HeyJaredRebecca Larson's History Corner
A research-based exploration of Sir Thomas Seymour and his contemporaries, examining the political, personal, and cultural forces that shaped mid-Tudor England.
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Humble, Happy, Obedient and Useful: What the Mottos of Henry VIII’s Queens Tell Us (opens the original)
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We spend a lot of time talking about the portraits of Henry VIII’s six wives. We look at their clothes, their jewels, their expressions and even the objects they are holding for clues about how they wanted to be seen.But portraits weren’t the only way a Tudor queen communicated who she was.Words and symbols mattered too.Mottos, badges, heraldry and personal devices appeared throughout the Tudor court—on buildings, clothing, jewellery, furnishings and objects. To people who understood this visual
The Princes in the Tower: What More Evidence Are We Waiting For? (opens the original)
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Written on the Shield: Heraldry of Illegitimacy (opens the original)
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The History Reading Room is Sunday (August 16th)!! (opens the original)
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The History Reading Room (opens the original)
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