matt Baker takes us through the royal family tree from Henry the Eighth to the present day, if his edict that the next monarch in the event that his three children (Mary, Edward, and Elizabeth) produced no heirs, then the crown should next fall to the children of his youngest sister. And not, as actually happened, go to James of Scotland.

Royal Myths: Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada - Dr. Lucy Worsley talks us through the propaganda and fibs that have sprung up around Good Queen Bess, and whether or not she really did declare that she had the stomach of a king.

Dancing Cheek to Cheek: The Devil's Work - Another great series by Dr. Lucy Worsley, chief curator of Royal Historic Palaces, but this time she's joined by Strictly Come Dancing's Len Goodman. They trace the history of dance in Britain, and this episode features some rowdy Medieval and Elizabethan numbers.

Turn Back Time: Tudor Monastery Farm - This series sees Ruth, Alex, and Peter return to the Elizabethan age, this time spending a year on a farm worked by peasants and serfs in service to the church.

The Tudors' Bizarre 12 Days Of Christmas Ritual - The Tudor Monastery Farm Christmas special.

Hardwick Hall: A window onto the Elizabethan world - Sheffield Hallam University gives a great look at Hardwick Hall (more glass than wall), the estate home of the wealthiest woman in Britain at the time, and the kind of place Hob would have aspired to build.

Tudor Food & Etiquette Explained in 14 Minutes - Quick and dirty explanation of where your napkin goes and who the 'chairman of the board' was.

Tudor Houses Explained in 10 Minutes - Not particularly engagingly presented, but a video chock full of visual examples of different kinds of Tudor houses and buildings.

Modern History: The Knight - Jason Kingsley introduces us to the concept behind Modern History and in particular their first series, “The Knight”. Jason has been fascinated by history his whole life, in particular the medieval period and the life of knights. (This is the first video of a playlist).

Royal Armouries - Elizabethan Swordsmanship - a demonstration by weaponsmasters at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. (I recommend turning on closed captioning for this one, as the sound was recorded live with no mics.)

Getting Dressed - Tudor Royal Household - a nice, even-paced and well produced video showing what it was like to get dressed in queen Katherine Parr's household.

Dressing Up a Tudor Man - my personal heroes at Prior Attire show us what the blokes were wearing at the time. Keep in mind that this is 40 years too early for Hob and Dream's disastrous Shakespeare-ruined feast. (I recommend turning on closed captioning for this one, as the sound was recorded live with no mics.)

And just for the fun of it:

Medieval Pickup Lines from the folks behind (I believe?) Whores of Yore, and Top Tudor Historian Rates Famous Movie Scenes, wherein Dr Nicola Tallis, British historian and author of three books on the Tudors, rates scenes from five blockbuster movies set in the Tudor period. (I love how scandalized she gets.)

If you want more, I really recommend anything at all featuring Doctors Lucy Worsley, Eleanor Janega, and Ruth Goodman (search their names on YouTube and you'll find a wealth of clips, full episodes, and even playlists.)

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If you've always wanted a castle with a dungeon, here's your chance, b/c this house has one. The idyllic looking 1922 Tudor in Portland, OR looks like a lovely country estate, and for the most part, it is. 5bds, 6ba, $3.5M.

The long entrance hall.

The house looks like a Tudor outside, but it's very castle-like on the inside. Look at the magnificent great room.

The dining room looks like it's in a castle with it's stone walls and fireplace.

Chef's kitchen has fancy carved tri-color cabinetry.

Off the kitchen is a dinette/family room combo with a lovely big fireplace.

Nicely updated powder room.

Handsome wood paneled home office.

The large primary bedroom has a door to a terrace, built-in corner shelves, and a pretty fireplace.

Love the preserved retro baths. The toilet and tub are original.

Big home theater.

I don't know what this room is, but I think it's related to the dungeon.

And, here's the dungeon. It's very well-lit and features steel doors.

You'll have to decorate it yourself.

The grounds are absolutely stunning.

There's also this lovely guest house.

Beautiful greenery and water features.

There's even a lily pond.

There are 2.99 acres of gorgeous grounds.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1837-S-Greenwood-Rd-Portland-OR-97219/53852912_zpid/?

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Genevieve Bujold as Anne Boleyn in Anne of the Thousand Days

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long live the queen

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Can you do Yandere King Henry Viii and Yandere Charles brandon (they are both married) where both are in a ploy relationship with Mistress Reader?

Hello. I hope you like it.

" Scenario"

In fact, these two men are good friends. Honestly, there are many possibilities as to how you met. There may be several reasons why you started a multiple relationship.

Maybe you were the first Charles' lover. He was either forced to share it with Henry or consented to it voluntarily.

Maybe you met both at the same time. There was competition. The advice of starting a relationship with the two was put forward.

