Kirsten Claiden-Yardley
I am a historian, researcher, and historic buildings consultant with a particular interest in the 15th and 16th centuries. I studied undergraduate history at Merton College, Oxford before doing a part time MSc in English Local History at Kellogg College/Oxford Department of Continuing Education. I then returned to full time study at Merton for my dissertation on Tudor noble identity and commemoration: the Howard family in context, 1485-1572.
Categories used most frequently by the blogger:
Tudor Nobility tombs tomb Tudors Historical Drama Henry VIII Elizabeth I Becoming Elizabeth Reviews Mary I Anne Boleyn review Thomas Howard For Fun Edward VI Framlingham Thetford Priory Announcements exhibition Hilary Mantel
Tomb: Lord Dacre – a monumental palimpsest
11 October 2023
Whilst we like to think of memorials as providing a permanent monument to our presence in this world, the truth is that they are often altered, relocated or even removed to accommodate...
Catherine of Aragon: Victor of Flodden?
10 September 2023
When James IV of Scotland invaded England in August 1513 Catherine of Aragon was acting as Regent but does that mean we should call her the victor of the battle of Flodden? I have also...
26 May 2023
Who was Thomas Audley? Thomas Audley began his career as a lawyer at the Inner Temple in London, and a minor official in Essex. He was elected to parliament as MP for Colchester in...
The (lack of) coronations of Henry VIII’s wives
5 May 2023
Tomorrow (6th May 2023), Charles III with be crowned and annointed in Westminster Abbey. Alongside him will be his second wife, Camilla, who will be crowned as Queen Consort. It seemed...