My nee surname is Hollinshead from Staffordshire/Wales. My father moved to Australia in 1951. Most of the Hollinshead family remained in the Midlands. Our family were staunch protestants. Very interesting to look into the history of the Holinshead name. I do know family split in the late 1940s so there are two arms of family who are related yet moved in different directions. Our family lived in the pottery district of Stoke on Trent, and worked at the potteries. I would love to continue watching your series.
Another book which I'd like you to speak about is Elias Ashmole's 'Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum first pub. in 1652. As you would know, its an anthology of English writings about alchemy and has some great illustrations. This could be tied in with a talk about a Ripley Scroll and the amazing illustrations on those scrolls. Thanks for your talks.
It seems that so much of Henry viii reign was dominated by religious concerns and upheavals. I would love to see you do a video on that topic especially revolving around Henry and his first 2 wives.
There’s definitely a reason Shakespeare stops short of depicting one of the more infamous periods of Henry VIII’s reign. Barring some unknown explanation such as a plan for a separate play that was never finished; my thought is that Shakespeare has a compassionate leaning towards Elizabeth I and therefore sought not to stir controversy. It seems it’s out of respect, as the events are otherwise perfect for dramatic reenactment for box office dollars.
Shakespeare and the recorders of Holinsheds Chronicles were writing under the Elizabethan rule; would writing something unflattering about her father Henry VIII or her mother Queen Anne be consider Treason?
I always thought it was pronounced hollins-hed, now I learn it’s hollin-shed. What can I say, I’m American, and slow. I thought among was pronounced a-mong, I was 17 before I actually heard someone say it, uh-mung. Even more embarrassingly, I was long-married before I learned that they’re not honeybirds, they’re hummingbirds! I had never seen or heard one, but I thought they were honey-drinkers, it made sense to me. Too much book learning, not enough real conversation.
