{"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, 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href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/category\/tudor-facts\/\">Tudor facts<\/a> (177)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/category\/tudor-travels\/\">Tudor travels<\/a> (1)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feel free to stay a while and browse \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\/08\/book-excerpt-1785841254127-150x150.jpg\" 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-9\/\">Excerpt from Speculation: Undercurrents of Treachery<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-05T11:00:08+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">5 August 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\/08\/book-excerpt-1785582053482-150x150.jpg\" 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-divination-a-conspiracy-of-blood-11\/\">Excerpt from Divination: A Conspiracy of Blood<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-04T11:00:05+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">4 August 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\/07\/tudor-blog-1785402146224-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/elizabethan-religious-settlement-1559-explained\/\">Elizabethan Religious Settlement 1559 Explained<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-30T10:03:10+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">30 July 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\/07\/tudor-blog-1785229350496-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/edward-vi-the-book-of-common-prayer-1549\/\">Edward VI &#038; the Book of Common Prayer 1549<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-29T17:26:48+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">29 July 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\/07\/tudor-blog-1784797346302-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/anne-boleyn-in-europe-her-years-at-foreign-courts\/\">Anne Boleyn in Europe: Her Years at Foreign Courts<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-27T10:29:52+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">27 July 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\/07\/tudor-blog-1785056553126-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/anne-boleyn-radical-reformer-of-the-english-reformation\/\">Anne Boleyn: Radical Reformer of the English Reformation<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-26T11:29:17+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">26 July 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\/07\/book-excerpt-1784804446459-150x150.jpg\" 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-divination-a-conspiracy-of-blood-10\/\">Excerpt from Divination: A Conspiracy of Blood<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-25T11:00:06+01:00\" 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