Lady Jane Grey by Eric IvesEither I’m getting old or time is flying at the moment – it always seems to be Friday!

Before I round up what’s going on here at The Anne Boleyn Files and in the history world, I must apologise for the The Anne Boleyn Files being offline for a few hours yesterday. Obviously, being in Europe, I was asleep when it happened and couldn’t do anything about it – sorry! Everything is fine now though.

So, what’s been going on this week:-

  • Edward VI’s Birthday – Edward VI was 472 years old on Monday (12th). Well, he wasn’t really, the poor boy died at the age of 15, but you know what I mean! You can read a brief bio about him in my “Happy Birthday Edward VI” blog post.
  • Halloween Competition – Watch out for a blog post about this over the weekend!
  • “Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery” by Eric Ives – Yay! It’s finally out! I got my copy this week and have been flicking through it. It looks brilliant and is split into 4 parts – 1) The Scene – with three chapters setting the scene and context of Lady Jane Grey’s short reign. 2) The Protagonists – Four chapters on Lady Jane Grey, two on Mary Tudor, three on John Dudley and four on Edward VI 3) Thirteen Days – Six chapters covering Lady Jane Grey’s reign and the Rebellion of Mary Tudor 4) Consequences – Six chapters on the consequences.The book also has the usual wonderful illustrations – portraits, places, letters etc., notes, bibliography and index. I loved Eric Ives’ biography of Anne Boleyn and this too looks like it is going to be a wonderful resources on Edward VI, John Dudley and Lady Jane Grey. The book is out in the UK and US (thanks, Nancy for pointing this out) – click on the book cover to buy in the US or – click here to buy now in the UK. I’ve just found a newspaper article from last year about Eric Ives’ aim in writing the book – see http://www.kenilworthweeklynews.co.uk/whats-on-news/Warwick-is-missing-a-trick.4456261.jp
  • Gift WrapChristmas -For those of you who are ultra organised and who have already started planning gifts and doing your Christmas shopping, I’ve set up a special Christmas page with a few gift ideas (from our bestsellers).We also now offer a gift wrapping service so you can order a gift, get it stylishly wrapped in gold paper and ribbon and get your message written on a gift tag. This service is available for Steve’s B necklace and brooch, and Daniela’s “The Tudors” and Renaissance ranges and is $5. I have added “Gift Wrapping Service” as a product on each of the relevant pages so that you can scroll down to the bottom of the page and add it to your basket before checking out.The gold paper also makes it suitable for birthdays and other special occasions.

Watch out for a blog post over the weekend giving details of our Halloween Competition to win a signed copy of Robert Parry’s “Virgin and the Crab”.

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