{"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> (10)\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\/05\/tudor-blog-1778576538999-150x150.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\/coventrys-tudor-decline-mystery-plays-end-1579\/\">Coventry&#8217;s Tudor Decline: Mystery Plays End 1579<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-12T12:07:04+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">12 May 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\/05\/book-excerpt-1778353816353-150x150.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-absolution-a-question-of-conviction-4\/\">Excerpt from Absolution: A Question of Conviction<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-10T11:00:51+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10 May 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\/05\/tudor-blog-1778403749455-150x150.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-norwich-how-flemish-strangers-made-englands-second-city\/\">Tudor Norwich: How Flemish Strangers Made England&#8217;s Second City<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-10T10:33:49+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10 May 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\/05\/tudor-blog-1778144544612-150x150.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-the-virgin-queens-marriage-strategy\/\">Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen&#8217;s Marriage Strategy<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-07T11:53:22+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">7 May 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\/05\/tudor-blog-1777971742198-150x150.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\/anne-boleyn-executed-henry-viiis-six-wives-explained\/\">Anne Boleyn Executed: Henry VIII&#8217;s Six Wives Explained<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-05T10:14:18+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">5 May 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\/05\/tudor-blog-1777798947261-150x150.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\/prince-arthur-tudor-buried-at-worcester-1502\/\">Prince Arthur Tudor Buried at Worcester 1502<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-04T11:00:51+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">4 May 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\/05\/Geoffrey-de-Mandeville-II-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Inside the Temple Church\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jadownes.com\/blog\/my-next-novel-benediction\/\">My Next Novel: Benediction<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-03T12:56:02+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">3 May 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\/05\/tudor-blog-1777712530696-150x150.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-act-of-supremacy-1559-explained\/\">Elizabeth I Act of Supremacy 1559 Explained<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-02T10:14:08+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2 May 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\/05\/tudor-blog-1777626116277-150x150.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\/anne-boleyns-execution-by-sword-a-merciful-death\/\">Anne Boleyn&#8217;s Execution by Sword: A Merciful 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