For a Valentine’s Day post I thought it would be fun to pull quotes from Henry VIII’s love letters to Anne Boleyn and convert them into modern text messages, so I did! And it was fun. Quote: “The cause of my writing at this time, good sweetheart, is only to understand of your good health…
Tag: Tudor
‘Anna Bollein Queen’ sketch: A fresh interpretation
I consider myself lucky to have stood before The Royal Collection’s sketch labeled ‘Anna Bollein Queen’ and attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger, (1) twice in the last couple of years— once in New York City and again in Cleveland during the fantastic traveling museum exhibition, The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England. It…
A Very Tudor Christmas: An online event with historian and author Claire Ridgway
I am pleased to announce that all participants of historian and author Claire Ridgway’s event, A Very Merry Tudor Christmas, will receive a free e-book copy of ‘Twas the Night Before Tudor Christmas! As a bonus, I had a lot of fun creating a cooking video featuring two recipes from the book which will be…
Two new edits of Tudor queens
If you are following me on Instagram (@ laurelleavesandlaundry) or my Facebook page, you might have seen two of my latest graphic edits. I have been working on several writing projects and have not had the opportunity to work on my dollhouse renovations, so these were a wonderful creative break. I hope you will enjoy these…
Printable ‘Twas gift tags!
’Tis the season for giving! Thank you to illustrator Kathryn Holeman for creating these beautiful gift tags (for home use only). There are two styles to choose from or simply use both! They are compatible to print with Avery 9422 Rectangle label sheets or you can print them out on a full label sheet. Another…
Online version of the storybook portion of ‘Twas – now available!
An online version of the storybook portion of ‘Twas the Night Before Tudor Christmas is now available! Kathryn Holeman has created this video of me reading along to her beautiful illustrations. Special thanks to historian and author Claire Ridgway for hosting us on The Anne Boleyn Files‘ YouTube channel! You can view the video here…
New printable bookmarks made by artist Kathryn Holeman
Thank you to the talented artist Kathryn Holeman who created the illustrations for ‘Twas the Night Before Tudor Christmas. She has very generously made a set of three double-sided bookmarks which can be printed out for personal use. These bookmarks coordinate with the section in the book called Would You Rather? In this section, readers…
New article published on The Anne Boleyn Files website
Thank you very much to best-selling author and historian Claire Ridgway for kindly inviting me to write a guest blog post for her esteemed website The Anne Boleyn Files. I have been reading Claire’s work for more than a decade, so it is truly an honour! Sample from the article: “One Tudor tidbit, which I…
‘Twas the Night Before Tudor Christmas – coming Fall 2022
Great news! The cover art is finalized for ‘Twas the Night Before Tudor Christmas being published by MadeGlobal Publishing. This book begins with a fun Tudor retelling of the classic poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas all beautifully illustrated by Kathryn Holeman and then includes more than 30 games, activities and recipes to bring a touch…
New Interview: On the Mug of…Kathryn Holeman
I am so excited to interview my friend Kathryn Holeman. Kathryn is a fantastic artist and a Tudor enthusiast, but has many interests which can be seen in her beautiful fan art. She often paints in watercolour, but is skilled in many mediums and also creates amazing digital illustrations. We are currently working on an…