Nicola Dowden

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I work at a Cathedral library. I am interested in the Tudor and Stewart period.

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  • Nicola Dowden replied to PAMELA BLACKBURN
    Afterlives: Mary, Queen of Scots on Film

    I have to agree with you. The 2018 film was unfortunately a disappointment. Mary has had a very eventful life but I have never seen her as a warrior Queen.

  • Nicola Dowden replied to Louisa Rose
    Key Icon: The Duke of Somerset

    I agree with this

  • Nicola Dowden replied to Alan Platt
    The Great Bible

    Could you please give the title of the book. MacCulloch has written many books about the Tudors. I am very much interested in the different frontispieces of the Great Bible. Thank you

  • Nicola Dowden replied to Jane Lewis
    The Fall of Anne Boleyn

    I would also be interested to find out more about this. It doesn't seem to add up!

  • Nicola Dowden replied to GILLIAN McIver
    Summing Up: Week 2

    @GILLIANMcIver Could you please clarify if Henry VIII had any other bastard children that were boys? If yes, why was Henry Fitzroy the only boy to be acknowledged by the King?

  • Nicola Dowden replied to Nigel Bond
    Summing Up: Week 2

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  • Nicola Dowden made a comment
    Looking at type design

    The legibility and familiarity of type.

  • Nicola Dowden made a comment
    Looking at people and materials

    I researched York in Yorkshire. There were 218 booksellers, 164 bookbinders, 340 printers, 56 publishers and 167 stationers. No woodcutters or typographers. I was surprised to see that there were 34 librarians/owners of a circulating library.

  • Nicola Dowden made a comment
    Between manuscript and print

    The invention of movable type (making the production of books quicker), the perception of the book (a symbol of wealth) and the Reformation (the demand for Bibles printed in the vernacular).

  • Nicola Dowden replied to Amy B
    Gutenberg’s Bible: Europe’s first edition

    @JennyLaycock The internet is used by a wide audience with varying levels of abilities and skills. I have 2 young children that use the internet to research and learn more about school projects. I wouldn't say they can understand critical thinking. I think we shouldn't underestimate a readers capability of learning using the internet.

  • Nicola Dowden replied to Amy B
    Gutenberg’s Bible: Europe’s first edition

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  • Nicola Dowden made a comment
    Gutenberg’s Bible: Europe’s first edition

    The internet. This provides access to a wealth of information at the click of a button.

  • Nicola Dowden made a comment
    Welcome to the course

    Hi, I'm Nicola and I work at the Cathedral Library in York, UK. I'm interested in the history of the Bible and its readers. I'm interested in most Bibles produced during this period but I am especially interested in the Great Bible and King James Bible.