Yes, you read it correctly! January is a busy month for live chats and I do hope you'll be able to make at least one of them.
Saturday 13 January - Henry VIII, tyrant?
This is January's informal live chat and it's on Henry VIII. Was he a tyrant? Was he just misunderstood? Did he get worse as his reign went on? Did his health problems cause his behaviour? Have your say, share your views, share book recommendations, pose questions for other members... Let's debate this iconic king!
Here are the times in different time zones:
- London, UK - Saturday 13 January at 11pm
- Madrid, Spain - Sunday 14 January at 12am
- New York, USA - Saturday 13 January at 6pm
- Los Angeles, USA - Saturday 13 January at 3pm
- Sydney, Australia - Sunday 14 January at 10am
- Adelaide, Australia - Sunday 14 January at 9.30am
Wednesday 24 January - Live chat with author Sandra Vasoli
Sandra Vasoli (author of the Je Anne Boleyn series and also Anne Boleyn's Letter from the Tower) and James Peacock (Historic Royal Palaces) were our December expert speakers and the topic was Thornbury Castle, the beautiful Tudor property built by Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, and somewhere where Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn stayed on their progress of 1535. This is your chance to ask Sandi about her research into the castle or her research into the life of Anne Boleyn, and that letter that Sandi believes Anne did write in May 1536.
James Peacock will pop in if he can.
Here are the times in different time zones:
- London, UK - Wednesday 24 January at 11pm
- Madrid, Spain - Thursday 25 January at 12am
- New York, USA - Wednesday 24 January at 6pm
- Los Angeles, USA - Wednesday 24 January at 3pm
- Sydney, Australia - Thursday 25 January at 10am
- Adelaide, Australia - Thursday 25 January at 9.30am
Friday 26 January - Live chat with author Anne Barnhill
Author Anne Barnhill is January's expert speaker and she gave us a wonderful talk on Tudor clothing, socio-economic status, culture and symbolism during the Tudor era. Click here to watch her video talk. Anne will be joining us in the chatroom to answer your questions about her talk or her novels, which include Queen Elizabeth's Daughter: A Novel of Elizabeth I and At the Mercy of the Queen: A Novel of Anne Boleyn.
Here are the times in different time zones:
- London, UK - Friday 26 January at 11pm
- Madrid, Spain - Saturday 27 January at 12am
- New York, USA - Friday 26 January at 6pm
- Los Angeles, USA - Friday 26 January at 3pm
- Sydney, Australia - Saturday 27 January at 10am
- Adelaide, Australia - Saturday 27 January at 9.30am
You can find the chatroom at https://www.tudorsociety.com/chatroom/. It's really easy to join in, you just go to the chatroom at the scheduled time and type your question or comment into the text box and click on "send", or feel free to lurk! They're always good fun.
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