Emma Holbrook
Mistress Shelton; two sisters, one who might have been the King’s mistress?
Mary, Lady Heveningham, by Hans Holbein the Younger As you might expect from our previous post on Henry VIII’s interest in a ‘very...
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Emma Holbrook
Apr 22
Anne Boleyn's fall from grace and issues producing an heir
(© Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Anne Boleyn is well known for being the second wife of the Infamous Henry VIII and,...
Emma Holbrook
Apr 7
A very handsome young lady - the first threat to Queen Anne Boleyn?
The Borgias – © Pinterest Throughout history, there are a mere handful of Kings who have remained faithful to their loyal wife and Queen,...
Maria Margarita
Mar 21
Queen Anne Boleyn granted 'rents and lands' previously enjoyed by Catherine of Aragon
(© Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) On March 21 1534 , Anne Boleyn was granted 'certain lands and rents, the same as...
Emma Holbrook
Feb 18
Did Anne Boleyn truly wish Mary Tudor to die? Was she truly a wicked stepmother? | Interview with historian Linda Porter
(Cover image – © Pinterest) Queen Anne Boleyn is one of the most fascinating, scandalous women to have ever existed in history. Known for...
Sira Barbeito
Feb 12
The Rise of the Boleyns during Henry VIII's courtship of Anne
(© Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) On Thursday 29th of May, 1533, a young woman dressed in white and visibly pregnant...
Emma Holbrook
Feb 10
The love letters of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn | Interview with historian Elizabeth Norton
The love story of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is one of the most famous in history. It all started with a handsome, womanizing King...
Jade Lynch
Jan 24
The birth of a tyrant - the jousting accident that almost killed Henry VIII
(Cover image – © Pinterest) Henry VIII is one of the most famous monarchs in all of English history, known mostly for his six wives, the...
Emma Holbrook
Jan 18
James Butler – the man who almost married Anne Boleyn
(© Portrait study by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1533) Whilst the name James Butler may not ring similar or hold any importance to you,...
Hannah Fawcett
Jan 7
The relationship between two Tudor Queens and Anne Boleyn's reaction to the death of Catherine of Aragon
(Cover image – © Pinterest) Today on the 7th January is when Catherine of Aragon died in 1536. Catherine of Aragon is best known for...
Emma Holbrook
Jan 3
Lady Anne Boleyn; maid-of-honor to the Queen of France
(© Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) One of the many criticisms that surrounded the scandalous notion of King Henry VIII...
Ellie Webster
Jan 2
The early Life and humble beginnings of Anne Boleyn
(© Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) From the moment she was born, Elizabeth and Thomas Boleyn would never have anticipated...
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