Anne Boleyn is one of the most mythologised figures in English history. Rumours and accusations and legends have built up around her, and, particularly in …
A FAMILY LEGEND OF ANNE BOLEYN
Anne Boleyn
MARRIAGE DISPENSATION OF HENRY FITZROY AND MARY HOWARD
In 1529, the Duke of Norfolk informed the Spanish ambassador, Eustace Chapuys, that the King was arranging for his daughter, Mary Howard, to wed the …
THE TUDOR QUEENS’ CONSORT NECKLACE
The so-called ‘Consort Necklace’ is one of the most famous pieces of Tudor jewellery. Appearing in a number of portraits of Henry VIII’s wives, it …
LA ROYNE ANNE SANS TETE – ANNE BOLEYN’S LAST NIGHT
One of the most frequently quoted accounts of Anne’s last night on Earth was a letter Chapuys wrote to Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, a leading …
ANNE’S DOWNFALL: CHARLES V’S REACTION
On the 15th May, 1536, Emperor Charles V had just received news of Anne Boleyn’s arrest. Despite the treatment his aunt had received in the …
ANNE PROTECTING ELIZABETH
Today is Mother’s Day in Australia, and as such, I wanted to write about Anne Boleyn as a mother who fought to protect her daughter …
HENRY PERCY DENIES ANNE BOLEYN
On this day, the 13th of May, in 1536, Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, denied having married Anne Boleyn: Northumberland to Cromwell ‘I perceive …
BOOK REVIEW: ‘ANNE BOLEYN & ELIZABETH I: THE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WHO CHANGED HISTORY’
Anne and Elizabeth. The title of Tracy Borman’s new book really does sum up these two incredible women; they were the ‘mother and daughter who …
SUMMONED TO ANNE BOLEYN’S CORONATION
I have written before about the enormous amount of organisation that went into Anne Boleyn’s coronation. One of the more important tasks was to send …
HENRY VIII’S TREATMENT OF MARY – FEBRUARY 1536
I have written previously about the plot to help Mary flee England in 1535 and 1536. Following Katherine of Aragon’s death, there was an increased …
