With ‘The Final Year of Anne Boleyn,’ Natalie Grueninger has masterfully crafted a scholarly yet accessible volume that offers a fresh, in-depth perspective on Anne …
BOOK REVIEW: THE FINAL YEAR OF ANNE BOLEYN
MARY AND MUSIC
Amongst Mary’s many passions and accomplishments was a deep love of music. Letters, ambassadorial reports, and household expenses reveal just how devoted Mary was to …
MY ANNE BOLEYN NON-FICTION READING LIST
I’d like to share a list of my favourite non-fiction books about Anne Boleyn. Whilst there are many other fantastic books about Anne, these are …
CHASTISING A QUEEN
In the mid-to-late 17th century, Anthony Wood, an antiquarian and music-lover, wrote biographical notes on famous musicians. Amongst these was a short biography on a …
A GENEALOGY FROM ADAM AND EVE TO KING EDWARD VI OF ENGLAND
Just like today, people in the medieval and early modern periods were fascinated by their genealogies, especially kings and noblemen. Henry VIII possessed a particularly …
GERVASE AND THE MOON
Writing a decade later, Gervase of Canterbury recounted an extraordinary astronomical event that had been witnessed by a group of his fellow monks on the …
WOULD A SON HAVE SAVED HER?
I realise this question could apply to several of Henry’s wives, but right now I’m thinking about Katherine of Aragon. If she had had a …
HENRY III’S ANNULMENT
HENRY VIII & KATHERINE OF ARAGON’S PATERNOSTER
These spectacular rosary beads are believed to have belonged to Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. No written records survive relating to this beautiful item, …
A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY
For a site that attracts so much international attention and tourism in the 21st century, in the medieval and Tudor periods there are surprisingly few …
