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
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 …
THE FALCON AND THE POMEGRANATE
In 2003, a small but remarkable piece of embroidery was put on display for the first time in an exhibition at the Museum of Garden …
BOOK REVIEW: THE FINAL YEAR OF ANNE BOLEYN
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 …
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 …
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 …
