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I enjoy the Tudor's group so very much...but, there is so little I could post, as all of you who do, are soooo in the know on every aspect of who's who, what, and where. I've read a lot, Antonia Frasier, Starky, and many others on their order, but have to admitt, reading Jean Plaidy is where most of my 'education' came from on all the Kings/Queens, the Tudor's being my favorites. Will try to be more active, and hope I can add some of my limited  'knowledge' in the near future....Judy  Do know, once TOBG is released, I'll have a lot to say about it...Now if a movie is made on "The Constant Princess", that would have me ROTF laughing so much, it would be hard for me to settle down to get the words out, as it would have to be a comedy.  |
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Pish Judy....all us historical show-offs love when peeps ask questions LOL  No one should feel because their knowledge isn't tremendously vast that they've naught to contribute to a discussion. Some of the best AMT threads come from a member asking a question about something or somebody  Plaidy's novels & Norah Lofts' The Concubine is what got me started on Anne Boleyn & hence to the rest of the Tudors, etc. There's a marvelous older quartet of books about the Plantagenets that got me hooked on them & read like novels....Thomas B. Costain is the author & the books are The Conquering Family, The Magnificent Century, The Three Edwards, & The Last Plantagenets (& he's definitely a Ricardian so plus there LOL). He also has a myriad of historical novels as well. Unfortunately the man has been dead about 40 years so the library is the place to get them. I had to special order my tattered paperbacks of that series back in the 80s, so I think a lot of his work is sadly out of print. I found a page HERE with a bibliography of his work. Methinks there is a link someplace around here (probably over on Coming Soon) to the actual script from TOBG which is just dreadful IMHO....there's a scene where Anne miscarries, calls for Mary & George (who is written as gay) to help her cover it up, & then tells George he has to do her in order to get her pregnant again....so Mary leaves, George gulps, & does the deed  Good grief! Sure, like anyone who miscarried half an hr ago would just have her siblings clean up the mess & then jump her brother's bones |
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Green, thank you for your kind words...I do have "The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn" and "Mademoiselle Boleyn" coming in the mail, arriving soon, I hope...Had to have them after learning of both on AMT a couple weeks back...So much to read and so little time, but try to get in as much as I can. Thanks again! |
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Hello everyone, This group has provided me with more joy than you could possibly imagine. It has been a wonderful escape from worrying so much about my lovely sister who has been dealing with Multiple Sclerosis and several forms of cancer for many years. She recently became a grandmother and suffered a stroke a short time after. It has been a difficult journey that has kept me away from the board for extended periods of time. She is doing better now, her speech has improved dramatically, but she still has only limited mobility on her left side. She will never be free from the MS, but modern medicine has enabled her to deal with it, beat the cancer, and allow her to lead a fulfilled life. She is the ultimate optimist, and I love her dearly. Now that she is better, I hope to have more time to visit with you!! While I'm not the Tudor Whiz that some of you are, I have always been fascinated by the lives of the people who lived during this colorful and intriguing period of history. I got hooked on the Tudors when I was in high school and saw "Anne of the Thousand Days". Genevieve Bujold is the ultimate Anne, but I look forward to seeing Natalie Portman portray her in the upcoming film "The Other Boleyn Girl". Henry and his parade of wives has always fascinated me, but I enjoy ANY story about the people who lived during this time period. I read the boards often, but my limited knowledge about some of the topics prohibits me from making an intelligent reply or silly wisecrack, and so I just sit there and enjoy the thread. I have occasionally posted a response to something I knew nothing about by researching it thoroughly and spending several hours creating a reply. I have learned a lot from so many of you, and I thank you profusely! My life has been enriched by All My Tudors, and it would break my heart if I ever had to leave. AND SO!!!!!!! I gotta post! I gotta post Or else they'll turn me into toast! I love this group, I haven't died But sometimes Painter's brain are fried! I'm not a Tudor whiz like some And sometimes I feel rather dumb. I'll read a thread, but then I sit If I can't rhyme some words of wit! I often have to read a lot To come up with the stuff I got But time is short, I have a job! I'm more than just a rhyming slob! I love you all!! |
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painter, The joy/chuckle I have gotten from you poems, have made my day over the years, such a talent, don't know how you come up with them. I do wish better times ahead for your sister. Thankfully, treatments to improve those who live with this terrible disease are coming along...My uncle also suffered with MS for 25 years, so I know what your sister is going thru, as well as yourself. Judy |
