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Claire | April 28, 2009
I’ve been having a bit of a discussion about Henry VIII’s personality with Andrew over at “Tudor Stuff”, arguing over whether Henry was great or a tyrant. Andy posted an article by Jill Hamilton about the fact that some historians want to bestow the title “Henry the Great” on this Tudor monarch. Of course, I’m
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Claire | April 26, 2009
In my last post, I wrote about the love letter from Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn which is being displayed at the Bristih Library. This really is a momentous occasion, the letter being temporarily back on English soil after being stored in the Vatican with 16 further love letters from Henry to Anne. For those
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Claire | April 23, 2009
Just a quickie to let you know that a letter that Henry VIII wrote to Anne Boleyn is on public view for the first time. Described by Dr David Starkey as “the moment at which British history changes”, this letter has been loaned to the British Library by the Vatican and is being displayed together
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Claire | April 23, 2009
As you all know, yesterday was the 500th Anniversary of Henry VIII’s accession to the throne on 22nd April 1509. I’ve already posted about the many events that are going on in the UK to commemorate Henry VIII’s accession and rule, but did you know that Henry VIII is still alive and that he’s discovered
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Claire | April 22, 2009
I was sat watching the third episode of David Starkey’s brilliant “Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant” on Monday night and it suddenly struck me – did Anne Boleyn create a monster? Was she responsible for turning him into a bloodthirsty, wrathful King who was responsible for the executions of around 72,000 during his
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Claire | April 17, 2009
True Anne Boleyn fans will want to visit the places where Anne Boleyn lived, walked and was imprisoned. To walk the same paths as she did, to see the sights she did and to visit the place of her darkest moments – there’s nothing quite like it! Well, if you watched the brilliant Channel 4
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Claire | April 10, 2009
As part of the 500th Anniversary of Henry VIII’s accession to the throne, the National Archives have set up a special website as an online exhibition of documents from Henry’s reign. Included in these documents is Roll KB8/9, the “Baga de Secretis” or Bag of Secrets, which includes records of the opening of the trial
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Claire | April 6, 2009
I apologise for the silly nature of this post, but I just happened to be watching “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” (“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the US) yesterday with my children and I thought I’d look out for Anne Boleyn’s portrait at Hogwarts. A Cameo in Harry Potter I’d read Harry
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