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Claire | June 15, 2013
On 15th June 1560, William Somer (Sommers), former court fool to Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I died in Shoreditch, London. He was buried at St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch. Somer served as Henry VIII’s fool from June 1535 and just a month later got into trouble with the King. In July 1535, Eustace Chapuys,
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Claire | June 6, 2013
Just a reminder to those in the UK, The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England is on tonight on BBC2 at 9pm. Here is the blurb from the BBC website: “Melvyn Bragg explores the dramatic story of William Tyndale and his mission to translate the Bible into English. Melvyn reveals the story of a man
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Claire | June 5, 2013
Those of you who missed out on seeing Howard Brenton’s play “Anne Boleyn” when it was on at The Globe in 2011, will be interested to know that By The Hand Productions are putting on the play at King’s Manor, York, this month. Here are the details: ANNE BOLEYN (by Howard Brenton) King’s Manor, York
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Claire | May 13, 2013
I like to commemorate the anniversary of Anne Boleyn’s execution on 19th May with a special ‘Anne Boleyn Day’ competition so here’s this year’s competition – I hope you enjoy it! I usually do some kind of article competition but I wanted to do something different this year, something that everybody would be able to
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Claire | April 30, 2013
Today we have an interview with Jo Carrick, the writer and director of the play Fallen in Love: The Secret Heart of Anne Boleyn which is being performed at the Tower of London and Gippeswyk Hall in May and June. I’m going to see it at the Tower on 19th May and I’m very excited
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Claire | March 21, 2013
Many of you will remember that I mentioned the play “Fallen in Love: The Secret Heart of Anne Boleyn”, written and directed by Joanna Carrick, last year, when it was being performed at Gippeswyk Hall in Suffolk. Well, if you missed out on the play last year then you have another chance to see it
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Claire | March 1, 2013
It is not known exactly when Anne returned to England from France, although she was recalled in late 1521, but she was at the English court by 1st March 1522. Records show that it was on that date that Anne took part in the Shrove Tuesday “Château Vert” pageant, playing the role of Perseverance. The
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Claire | February 8, 2013
Genealogists, historians and researchers have been discussing Anne Boleyn’s roots for centuries and today there still does not seem to be a complete agreement over the origins of the Boleyns. I am no genealogy expert, but I’ve been researching the Boleyns for years now and this article is a presentation of my findings and a
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