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Not to worry, Judy. My own interest in Tudor history started with a historical fiction novel called "The Tower and the Dream" by Jan Westcott. The book was about Bess of Hardwick's life. Look forward to your posts! |
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boleynfan, What a live she lived! I read a novel on her life some time ago as well...My senior memory seems to cause me not to remember some authors names, but it could have been Virginia Henley, not sure. Though, I do know the time frame of when she lived was not the actual...This one had her near the same age of Elizabeth I, she was a lot older...Now when I read a historical fiction book or see a movie on historical events, find it fun to look up online to see what is fiction and isn't. ummm, might look into the novel you mention, but have to finish up my two Anne Boleyn's coming in the mail, soon I hope! |
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Pish Painter, you got bar seats reserved here @ AMT LOL....we'd never toast ya That author, Jan Westcott, sounds so familiar....I did read a novel on Bess of Hardwick long ago, but the name of it escapes me. All I remember is that the jacket had a picture of her famous "glass house" on it. |
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I gotta quit pressing send before my brain finishes thinking LOL.....Virginia Henley has a wonderful novel about Simon de Montfort & Eleanor Plantagenet's courtship & marriage (I was so dreadfully afraid it was gonna keep going to the bitter end there  as I loved the characters as she created them but thankfully it stopped short of Evesham & let them live happily ever after at Kenilworth). It's called The Dragon & the Jewel. All of her novels are set in our timeframe; I recall reading a few set in the Wars of the Roses & Elizabethan days as well as medieval times THIS is her website if anyone's interested; don't put off by the fact that she's been categorized as "historical romance" because the woman really can write exceedingly well & spin a good yarn, & she does her homework. |
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I am fairly new to the group too. I really love it. Some of the post I know nothing about and some I can chime right in. My interest began when I was 8 and a friend of mine showed me Gladys Malvern's "World of Lady Jane Grey", "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" and "My Lady, My Love" I read them over and over and then expanded into the adult section of the library. I love Henry and all his wives, as well as any character from that period. Now at 42 I have an extensive collection of books fiction and non-fiction about that period starting with Henry VII through Elizabeth I and MQOS. I don't always have a reply for the postings but I enjoy this group very much. Thank You one and all! Tudorgalusa |
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Bess of Hardwicke....I saw a program on BBC Canada called Buildings that Shaped Britian and they showed a magnificent palace that Bess had built. According to the program..she was a friend of Elizabeth 1 and the richest woman (next to the Queen) in England due to a series of advantageous marriages. Can anyone recommend a good non-fiction book about Bess of Hardwicke? I would love to read it. By the way, I am also new to this forum, but I am enjoying it immensely. I have loved Tudor history for a long time and this gives me a wonderful place to talk and listen to others through our postings about this most interesting subject. Thanks to all! |
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I would hope no one would join up & then clam up out of intimidation  LOTG & myself often have said that we're so glad to have "met" online & have someone to talk to who understands the English history obsession & knows enough about it to discuss it. There have been several AMT applications to join that have said the equivalent of OMG I am thrilled to have found this group as I have no one to talk to about the Tudors! It's not a subject, especially here in the US, that many people have an interest in, unfortunately , let alone a basic understanding of it. So if anyone has questions, they shouldn't sit there thinking that they'll be thought stupid or uneducated for asking them, there are no stupid questions as far as I'm concerned, as asking questions is the only way to learn & acquire knowledge on a subject. Even if members just want to post that they agree with something, or throw in a after one of Painter's masterpieces, at least then we know you have a pulse & a continued interest in AMT |
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I thought of something else. AMT has been around for nigh on six years now , so we have tons of old posts, especially ones on common Tudor FAQs. It would be splendid if some of the newer members peeped back in the boards to see if their question or subject already has a thread started  We love when newbies bump up old discussions & add their opinions & sometimes even start the thread going again (like that Princes in the Tower one that just won't die ROFL) |
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Good idea <runs off to see if she can find that Six Degrees of Henry VIII thread from yonks ago> |
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