Sixteenth century

Hampton Court Celebrates 500 Years!

November 7, 2015 by Early Modern England

Thinking of visiting Hampton Court? Check out this list of things to see while you’re there!

Filed Under: Features, Places to See Tagged With: Architecture, Baroque, Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Parr, Daily Life, Eighteenth century, Elizabethan, George II, Georgian, Hampton Court, Henry VIII, King George I, King William III and Queen Mary II, London, Places to See, Politics, Protestant, Queen Elizabeth I, Religion, Renaissance, Seventeenth century, Sixteenth century, Tudors

5 Frightening Reads for Halloween!

October 27, 2014 by Early Modern England

Halloween is just around the corner so here are some ghoulish books to get your into the spooky spirit!

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Anne Gunter, Anthropology, Christianity, Ghosts, Nineteenth century, Occult, Reformation, Seventeenth century, Sixteenth century, Supernatural, Theology, Vampires, Victorian Age

An evening with Philippa Gregory : The King's Curse

September 23, 2014 by Early Modern England

British author Philippa Gregory delighted a packed auditorium last night in Toronto, as she spoke about the way she writes historical fiction, her views on Henry VIII, and the travails of going on tour.

Filed Under: Books, Features, Fiction Tagged With: Biography, Books, Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Parr, Fiction, Henry VIII, Margaret Pole, Philippa Gregory, Politics, Reformation, Religion, Sixteenth century, The King's Curse, Tudors

Renaissance Clothing at the Victoria and Albert Museum

July 6, 2014 by Early Modern England

Exploring some of the fashion of Renaissance England at the V&A Museum in London.

Filed Under: Features, Places to See Tagged With: Daily Life, Eighteenth century, Elizabethan, Fashion, Jacobean, Places to See, Renaissance, Seventeenth century, Sixteenth century, Stuarts, Textiles, Tudors

Never the Twain Shall Part: A Comparison and Analysis of Irish and English Marriage Laws Following the English Conquest of Ireland

June 13, 2014 by Early Modern England

The expansion of English rule into Ireland during the reign of the Tudors has generated a tremendous amount of historical writing. Within this subject, several schools of thought have emerged. One has examined the English invasion in light of the Tudors themselves.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Crime, Daily Life, Gender, Ireland, Irish Brehon Laws, Legal History, Marriage, Prostitution, Religion, Sixteenth century, Social History, Tudor Conquest of Ireland, Tudors, Women's Studies

The English Sweating Sickness

June 11, 2014 by Early Modern England

There were outbreaks of the sweating sickness in England in 1485, 1502, 1507, 1528 and 1551.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Disease, Medical History, Sixteenth century

CONFERENCES: Beyond Iconophobia: 'Decorative' art and the visual culture of Early Modern England

May 20, 2014 by Early Modern England

The following piece is my summary of a brilliant paper given by Tara Hamling on at the Institute of Historical Research on art, religion and visual culture in Early Modern England.

Filed Under: Conferences, Features Tagged With: Art History, Daily Life, Dissolution of the Monasteries, Elizabethan, Henry VIII, James I of England, King James VI of Scotland, Protestant, Queen Elizabeth I, Reformation, Religion, Seventeenth century, Sixteenth century, Social History, Sumptuary Law, Tudors

'Noythy money': Dealing with counterfeit coins in 16th-century England

April 14, 2014 by Early Modern England

The British government will begin circulating a new £1 coin in 2017, and are placing in safeguards to prevent it from being forged. Back in the 16th century, the government of Elizabeth I also had to deal with the problems of counterfeit coins.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Administration, Numismatic, Queen Elizabeth I, Sixteenth century

Places to See: Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge

March 2, 2014 by Early Modern England

My visit to Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge in Epping Forest.

Filed Under: Features, Places to See Tagged With: Elizabethan, Henry VIII, Hunting, Places to See, Queen Elizabeth I, Sixteenth century, Travel, Tudors

The Malleus Maleficarum and King James: Defining Witchcraft

February 15, 2014 by Early Modern England

The reprinting of the Malleus at this time has often led to the belief that the medieval text played a large role in this rise in witch hunts. However, a comparison of the Malleus to later works shows a shift in the definitions of witchcraft during the early modern era.