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Henry VIII’s betrayals

March 31, 2011October 27, 2014 by Suzannah Lipscomb

En route to Lancaster, I stopped off at Pontefract Castle. Now in ruins, having been demolished in 1649, it’s a place where Henry VIII was betrayed twice: first by the Pilgrims of Grace rebels, who amassed there in 1536, and second by Catherine Howard, who entertained Thomas Culpeper there on…

Talks up north

March 30, 2011October 27, 2014 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Tomorrow, 31 March, I’m speaking at the University of Lancaster as the annual public lecturer for the Society of Renaissance Studies, and on 1 April, I’m speaking at Merchant Taylors’ School for Boys. The Society of Renaissance Studies are kindly putting me up in Lancaster overnight. I’m looking forward to…

Anne Boleyn’s home

March 27, 2011October 27, 2014 by Suzannah Lipscomb

It was a real pleasure to go to see Hever Castle today. It is set in the most glorious countryside: Kent really is the garden of England. It was a very evocative and satisfying visit.

Shrine at Walsingham

March 13, 2011October 27, 2014 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Today I went to visit the shrine at Walsingham, as part of my research for my next book. This is all that remains of the medieval shrine where kings from Henry III to Henry VIII came on pilgrimage:

Mary Rose Museum article & podcast

March 11, 2011October 27, 2014 by Suzannah Lipscomb

After talking at the Mary Rose Museum on 3 March 2011, the Museum has featured an article based on my talk and a podcast interview with me on their website.

Lincoln College Dining Club

March 7, 2011October 27, 2014 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Looking forward to dinner tonight at the Lincoln College, Oxford Dining Club, meeting at the Cavalry and Guards’ Club in Piccadilly. I’m the after-dinner speaker!

The Wellcome Trust fund All the King’s Fools!

February 28, 2011October 27, 2014 by Suzannah Lipscomb

I was the historical advisor on All the King’s Fools, a disability arts history performance at Hampton Court Palace on 24-27 February 2011. Brian Logan from The Guardian interviewed me and wrote a feature about it. It was funded by The Arts Council, and was the pilot for a future…

Elizabeth at Cinema City

February 6, 2011October 27, 2014 by Suzannah Lipscomb

I’m giving a talk tonight at Cinema City in Norwich before a screening of Shekhar Kapur’s Elizabeth (1998) as part of the Reels of History series. Come along to consider how historical this stunning film actually is!

Museum Secrets on TV tonight

February 5, 2011October 27, 2014 by Suzannah Lipscomb

I appear tonight in Museum Secrets’ Episode 6 ‘The Met’

American Women of Surrey

January 27, 2011October 27, 2014 by Suzannah Lipscomb

I really enjoyed speaking today to the American Women of Surrey. Wonderful audience!

Review in History Today

January 21, 2011October 27, 2014 by Suzannah Lipscomb

I’ve reviewed Lucy Worsley’s new(ish) book Courtiers: The Secret History of Kensington Palace in History Today www.historytoday.com/blog/books-blog/suzannah-lipscomb/courtiers

GMTV / ITV

June 5, 2010July 18, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Early one morning on June 2010, Suzannah went to talk to Emma Crosby and John Stapleton about how history is taught in schools, and how it focuses too much on Hitler and even (sadly) Henry VIII.

Plenti and Grase: Food and Drink in a Sixteenth Century Household

April 22, 2010August 21, 2017 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Review article reproduced from History Today, volume 60, issue 4, April 2010 Suzannah Lipscomb on a book about how the English ate in the high middle ages and the early modern era. Trying to shed some pounds before Christmas? Has your doctor recently told you to cut back on alcohol…

Henry’s big year

December 22, 2009July 22, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Article reproduced from Reform Magazine, December 2009 Five hundred years after his accession to the throne, Suzannah Lipscomb looks at a critical year in the life of Henry VIII. The English Reformation, she argues, wasn’t all about Anne Boleyn. Everyone knows that England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church…

Henry’s pleasure palace

August 22, 2009July 22, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Article reproduced from Essence Magazine, July/August 2009 Suzannah Lipscomb, author and research curator at Hampton Court Palace, on the endless opportunities to experience the life and turbulent times of Henry VIII Hampton Court was one of Henry VIII’s favourite houses, out of the 50 or so palaces, houses and castles…

The new face of Tudor history

May 10, 2009July 18, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Being around Henry VIII proved an unhappy experience for some women. Suzannah has been happily living with the tyrannical king for two years now, with no separation being contemplated yet, writes Reg Little in The Oxford Times, May 2009. The historian David Starkey freely admits to having become obsessed, even a…

The One Show

March 15, 2009July 18, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Suzannah met the lovely Dan Snow for an interview at the Tower of London and a live broadcast from Hampton Court Palace, for The One Show. It aired on BBC ONE in March 2009. They talked all about Henry VIII and 1536, and about the new visitor experience at Hampton Court.

Henry VIII’s Lost Palaces

February 5, 2009July 18, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Suzannah took part in this Time Team Special for CHANNEL FOUR in 2009. Filmed with director Brendan Hughes at the gorgeous Loseley Park.

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