They were both married. However, neither of them loved or cared much about their wives. Moreover, what both men wanted most, their wives could not give them. They both wanted male heirs to continue their lineage. You recently attended court. Honestly, you never expected the two most powerful men in the country to fall in love with you and develop obsessions. They both started courting you. In a short time, the courtship period ended with the two men making you their legal mistress. A very beautiful room in the palace and many servants were given to you. You had the most expensive and best of everything. They did not allow other men to approach you. They even frowned at women who approached you too friendly. No one could disrespect you. You were not allowed to leave your room without their permission. You had several sons in a short time.

With Henry viii

Edward

Richard

With Charles

Henry

Edmund

Your children were legitimized by Henry and Charles from the moment they were born. They were the best fathers in the world for your children. There is no escape from these two men until your last breath.

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It's the little oddities of Great Britain that make her so charming.

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↳ favourite queen consorts of england

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Historically Insignifican - Training Grounds

You can find the new video here!

Today let's have a look at the first of two houses associated with this week's video. We take a look at the Tudor house that was used as a hair spa and massage therapy clinic!

Today we will be exploring a couple of abandoned houses side by side. Both homes were built in the Tudor style in the 1920s. The first home was most recently used as a hair spa and massage therapy clinic. Its neighbour was used as an office for the Ontario firefighters union.

The properties were bought for redevelopment and the current proposal suggests the homes will be replaced by a 7-storey apartment building with 141 new rental units.

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Alexandra Byrne designed this beautiful gown for the 1998 film Elizabeth, where it was worn by one of Elizabeth’s ladies in waiting.  

In 2000, it was worn in The Royal Diaries: Elizabeth I – Red Rose of the House of Tudor by Susan Sheridan as a character in the novel referred to as Jane the Bald, who in life was likely Jane Foole, the fool who served both Mary and Katherine Parr, and may have been featured in the painting The Family of Henry VIII.  The appearance of the costume in this production is the only time we are able to see the pattern on the blue skirt.

In 2003’s Henry VIII, the costume was seen again by a lady in waiting to Anne Boleyn before finally appearing in 2023’s Love At First Sight on a party guest. 

Costume Credit: Mim, Katie S.

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It was common to combine elements of Tudor Revival and Craftsman styles in 1913 and this home has the best of both. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, it has 5bds, 3.5ba, $1.2M.

The wide center hall has the original dark wood finish. I like the orange walls, rather than the usual creamy white.

The sitting room has a typically Craftsman fireplace flanked by glass front bookcases and 2 small windows. The deep dark wood and fancy ceiling is more typically Tudor.

Rich wood paneling covers the whole wall in the dining room and is paired with a coffered ceiling. Love the deep dark wood. Stunning room.

The dining room opens to the sun room.

And, from the sun room you can also go into the less formal everyday dining room which is right outside the kitchen. The floorplan of this home has a wonderful flow.

Love the kitchen remodel- and look at the size of it. Just beautiful. The counter and backsplash quartz really stand out and so does the black hardware. There has to be a contrast when there's a white kitchen.

The kitchen opens to a small foyer/mud room that leads to the back yard.

Pretty guest powder room under the stairs.

The stairs aren't large, but they're beautifully detailed.

The landing is large enough for some seating.

Very large primary bedroom has a full Craftsman fireplace with book shelves and windows.

Great vintage bath remodel. This is how to remodel a bath in an older home.

Tucked in the corner is a modern shower.

Very nice family room.

Plus, a lovely corner office.

On the 2rd level is another bedroom with an en-suite.

Gorgeous finished attic has 2 more beautiful spacious bedrooms.

And, a bath.

The yard has a brick patio and the most picturesque 2 car garage. This home is fabulous and is on a .30 acre lot.

https://matrix.marismatrix.com/matrix/shared/s23pXX4r9fHd/6334McPhersonAve

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"To say that Thomas Boleyn and his children after him set out to be courtiers is, therefore, to say a great deal; they were taking the road to power, prestige and profit. Whether it was the road of honour is a different question, and most historians have felt that Anne's father personified all that was bad about the court. P.W. Sergeant's verdict that 'it is clearly hopeless to attempt a defence of Sir Thomas' may seem totally justified in case of a man who, on his way to an earldom, slipped, or appears to have slipped, two daughters in succession into the king's bed. Friedmann's judgement, 'mean and grasping', is certainly correct." Ives, E. 2004. The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn: 'The Most Happy'

NICK DUNNING as THOMAS BOLEYN in THE TUDORS (2007-2010)

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✧ "Elizabeth of York's responsibilities included acts of charity, keeping her household, and, of course, bearing heirs. As the queen of Henry Tudor, she had the additional charge of demonstrating support for him that would help unite the country and end the infighting between Lancaster and York. To this end, each appointment and gift had to be considered for the impression that it made. From the beginning of their marriage, Elizabeth accepted a submissive role, seeing it as her duty to God and country to support her husband.

