# tudor (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 13 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover tudor. Page: Feed: --- ## [Track the Plaque: A Colourful Guide to London’s Memorials](https://londonist.substack.com/p/track-the-plaque-a-colourful-guide) _2026-08-21 · Matt Brown · Londonist: Time Machine_ Blue Plaques are only the start. ## [Author Anna Belfrage Reviews Queen Anna, Book One of the Stuart Queens Trilogy](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/author-anna-belfrage-reviews-queen-anna.html) _2026-08-20 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US A crown won in the eye of a storm. A queen who refuses to be broken... Princess Anna of Denmark sails for Scotland to marry King James VI, but storms ravage her fleet, igniting a deadly obsession with witchcraft in her new home. Arriving in a strange and paranoid court, Anna finds her new husband’s bed is a treacherous place. Over the last few years, I’ve… ## [Anatomy of a Painting: View of the Stocks Market London, by Joseph Nickolls](https://londonist.substack.com/p/anatomy-of-a-painting-view-of-the) _2026-08-19 · Matt Brown · Londonist: Time Machine_ Some delicious secrets hiding in this one... ## [Now available for pre-order: Lady of the Castle: A Medieval Epic of Love, Loyalty, and Betrayal (The Nicola de la Haye Series Book 2) by Rachel Elwiss Joyce](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/now-available-for-pre-order-lady-of.html) _2026-08-19 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available for pre-order from Amazon UK and Amazon US For a woman, holding power in a man's world is dangerous; holding faith in an intolerant one is deadly. England, 1185. Nicola de la Haye, constable of Lincoln Castle, commands her fortress with hard-won authority. Determined to protect her family from a kingdom fracturing around her, she discovers the hardest battle is the one inside her own… ## [MATCH REPORT | Hemel Town 0-1 Maidenhead United](https://www.hemelfc.com/post/match-report-hemel-town-0-1-maidenhead-united) _2026-08-18 · Jemma Sear · Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club_ Written by Callum Humphrey Hemel Hempstead Town suffered their first defeat of the National League South season on Tuesday night, as Maidenhead United claimed a 1-0 win at The Focus Community Arena. Daniel Nkrumah’s first-half volley was enough to see the Magpies to their first victory of the campaign, taking them to four points from their opening three outings. Lee Bircham’s side were unable to… ## [Two Ways to Approach Your Prospect’s Growing Desire to Commit Early](https://dantudor.substack.com/p/two-ways-to-approach-your-prospects-23c) _2026-08-18 · Dan Tudor · Honey Badger Recruiting_ PLUS: Is your program’s best recruiting content sitting in your locker room? ## [Your Best Recruiting Content Is Sitting in Your Locker Room](https://dantudor.substack.com/p/your-best-recruiting-content-is-sitting) _2026-08-18 · Dan Tudor · Honey Badger Recruiting_ Your team + their creativity + their phones = the story your prospects really want to hear ## [Book Giveaway: 'Son of Prophecy: The Rise of Henry Tudor'](https://nathenamin.substack.com/p/book-giveaway-son-of-prophecy-the) _2026-08-18 · Nathen Amin · Hiraeth - Longing for the Past_ So, the paperback version of ‘Son of Prophecy: The Rise of Henry Tudor’ is now officially on sale and out there for you to buy. ## [My holiday reading](https://rosemarygriggs.substack.com/p/my-holiday-reading) _2026-08-18 · Rosemary Griggs · Rosemary Griggs: Notes from Devon's Tudor Time Traveller_ Four books about amazing women from different eras. ## [Special Guest Interview with Nancy Bilyeau, Author of The Heiress of Northanger Abbey](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/special-guest-interview-with-nancy.html) _2026-08-17 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available for pre-order from Amazon UK and Amazon US Gloucestershire, 1820: Twenty-two years after the close of Northanger Abbey, Catherine Tilney seems to be living a happily ever after. But her busy life as a clergyman’s wife is shattered by a letter that resurrects her darkest fears. Her daughter Phoebe has fallen under the influence of the unscrupulous Thorpe family—the very figures who once… ## [Never miss a game (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3zsV33mz2YAB) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Follow any team; get an hour and one-minute web and email reminders. ## [On this day: First shots of the Jacobite Rising of 1745 were fired](https://www.scottishhistory.org/on-this-day/first-shots-of-the-jacobite-rising-of-1745-were-fired/) _2026-08-16 · Editorial · Scottish History_ On 16 August 1745, two companies from the 2nd Battalion of Lieutenant-General James Sinclair’s 1st Regiment of Foot (Royal Scots), marching to reinforce the garrison of Fort William, were attacked by a party of Macdonalds at Highbridge in the first military engagement of the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Read more about the engagement at Highbridge \[…\] ## [What If … Henry, Duke of Cornwall, hadn’t died in 1511?](https://tudorblogger.com/2026/08/16/what-if-henry-duke-of-cornwall-hadnt-died-in-1511/) _2026-08-16 · Helene Harrison · TudorBlogger_ But lived to become King of England? Henry, Duke of Cornwall, was the son of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, born on New Year’s Day 1511. He lived for 52 days before dying on 22 February 1511. This was a huge blow to Henry and Katherine, but there was no reason at that time \[…\] ## [Special Guest Post By E.L. Ravenheart, Author of The Shadow keeper: Gothic Haunting Tales from Somerset](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/special-guest-post-by-el-ravenheart.html) _2026-08-16 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US In the deep woods of the Great Lakes, skeletal spirits hunt the arrogant. Shapeshifters guard what remains of the wild. Hunger transforms the soul with a single choice. Across the Atlantic, on mist-shrouded moorland where leylines pulse through peat, a barefoot girl walks for two centuries, keeping a covenant her family refused. At standing stones, trickster… ## [A visit to Holy Trinity Church, Stratford on Avon](https://rosemarygriggs.substack.com/p/a-visit-to-holy-trinity-church-stratford) _2026-08-15 · Rosemary Griggs · Rosemary Griggs: Notes from Devon's Tudor Time Traveller_ Renewing my acquaintance with George Carew, a Devon man who probably knew William Shakespeare ## [SESAY SIGNS FOR THE TUDORS | DAVID SESAY](https://www.hemelfc.com/post/sesay-signs-for-the-tudors-david-sesay) _2026-08-14 · Nicola Sear · Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club_ David Sesay | Photographer: NicolaCCreative We are delighted to announce the signing of defender David Sesay. David is a versatile and hardworking outfielder who has developed his game through a strong grounding in the English football system. He has experience playing at both professional league and non-league level, giving him a good understanding of the demands, discipline and competitive… ## [The Complete Tudor Part 2: Tudor Buildings Beyond Central London](https://londonist.substack.com/p/the-complete-tudor-part-2-tudor-buildings) _2026-08-14 · Matt Brown · Londonist: Time Machine_ Hampton Court, obviously... but where else? ## [Book Review: The Orphan from Verona, by Siobhan Daiko](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/book-review-orphan-from-verona-by.html) _2026-08-14 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US Verona, 1944. When an air raid strikes Elisa's home, she is left with nothing but the clothes on her back, the teddy bear clutched in her arms and her beloved older brother. Traumatised into silence, six-year-old Elisa can no longer speak and relies on Robi to guide her through this war-torn world. Siobhan Daiko’s The Orphan from Veron a balances human drama… ## [Part Two - More & Cromwell: Saints, Sinners and the Succession](https://drjoannepaul.substack.com/p/part-two-more-and-cromwell-saints) _2026-08-13 · Joanne Paul · Joanne Paul_ The fates and legacies of two Tudor Thomases ## [Book Review: Queen Elizabeth I's Governess: The Real Kat Ashley by Rosemary Griggs](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/book-review-queen-elizabeth-is.html) _2026-08-13 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available for pre-order from Amazon UK and Amazon US Some of the most intriguing people in Tudor history are those who stood outside the spotlight. Katherine 'Kat' or Kate Ashley is one of these. Best known as the governess and confidante of Queen Elizabeth I, she played a pivotal role in the future queen's life, yet is overshadowed by more famous figures around her. In Queen Elizabeth I's… ## [Media Review – ‘Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Story’ \[2011\]](https://tudorblogger.com/2026/08/12/media-review-jack-the-ripper-the-definitive-story-2011/) _2026-08-12 · Helene Harrison · TudorBlogger_ Something slightly different today in that it’s not Tudor! I often revert to watching true crime when I’m struggling with something, which may be a little weird! This is a documentary that I have seen a number of