Posted By Claire on March 12, 2010
In celebration of Mother’s Day in the UK on Sunday and this week’s International Women’s Day, I thought it would be good to look at Anne Boleyn as a mother.
Anne Boleyn was not the only victim of the fall of the Boleyn faction in May 1536, five men were also executed, but there was also a small, two year old girl who was a victim of the brutal events. It is amazing to think that this little girl who was made illegitimate and who was banished from court for a while, went on to become a great monarch. Not only did Anne Boleyn’s daughter become Queen of England but she became “Gloriana” and “The Virgin Queen”, and her reign was known as “The Golden Age”. Anne, if she could look down from Heaven, certainly had the last laugh!
Anne did not have much chance to be a mother, that opportunity was taken away from her, and, as a mother, I can only imagine the fears and worries that must have eaten away at her during those days imprisoned in the Tower – fears for Elizabeth’s safety and future, worries about her child growing up without a mother, concern that Elizabeth would be told that her mother had committed treason and adultery, grief that she would never see her little girl grow up into a woman…
But what was Anne like during the two years and eight months that she was a mother?
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Category: Anne Boleyn Execution, Anne Boleyn Fall, Anne Boleyn General, Elizabeth I, Tudor Times
Tags: Elizabeth I, mother
Posted By Claire on March 10, 2010
Today we are launching the second dress in our exclusive The Tudors dress range – the Anne Boleyn Execution Dress!
This dress came second in our Anne Boleyn Dress poll a few weeks ago and is a handmade replica of the one Natalie Dormer wore as Anne Boleyn in Season Two of The Tudors, in the scene where Anne is executed by the French Swordsman.
I think you’ll agree that Kris has done a fabulous job in designing it and finding the right material, and she’s even made a matching cloth cap so you can look exactly like Natalie Dormer!
Like the Pembroke Dress we launched a few weeks ago, this dress will be custom-made to your own measurements and this dress features:-
- Elegant Steel Gray Dupioni Satin
- Pretty Satin Brocade
- Velvet Trimmed sleeves
- Lavender satin undersleeves
- Hand Pearled trim round around the neck and shoulders – 10 mm white Czech Glass Pearls
- Boning throughout the bodice to give you that Tudor look
- An elastic waist with toggle so you can let it out if you just happen to have a meal fit for a Queen
- Silver Toned Corset Grade Grommets
- Back lacing
- White Cotton Execution Cap – Can be tied at the back or front or can be worn without tying if preferred
The bottom of the skirt has been serged and is ready for you to hem when you decide what shoes you want to wear with the dress. You can order it now at our Anne Boleyn Dresses page.
See slideshow below for front and back views:-
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Category: Anne Boleyn Execution, Anne Boleyn General, News, The Tudors, Tudor Costume
Tags: Anne Boleyn dress, execution, Tudor Costume
Today in celebration of International Women’s Day and the upcoming release (19th March) of historian Linda Porter’s new biography on Katherine Parr, “Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr”, we have a guest post by Linda:-
Last But Not Least: The Enduring Fascination of Katherine Parr
by Linda Porter
She has been described as one of
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As today is International Women’s Day, I thought it would be good to look at the women I’ve come across in my research into Anne Boleyn and Tudor times and to celebrate their lives. These women inspire us so much – whether they give us creative inspiration, act as role models or just feed our
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Here’s the behind-the-scenes The Tudors Season 4 video which Sheena mentioned in yesterday’s comments:-
I’m so glad that they picked Joely Richardson as Catherine Parr, I think she’ll do a wonderful job.
P.S. I’ve written a 2 part series on Catherine Parr over at the Elizabeth Files, see “Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour – Part One”.
Showtime have finally put the official longer version trailer of The Tudors Season 4 on their YouTube channel – yay! Enjoy and let me know what you think. Perhaps I ought to move to the US so I can watch it in April!
This post is continued from “Courtly Love, Flirtation and the Fall of Anne Boleyn – Part One”.
Courtly Love and the Undoing of Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn had learned the rules of courtly love from the “Queen of Courtly Love”, Margaret of Austria, and Anne was known for being strict with her ladies and keeping good control
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After a February full of anniversaries of key Tudor events, I thought it would be good to get back to my original theme and series of articles looking at the possible reasons for the fall of Anne Boleyn and the Boleyn faction.
Anne Boleyn’s fall is hot news at the moment with the recent publication of
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Those of you in the USA are counting down to the 11th April when the final series of “The Tudors” is due to premier but what about viewers in the UK and other countries?
Well, after an article in The TV Times raised some hopes by suggesting that the BBC would be airing Season 4 in
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I love receiving photos from Anne Boleyn Files visitors and seeing the wonderful costumes you guys have put together. I just had to share this photo from Beth who has put together our Custom Double Strand B Necklace and Anne Boleyn French Hood together with a dress to get the Anne Boleyn look – doesn’t
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