{"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-1776848538449-150x150.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\/tudor-london-plague-15000-deaths-in-1563-outbreak\/\">Tudor London Plague: 15,000 Deaths in 1563 Outbreak<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T13:11:30+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">22 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\/fc37fe93-f213-49ba-becd-26489ab2ce04_Blog_1776782352962-150x150.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\/henry-viiis-palace-of-whitehall-europes-largest-royal-palace\/\">Henry VIII&#8217;s Palace of Whitehall: Europe&#8217;s Largest Royal Palace<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T15:39:36+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">21 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-1776682875946-150x150.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-insurrection-weddings-can-be-murder-5\/\">Excerpt from Insurrection: Weddings can be murder<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T11:00:37+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">21 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\/483d11f0-e46e-41af-b94e-75c6f3b4ad8d_Blog_1776611319947-150x150.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\/tudor-london-bridge-200-buildings-traitors-heads\/\">Tudor London Bridge: 200 Buildings &#038; Traitors&#8217; Heads<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-19T16:08:56+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">19 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-1776502934765-150x150.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\/great-fire-of-london-how-guildhall-survived-1666-blaze\/\">Great Fire of London: How Guildhall Survived 1666 Blaze<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-18T22:14:59+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">18 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-1776330133340-150x150.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\/tudor-ruffs-why-these-elaborate-collars-cost-a-fortune\/\">Tudor Ruffs: Why These Elaborate Collars Cost a Fortune<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T16:34:22+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">16 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-1776164473725-150x150.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-resurrection-the-heresy-of-a-jesuit-4\/\">Excerpt from Resurrection: The Heresy of a Jesuit<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T11:00:36+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">15 April 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><div 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