Anglotopia

This is the first part in an ongoing series where I will feature a blog every Wednesday that an Anglophile might enjoy reading.

This week’s blog is a new blog completely dedicated to Tudor history. Tudor Stuff is a fascinating read and I’ve always been interested in this period of English history.

The blog features well written articles along with pretty pictures and other rich media. They feature primary sources to help history itself tell their stories. Very interesting stuff.

From a Recent Article about Jane Seymour:

When the future Edward VI was born in 1537 there was much rejoicing – for his father King Henry VIII, the birth of a son was especially important. The joy at the birth was of course overshadowed by tragedy because it was to lead to the death of the mother of the child, Jane Seymour.

Jane’s pregnancy was announced in February 1537 and she experienced a trouble free pregnancy up to the time that she went into labour. The birth of the child however was long and difficult, taking two days and three nights to be delivered. The baby was eventually delivered at around two o’clock on the morning of the 12th October. As this is the eve of the Feast day of Edward the Confessor the baby was named after this Saint.

Jane was able to sit and greet guests prior to the christening on the 15th October at Hampton Court but two days later her health had seriously deteriorated and she was given the last rites. By the 24th of October, Jane was dead.

Check out Tudor Stuff here.