Henry and Elizabeth agreed that her first concern was for children, and they were almost immediately blessed with their first. Prince Arthur was born a scant eight months after their marriage, so Elizabeth’s time as queen coincides with her time as a mother. Even before Arthur was born, she would have begun planning for his education and household. Elizabeth spent significant time directing the care of her children and participating in their life herself much more than many queens of her era. Still, her priority was Henry, and the two were seldom apart, even after separate households were set up for the children." — Samantha Wilcoxson

Jodie Comer as ELIZABETH OF YORK in The White Princess (2017)

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By Leslie Patrick

1 August 2023

Anne Boleyn (c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536), King Henry VIII's second queen, is often portrayed as a seductress and ultimately the woman responsible for changing the face of religion in England.

In reality, she was a fiercely intelligent and pious woman dedicated to education and religious reform.

But after her arrest and execution on false charges of adultery and incest in May 1536, Henry VIII was determined to forget her memory.

Her royal emblems were removed from palace walls, her sparkling jewels tucked away in dark coffers, and her precious books disappeared from the pages of time.

One of Boleyn’s books that has reappeared is the Book of Hours, a stunning prayer book, printed around 1527 with devotional texts designed to be read throughout the day, features hand-painted woodcuts — as well as a rare example of the queen’s own writing.

In the margins of one of the beautifully decorated pages, she penned a rhyming couplet followed by her signature:

“Remember me when you do pray, that hope doth lead from day to day, Anne Boleyn.”

The book vanished with Boleyn’s execution in 1536, then resurfaced around 1903 when it was acquired by the American millionaire William Waldorf Astor (31 March 1848 – 18 October 1919) after he purchased Hever Castle, Anne Boleyn’s childhood home in the English countryside.

The hiding place of the disgraced queen’s devotional tome had been a mystery for centuries, until recent research by a university student uncovered hidden signatures that helped trace its path through history.

The discovery

The book’s whereabouts in the 367 years between Boleyn’s death and its reemergence remained puzzling until 2020 when Kate McCaffrey, then a graduate student at the University of Kent working on her master’s thesis about Anne Boleyn’s Book of Hours, found something unexpected in the margins of the book.

“I noticed what appeared to be smudges to the naked eye,” recalls McCaffrey, assistant curator at Hever Castle since 2021.

Intrigued, she borrowed an industrial-strength ultraviolet light and set it up in the darkest room of Hever Castle.

Ultraviolet light is often used to examine historical documents because ink absorbs the ultraviolet wavelength, causing it to appear darker against the page when exposed.

“The words just came through. It was incredible to see them underneath the light, they were completely illuminated,” the curator recalls.

McCaffrey’s theory is that the words were erased during the late Victorian era when it was popular to cleanse marginalia from books or manuscripts.

But thanks to her extraordinary detective work, these erased words turned out to be the key that unlocked the tale of the book’s secret journey from certain destruction at the royal court to safety in the hands of a dedicated group of Boleyn’s supporters.

The guardians

Indeed, various pages throughout the text reveal the names and notations of a string of Kentish women — Elizabeth Hill, Elizabeth Shirley, Mary Cheke, Philippa Gage, and Mary West — who banded together to safeguard Anne's precious book and keep her memory alive.

While it’s unclear how the book was initially passed to these women, Anne Boleyn expert Natalie Grueninger suggests it was gifted by Anne to a woman named Elizabeth Hill.

Elizabeth grew up near Hever Castle, and her husband, Richard Hill, was sergeant of the King’s Cellar at Henry VIII’s court.

There are records of the Hill’s playing cards with the king, and there may have been a friendship between Elizabeth and the queen that prompted Boleyn to pass her prayer book on before her execution.

“This extended Kentish family kept the book safe following Anne’s demise, which was an incredibly brave and bold act considering it could have been considered treasonous,” says Grueninger, podcaster and author of the book The Final Year of Anne Boleyn.

Anne’s Book of Hours was passed between mothers, daughters, sisters, and nieces until the late sixteenth century, when the last name makes its appearance in its margins.

“This story is an example of the women in the family prioritizing loyalty, friendship, fidelity, and a personal connection to Anne,” says McCaffrey.

“The fact that the women have kept it safe is a really beautiful story of solidarity, community, and bravery.”

The book, currently on display at Hever Castle, is a touchstone of the enigma that was Anne Boleyn.

Castle historian and assistant curator Owen Emmerson points out that the book contains Anne’s DNA on the pages from where she touched and kissed it during her daily devotions.

“This was a really beloved possession of hers,” says Emmerson.

“Because of what happened to Anne Boleyn, we don’t have a vast amount of information in Anne’s own words. But the physical remnants of her use of the book, and the construction of that beautiful little couplet, have her identity in them.”

While Anne’s Book of Hours has finally found its way home, the research into this intriguing historical mystery is not yet over.

McCaffrey continues to chart the book’s provenance through the centuries to find out where it was hiding all this time.

The discovery of the inscriptions illuminates the book’s furtive journey, providing us with a glimpse into the controversy, loyalty, and fascination that Anne Boleyn has engendered for the past 500 years.