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Spent a day on set for a very exciting project. More details to follow 🎥

Jane Seymour REALLY liked cash (see my new book on her). She also apparently really liked bowls. The Earl of Rutland was furious when he presented her with a gift of gooseberries and she stole the bowl. Here’s the pictorial proof 😆 #janeseymour #queenjaneseymour #tudor #tudors #sixwives

I’ve seen a lot of posts recently on Tudor myths, so thought I’d add one about Jane Seymour: She was poorly educated. No! We have very few details of her education, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t have one. She could write (we have her signature. She also owned pens at the time of her death). She could read (she owned a number of books, which makes it likely she read them). She could also speak to ambassadors in French, which suggests she must have been fairly proficient at the language. There were certainly tutors in the Seymour household at Wolf Hall, with Jane’s sister-in-law, Catherine Filioll, who was raised there, known to have been tutored. On balance, Jane clearly did receive at least a relatively good level of education. What myths about Jane or other Tudor figures irritate you? #janeseymour #queenjaneseymour #tudor #tudors

Its publication day tomorrow for Jane Seymour: Patronage, Material Culture and Image Crafting 🥳 I was very excited to receive my hardback copies today, which are released at the same time as the paperback version. @routledgebooks #janeseymour #tudor #tudors

I’m excited to have been invited by the Master of the Rolls to a private viewing tonight at the National Archives of a selection of manuscripts relating to the judiciary and the office of the Master of the Rolls @UkNatArchives