{"id":1109,"date":"2025-12-12T10:22:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.jadownes.com\/?page_id=1109"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:06:50","slug":"jadownes-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jadownes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claude_de_Jongh_-_View_of_London_Bridge_-_Google_Art_Project_bridge-1024x171.jpg\" alt=\"London Bridge\" class=\"wp-image-1089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claude_de_Jongh_-_View_of_London_Bridge_-_Google_Art_Project_bridge-1024x171.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claude_de_Jongh_-_View_of_London_Bridge_-_Google_Art_Project_bridge-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claude_de_Jongh_-_View_of_London_Bridge_-_Google_Art_Project_bridge-768x128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claude_de_Jongh_-_View_of_London_Bridge_-_Google_Art_Project_bridge-1536x256.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claude_de_Jongh_-_View_of_London_Bridge_-_Google_Art_Project_bridge-2048x341.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to my blog.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The blog posts are separated into the following categories;<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-categories-list wp-block-categories\">\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/category\/characters\/\">Characters<\/a> (1)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-11\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/category\/general\/\">General<\/a> (9)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item 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href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/category\/tudor-travels\/\">Tudor travels<\/a> (1)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Feel free to stay a while and browse \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest few posts are:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tudor-blog-1775379724301-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/robert-carr-murder-trial-the-overbury-poisoning-scandal-1616\/\">Robert Carr Murder Trial: The Overbury Poisoning Scandal 1616<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-05T10:47:41+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">5 April 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tudor-blog-1775293330373-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/babington-plot-1586-how-walsinghams-spies-doomed-mary\/\">Babington Plot 1586: How Walsingham&#8217;s Spies Doomed Mary<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-04T11:11:49+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">4 April 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/book-excerpt-1775127684574-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/excerpt-from-restitution-fire-and-fury-5\/\">Excerpt from Restitution: Fire and fury<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T11:00:11+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">3 April 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tudor-blog-1775206926350-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/catherine-howard-victim-of-abuse-not-adultery-tudor-truth\/\">Catherine Howard: Victim of Abuse Not Adultery &#8211; Tudor Truth<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T10:11:27+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">3 April 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tudor-blog-1775120525018-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/bloody-mary-why-mary-i-burnt-280-protestant-heretics\/\">Bloody Mary: Why Mary I Burnt 280 Protestant Heretics<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-02T11:05:13+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2 April 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tudor-blog-1775034148932-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/mary-queen-of-scots-execution-elizabeth-is-19-year-dilemma\/\">Mary Queen of Scots Execution: Elizabeth I&#8217;s 19-Year Dilemma<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-02T11:00:11+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2 April 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tudor-blog-1774958964335-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/spanish-armada-1588-elizabeth-is-victory-over-130-ships\/\">Spanish Armada 1588: Elizabeth I&#8217;s Victory Over 130 Ships<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-31T13:09:39+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">31 March 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tudor-blog-1774947737529-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/elizabeth-i-languages-how-the-tudor-queen-spoke-6-languages\/\">Elizabeth I Languages: How the Tudor Queen Spoke 6 Languages<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-31T11:28:34+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">31 March 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/book-excerpt-1774871782031-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/excerpt-from-speculation-undercurrents-of-treachery-6\/\">Excerpt from Speculation: Undercurrents of Treachery<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-31T11:00:22+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">31 March 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to my blog. 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