times because it is quite definitive on the facts of the case. The mystery of who Jack \[…\] ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lrfV5avlOJ7Z) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [The Complete Tudor. Part 1: Central London](https://londonist.substack.com/p/the-complete-tudor-london) _2026-08-12 · Matt Brown · Londonist: Time Machine_ A map and guide to every Tudor building. ## [Blog Tour Interview with Karen Essex, Author of Renaissance Rivals: A novel of Isabella d’Este & Lucrezia Borgia](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/blog-tour-interview-with-karen-essex.html) _2026-08-12 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US The story of the brutal rivalry between two of history’s most fascinating power women: Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, celebrated in her own lifetime as “The First Lady of the World,” and Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara, daughter of the infamous Pope Alexander VI and one of the most maligned women in history. I'm pleased to welcome author Karen Essex… ## [Are You Making These Common Early Recruiting Mistakes Again?](https://dantudor.substack.com/p/are-you-making-these-common-early) _2026-08-11 · Dan Tudor · Honey Badger Recruiting_ #TudorTuesday | August 11th | 2026 ## [On this day: Battle of Dupplin Moor](https://www.scottishhistory.org/on-this-day/battle-of-dupplin-moor/) _2026-08-11 · Editorial · Scottish History_ 11 August 1332: In the first major battle of the Second War of Scottish Independence, a force of Disinherited Scots and English troops led by Scottish pretender Edward Balliol and Henry Beaumont heavily defeated a much larger pro-Bruce Scottish army commanded by Donald, Earl of Mar, at the Battle of Dupplin Moor outside Perth. Mar’s \[…\] ## [On the Portuguese Trail of Perkin Warbeck](https://nathenamin.substack.com/p/on-the-portuguese-trail-of-perkin) _2026-08-11 · Nathen Amin · Hiraeth - Longing for the Past_ Was Warbeck Part-Portuguese, and what did he get up to in Lisbon? ## [On this day: James III was crowned at Kelso Abbey](https://www.scottishhistory.org/on-this-day/james-iii-was-crowned-at-kelso-abbey/) _2026-08-10 · Editorial · Scottish History_ On 10 August 1460, nine-year-old James III was crowned at Kelso Abbey just seven days after the death of his father, James II, at the siege of Roxburgh Castle. The reign of James III commenced with a prolonged minority that extended nearly ten years, during which Scotland was administered by various regents and factions vying \[…\] ## [Five... places to immerse yourself in art history during Open House Festival this year](https://londonist.substack.com/p/art-history-locations-open-house-festival) _2026-08-10 · Lydia Manch · Londonist: Time Machine_ At the home of an Arts and Crafts titan // on the trail of missing sculptures // in the shadow of A Clockwork Orange ## [On this day: Birth of civil engineer Thomas Telford](https://www.scottishhistory.org/on-this-day/birth-of-civil-engineer-thomas-telford/) _2026-08-09 · Editorial · Scottish History_ 9 August 1757: The birth at Glendinning Farm, Dumfriesshire, of Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telford. Telford began his career as a mason and self-educated to become an architect. In 1786, he was appointed as the surveyor of public works for Shropshire, a role that involved the construction of various buildings and bridges. Among the structures \[…\] ## [Guest Post – Beverley Adams on Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen](https://tudorblogger.com/2026/08/09/guest-post-beverley-adams-on-elizabeth-stuart-the-winter-queen/) _2026-08-09 · Helene Harrison · TudorBlogger_ I’m delighted to welcome back the lovely Beverley Adams to my blog and Substack! I have previously done Q&As with Beverley around her books on Lady Jane Grey, Elizabeth of York, and the race for Elizabeth I’s throne, but this time Beverley has moved forward into the Stuart period to discuss Elizabeth Stuart, sister of \[…\] ## [Guest Post Q&A with Beverley Adams](https://tudorblogger.substack.com/p/guest-post-q-and-a-with-beverley-261) _2026-08-09 · Helene Harrison · Tudor Blogger: The History Notes_ Author of 'The Winter Queen and Her Legacy: The Children of Elizabeth Stuart' ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/coyK7KvybipW) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [Exploring the Life of Sir Francis Drake - Tudor Corsair](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/exploring-life-of-sir-francis-drake.html) _2026-08-09 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available from Amazon