Tudor Times

I was perusing the AC website and found two very interesting articles on Anne Boleyn.

The first focuses on her reproductive history. Why did she only have one healthy child? Why did she miscarry her others? Was it a physical or mental condition? The article explores these questions and offers some interesting theories.

Here’s the link.

The second article focuses on Anne’s downfall and some of the theories behind it. I enjoyed reading it, though it didn’t offer too much I didn’t already know. But check it out for yourself! It’s still interesting!

Here’s the link.

I found this interesting article on an astrolab currently housed at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. According to the article, the globe “was made in about 1552 for Edward VI and is engraved with the royal arms, the garter and a Tudor rose. The maker, who gave himself the name Thomas Gemini, settled in London around 1540 from the continent. He was the first important maker of scientific instruments in England.” Here’s the link to the full article.