The Anne Boleyn Files

Claire | January 30, 2012

As you probably know, we are running three Tudor history tours this year – the Executed Queens Tour, Discover the Tudors Tour and the Anne Boleyn Experience – and Tim and I have been putting the finishing touches to the itineraries. We’re pleased to announced that historian Leanda de Lisle, author of “The Sisters Who
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Tags: Anne Boleyn Experience, Discover the Tudors tour, Executed Queens Tour, Tudor tours

Claire | September 13, 2011

I’ve just received confirmation from Professor Eric Ives that he can speak on our September 2012 Anne Boleyn Experience Tour! Yay! Eric has spoken on our tours twice now and has thoroughly enjoyed meeting tour attendees and talking about Anne Boleyn. In July he stopped his talk and apologised for the length of it and
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Tags: Anne Boleyn tour, Eric Ives, Tudor tour

Claire | September 9, 2011

Just a quick reminder for those of you who want to book your place on one of our Tudor tours – the Early Bird booking offer, which gives you £100 (per person) off the total cost of the tour, ends tonight at midnight. Don’t miss out! The offer applies to all three of our 2012
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Tags: Discover the Tudors tour, Hever Castle, history tours, Tudor tours

Claire | September 5, 2011

The beautiful riverside Hampton Court Palace is a treasure trove for Tudor history lovers, which is why it features on all three of our Tudor history tours. Visitors cannot help but be awestruck at its beauty and excited by the Tudor treasures this still sumptuous palace keeps safe. The History of Hampton Court Palace Hampton
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Tags: Anne Boleyn Experience, Discover the Tudors tour, Executed, Hampton Court, Hampton Court Palace, Tudor tours

Claire | August 17, 2011

Everyone who has been on one of our tours has commented on the magic of Hever Castle. Like Anne Boleyn, the place just seems to grab you and you find yourself wishing you could stay there for ever. As Tim and I walked the grounds, we would bump into other members of the group with
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Category: Anne Boleyn Experience, Anne Boleyn Places, The Boleyns | 17 Comments »
Tags: Anne Boleyn, Hever Castle, history tours, the Boleyns, Tudor tour

Claire | July 24, 2011

I’m so sorry that this post is so late but we stayed up rather late on Thursday night chatting into the night and then Tim and I were travelling on Friday. On Thursday, we took the group to Hampton Court Palace, the beautiful palace which Henry VIII nabbed off Cardinal Wolsey. We took a tour,
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Tags: Alison Weir, Anne Boleyn Experience, Boleyn children, Penshurst Church, Thomas Boleyn

Claire | July 20, 2011

OK, so I promised certain ladies, who will remain anonymous, that I would not relate our after dinner conversation which concerned tattoos, piercings, good looking soldiers, wild teenage years, mid-life crises – oops, sorry! Seriously, let’s get back to what you all want to hear about – our visit to the Tower of London. Well,
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Category: Anne Boleyn Execution, Anne Boleyn Experience, Anne Boleyn Places | 10 Comments »
Tags: Anne Boleyn Experience, execution site, scaffold site, Tower of London

Claire | July 19, 2011

Words fail me (that’s rather unusual!) because as I sit here in my room I’m struggling with how to get across to you the magic of today… I’ll try… Sunshine and showers were forecast for today but the rain held off until a few minutes ago, as I’m on my way to bed, so we
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Tags: Anne Boleyn Experience, Eric Ives, Hever Castle