UK , Amazon US Amazon CA and Amazon AU 1564: Devon sailor Francis Drake sets out on a journey of adventure. He learns of routes used to transport Spanish silver and gold, and risks his life in an audacious plan to steal a fortune. I’d been planning an Elizabethan series for some time, as my aim was to tell the stories of the Tudors from Owen Tudor’s first meeting with Queen… ## [ON THE WHISTLE MATCH REPORT | Hemel Town 1-1 Chelmsford City](https://www.hemelfc.com/post/on-the-whistle-match-report-hemel-town-1-1-chelmsford-city) _2026-08-08 · Jemma Sear · Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club_ Written by Callum Humphrey A 99th-minute Alfie Marriott own goal cancelled out Rhys Browne’s strike for the guests, on a baking afternoon in Hertfordshire. The Clarets looked comfortable for the majority of the matchup, but the Tudors’ late pressure eventually paid dividends as new manager Lee Bircham snatched a point in his first outing. David Agbontohoma fired a long-range effort onto the roof… ## [On this day: Marriage of the Thistle and the Rose](https://www.scottishhistory.org/on-this-day/marriage-of-the-thistle-and-the-rose/) _2026-08-08 · Editorial · Scottish History_ On August 8, 1503, King James IV married 13-year-old Margaret Tudor, the daughter of King Henry VII of England, at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh. The couple had six children, but only the future King James V survived infancy. This union, often referred to as the “thistle and the rose,” by the poet William Dunbar was \[…\] ## [In search of Katherine Swynford](https://rosemarygriggs.substack.com/p/in-search-of-katherine-swynford) _2026-08-08 · Rosemary Griggs · Rosemary Griggs: Notes from Devon's Tudor Time Traveller_ Governess, mistress, Duchess of Lancaster and ancestor of royalty ## [A NOTE FROM MR. CHAIRMAN | Opening Day](https://www.hemelfc.com/post/a-note-from-mr-chairman-opening-day) _2026-08-08 · Jemma Sear · Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club_ Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome back to Vauxhall Road - it's been a scorching summer in many ways and not just the heat! We've had a lot of changes in a small space of time, but we've managed to keep most of last seasons squad and we've managed to snatch a really good manager in Lee Bircham - and I would personally like to congratulate him on his wonderful job done at Bedford Town by… ## [WELCOME TO THE TUDORS | Stefan Parkes](https://www.hemelfc.com/post/welcome-to-the-tudors-stefan-parkes) _2026-08-07 · Jemma Sear · Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club_ Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club is delighted to announce the arrival of full-back Stefan Parkes, subject to FA Approval. A very successful product of Fulham's U18 set up, Stefan joined the Fulham U18s side just 2 days after turning 15 - and eventually captained the side. He signed his first professional contract with Fulham and even featured in the line-up in their Premier League campaign vs… ## [WELCOME TO THE TUDORS | Billy Mardell-Smith](https://www.hemelfc.com/post/welcome-to-the-tudors-billy-mardell-smith) _2026-08-07 · Jemma Sear · Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club_ Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club is delighted to announce the arrival of exciting midfielder Billy Mardell-Smith after a massive season at Southern League Div 1 side Hertford Town, where he registed 16 goals and 20 assists over his 25/26 season! Spending his whole youth career at Watford Academy, Billy is a local boy - and even gained himself a call up into international football with England,… ## [London's Bridges: A Rhyming History](https://londonist.substack.com/p/londons-bridges-a-rhyming-history) _2026-08-07 · Matt Brown · Londonist: Time Machine_ Hello… I’m still on a family holiday, exploring Cheshire. ## [WELCOME TO THE TUDORS | David Agbontohoma](https://www.hemelfc.com/post/welcome-to-the-tudors-david-agbontohoma) _2026-08-06 · Jemma Sear · Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club_ Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of experienced CB David Agbontohoma! Well known for his height and physicality, David has had a bright pre-season campaign with the Tudors and we're excited to get this one locked in! With league football experience in Arsenal and Southampton academies, David signed his first professional contract with the latter, before a… ## [On this day: Margaret Tudor married Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus](https://www.scottishhistory.org/on-this-day/margaret-tudor-married-archibald-douglas-earl-of-angus/) _2026-08-06 · Editorial · Scottish History_ 6 August 1514: Following the death of her husband James IV at the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513, Margaret Tudor, the sister of Henry VIII of England, married Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, at Kinnoull in Perthshire. The marriage ceremony was held in secret and angered other powerful Scottish noble houses who \[…\] ## [Book Review – ‘Mary Boleyn: The Queen’s Slandered Sister’ by Sylvia Barbara Soberton](https://tudorblogger.com/2026/08/05/book-review-mary-boleyn-the-queens-slandered-sister-by-sylvia-barbara-soberton/) _2026-08-05 · Helene Harrison · TudorBlogger_ Publisher: The History Press Period: Tudors Thanks to The History Press for gifting me a copy of this book to review. A new work on Mary Boleyn is long overdue. She is a woman who cries out for more research on her, and a tackling of the myths that have built up around her. So, \[…\] ## [Book Review - ‘Mary Boleyn: The Queen’s Slandered Sister’](https://tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-review-mary-boleyn-the-queens) _2026-08-05 · Helene Harrison · Tudor Blogger: The History Notes_ By Sylvia Barbara Soberton ## [On this day: Battle of Traigh Ghruineard](https://www.scottishhistory.org/on-this-day/battle-of-traigh-ghruineard/) _2026-08-05 · Editorial · Scottish History_ On 5 August 1598, during the Maclean-Macdonald feud and in a fight over territory on the Isle of Islay, Sir Lachlan Mor MacLean of Duart was defeated by his nephew, Sir James MacDonald of Dunnyveg, at the Battle of Traigh Ghruineard on Islay. Maclean was killed along with 300 of his clansmen in the fighting. \[…\] ## [On this day: Act of Security was given Royal Assent](https://www.scottishhistory.org/on-this-day/act-of-security-1704-was-passed-by-the-scottish-parliament/) _2026-08-05 · Editorial · Scottish History_ On 5 August 1704, the Parliament of Scotland’s Act of Security (also called the Act for the Security of the Kingdom) was given Royal Assent. The Act allowed the Scottish Parliament to choose a different Protestant monarch from England upon the death of Queen Anne, unless Scotland was granted complete freedom of trade and navigation, \[…\] ## [On this day: Scots defeated the English at the Battle of Otterburn](https://www.scottishhistory.org/on-this-day/scots-defeated-the-english-at-the-battle-of-otterburn/) _2026-08-05 · Editorial · Scottish History_ On 5 August 1388, in a moonlit battle near Otterburn in Northumberland, a Scottish army under Sir James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas, defeated an English force led by Sir Henry (Hotspur) Percy. Douglas was killed leading his men on foot, receiving 3 spear wounds and an axe blow, while Percy was captured by Sir \[…\] ## [On this day: The Gowrie Conspiracy](https://www.scottishhistory.org/on-this-day/the-gowrie-conspiracy/) _2026-08-05 · Editorial · Scottish History_ On 5 August 1600, an alleged attempt was made on the life of King James VI by the Ruthven family at Gowrie House in Perth. Both John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie and his brother Alexander were killed during the strange incident, which became known as The Gowrie Conspiracy. Some historians suggest it may have \[…\] ## [The London of Samuel Pepys](https://londonist.substack.com/p/the-london-of-samuel-pepys) _2026-08-05 · Matt Brown · Londonist: Time Machine_ A guest post on the famous diarist's London haunts. ## [Special Guest post by Anna Belfrage, Author of Like Chaff in the Wind (The Graham Saga Book Two)](https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/08/special-guest-post-by-anna-belfrage.html) _2026-08-05 · tonyriches · The Writing Desk_ Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US Matthew Graham committed the mistake of his life when he cut off his brother’s nose. In revenge, Luke Graham has Matthew abducted and transported to the Colony of Virginia, there to be sold as indentured labour – a death sentence more or less. Indentured servants – the backbone of the colonies The first few English attempts to set up a successful colony in… ## [How Can You Tell If Your New Prospects Are Really Interested?](https://dantudor.substack.com/p/how-can-you-tell-if-your-new-prospects) _2026-08-04 · Dan Tudor · Honey Badger Recruiting_ PLUS: Are you busy, or actually focused, in what you do daily as a coach? ## [Three Early Signs Your Recruit Is Actually Interested in You](https://dantudor.substack.com/p/three-early-signs-your-recruit-is) _2026-08-04 · Dan Tudor · Honey Badger Recruiting_ by Dan Tudor | Tudor Collegiate Strategies