{"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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The blog posts are separated into the following categories;<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-categories-list wp-block-categories-taxonomy-category 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> (11)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/category\/history-is-fun\/\">History is fun!<\/a> (6)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/category\/on-this-day\/\">On This Day<\/a> (13)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-13\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/category\/predestination\/\">Predestination<\/a> (47)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/category\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a> (14)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/category\/renaissance-weekly\/\">Renaissance Weekly<\/a> (16)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/category\/technology\/\">Technology<\/a> (4)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/category\/tudor-facts\/\">Tudor facts<\/a> (171)\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\/07\/tudor-blog-1783674150984-150x150.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\/henry-viii-the-act-of-supremacy-1534-explained\/\">Henry VIII &#038; the Act of Supremacy 1534 Explained<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-12T16:24:27+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">12 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-1783767651985-150x150.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-absolution-a-question-of-conviction-7\/\">Excerpt from Absolution: A Question of Conviction<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-12T11:00:06+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">12 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-1783587751250-150x150.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-playhouses-the-theatre-curtain-1570s\/\">Elizabethan Playhouses: The Theatre &#038; Curtain 1570s<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-11T21:48:09+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">11 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-1783508457205-150x150.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-proclamation-poetry-will-be-the-death-of-me-5\/\">Excerpt from Proclamation: Poetry will be the death of me<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-09T11:00:07+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">9 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-1783501340990-150x150.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\/whitehall-palace-henry-viiis-1500-room-royal-giant\/\">Whitehall Palace: Henry VIII&#8217;s 1,500-Room Royal Giant<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-08T10:16:31+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">8 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-1783242150499-150x150.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\/margaret-tudor-the-marriage-that-united-britain\/\">Margaret Tudor: The Marriage That United Britain<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-05T10:18:21+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">5 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-1783155747940-150x150.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\/elizabeth-i-married-to-england-virgin-queen-strategy\/\">Elizabeth I: Married to England \u2013 Virgin Queen Strategy<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-04T11:51:54+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">4 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-1783069353398-150x150.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-henry-viii-the-secret-1533-marriage\/\">Anne Boleyn &#038; 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