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earlymusicTO Aug 10, 2025

#Elizabethan #PowerPlayer
Besides the queen, Bess of Hardwick was the wealthiest woman in #ElizabethanEngland. She outlived 4 husbands, rising in status with each one as she shrewdly managed her growing portfolio of properties. Learn more about this fascinating businesswoman, featured in our current exhibition How to Be a Power Player: Tudor Edition

Social climbing was a competitive sport in #TudorEngland, requiring a complex range of skills, strategies, and techniques.
https://www.folger.edu/whats-on/power-player-exhibition/?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ShakespearePlus30Jul2025&utm_content=version_A&promo=

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Jonathan Emmesedi Jan 24, 2025

@Xas

Why doesn't she post a link to pictures or a video of the Hospital of the Holy Trinity -- Whitgift Almshouse? It's a beautiful example of late 16th century English architecture.

https://youtu.be/t-NPPkwbAUc?si=44z_yP4DJAaysPRD

It's easy to be blind to the treasures that are around us. I once talked to an Italian woman who had grown up in Florence but had never been to the Uffizi!

#Croydon #WhitgiftAlmshouse #ElizabethanEngland #EnglishArchitecture

Whitgift Care Almshouses in Croydon

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Claire Ridgway Jan 17, 2025

From crafting masterpieces for Elizabeth I to leaving a legacy still ticking today, Bartholomew Newsam was no ordinary clockmaker. Learn about this forgotten genius in Tudor history.
https://www.tudorsociety.com/tudor-clockmaker-bartholomew-newsam-a-gifted-man/

#TudorCraftsmanship #ElizabethanEngland #HistoricalLegacy #OnThisDay

Tudor Clockmaker Bartholomew Newsam - A Gifted Man - The Tudor Society

Today, I’m exploring the life of a remarkable yet forgotten craftsman. On this day in Tudor history, 17th January 1587, Bartholomew Newsam died. He was buried in the church of St Mary-le-Strand, the parish in which he lived and worked. He was in his fifties at his death. His life spanned the reigns of five monarchs: Henry VIII, Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, Mary I, and Elizabeth I—a time of immense change and innovation. Newsam was more than just a craftsman—he was a trailblazer in English clockmaking, a skill that was incredibly specialised in Tudor times. While most clocks were imported from Europe, Newsam stood out as one of the first English clockmakers to gain royal recognition.

The Tudor Society