Tudor House Friends

25/05/2018

We will be open on bank holiday Monday 28th May from 11 30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.

17/05/2018

Cliff's next concert at Margate Museum is this coming Wednesday 23rd May. Come along and hear some good music, have a glass of wine and support Margate Museum and the Tudor House at the same time.

05/05/2018

We are open on bank holiday Monday 7th May from 11.30 to 2.30.

10/04/2018

A list of Henry VIII's royal palaces and houses adapted from Simon Thurley's map showing the distribution of royal houses in 1547.

05/04/2018

What a way to go.

On 5th April 1531, Richard Roose, cook in the household of John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester (pic) was boiled to death at Smithfield for the crime of poisoning. Roose had added something to the pottage – he claimed he believed the addition was just a purgative and done as a joke, but two people died and Fisher himself became ill. At the time, it was whispered that Anne Boleyn’s supporters were behind it, in an effort to rid themselves of Fisher, who was one of the few clergy who openly and energetically opposed the annulment of Henry VIII’s marriage to Katharine of Aragon. No evidence was brought at the time to prove this allegation. Fisher (pictured) was later executed. Fisher had been Lady Margaret Beaufort’s confessor and encouraged her in her foundation of two Cambridge Colleges – more on that here. http://bit.ly/1N3cPOK

03/04/2018

This Tripadvisor review is by a recent visitor:
'What a gem this quaint old house is. The rooms are decked to represent life in Tudor England for a well-to-do but unpretentious yeoman and family so that visitors get a clear impression of day to day life. The vegetable and herb or physic garden was an added interest and on the day we visited (Heritage Trust Day) there were plenty of helpers in period costume around to answer questions and even a musician enhancing the ambience with some medieval tunes.'
We are pleased the House made such an impression on the visitor.

03/04/2018

Here is a review on Tripadvisor from a recent visitor:
'This beautiful Tudor property stands out. It was built when Henry Vlll was on the throne and it is very evocative of that era. One room was dedicated to the food eaten at the time and there was quite a difference between what wealthy people ate and what the poor of the day had to make do with. I liked the way in which the differences in lifestyle between the haves and the have nots was presented - I had no idea that even the clothing worn depended on your station in life. The Costume Room with its dressed mannequins was interesting - you can even try on a costume if you wish. Each room depicts a different aspect of Tudor life and each of the rooms is interesting. I loved the sleeping alcove up on a shelf beside a chimney breast - it must have been warm if a bit uncomfortable. The guides are very friendly and helpful and they really know their subject. The stairs are very steep and you have to mind your head - the Tudor populace must have been a bit smaller in height than we are today! This small but perfectly presented speciality museum is well worth a visit. I am interested in history and I loved it'.
We are glad the visitor enjoyed their visit.

31/03/2018

Heart-shaped gold locket with polychrome enamels.Obverse: figures of Faith, Hope, Victory and Truth surround a winged heart set with a blue glass cabochon. Surrounded by a white enamel border with the motto: QVHA. HOPIS. STIL.CONSTANLY. VITH PATIENCE SAL. OBTEAIN. VICTORIE. IN YAIR. PRETENCE (Who ho...

29/03/2018

Cliff is giving another recital at Margate Museum on 23rd May.

26/03/2018

Recently I read somewhere that Queen Elizabeth had horrible teeth. The reason her teeth were bad? Sugar! Early on in the Tudor England sugar wasn’t as readily available, but during the reign of Elizabeth the importation of sugar from places like the West and East Indies, Morocco and Barbary led th...

26/03/2018

This Day in Tudor History: 26 March 1609 - Death of John Dee, astrologer, mathematician and adviser to Elizabeth I

04/03/2018

Cliff will be giving a recital at Margate Museum on Wednesday 14th March. If you would like to hear some good music and support the Museum and Tudor House at the same time, then do come along. It will be nice to see you.