Anne Boleyn Treasures Uncovered!

| June 30, 2009

Anne Boleyn Treasures Uncovered!

Well, what an exciting few days we’ve had on the forum here at The Anne Boleyn Files. Just a week ago, Anne Boleyn Files member, Emma, posted a photo of an Anne Boleyn portrait that she had found on a website that was closing down. All she knew about this portrait was that it was
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Happy Birthday Henry!

| June 28, 2009

Happy Birthday Henry!

On this day in history, the 28th of June 1491, Prince Henry, later King Henry VIII, was born at Greewich Palace, London. He was the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, and was a brother to Prince Arthur, the heir to the throne, and Princess Margaret (Mary came later in 1496).
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Anne Boleyn: The Martyr

| June 26, 2009

Anne Boleyn: The Martyr

As much as I love Anne Boleyn, and you all know that I do, the idea of her being a martyr or being venerated and being known as Saint Anne Boleyn is rather foreign to me and I expect that Anne would laugh at the idea. However, there are many who believe that she died
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****NEWSFLASH – Follow Henry VIII’s Coronation – NEWSFLASH****

| June 24, 2009

****NEWSFLASH – Follow Henry VIII’s Coronation – NEWSFLASH****

On this day in history, on 24th June 1509,  Henry VIII was crowned King of England and his new bride, Catherine of Aragon, was crowned Queen. I’m not going to write about his Coronation because he is taking over this blog already! However, you can follow his special day on Twitter. Simply follow “I am
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All the King’s Guns

| June 23, 2009

All the King’s Guns

OK, Henry VIII is back dominating this Anne Boleyn blog! But I just had to tell you about even more events that are happening this coming weekend. Again, they are in the UK so I apologise to all of you who won’t be able to make it – sorry, sorry, sorry! All the King’s Guns
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Henry VIII’s Coronation Anniversary

| June 22, 2009

If you read my blog post “Henry VIII Coronation Weekend” last week, you’ll know that the Historic Royal Palaces were putting on a Coronation river pageant and special festivities at Hampton Court Palace over the weekend. Well, the Historic Royal Palaces have just released photos of this wonderful event and I have made a slideshow
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****NEWSFLASH – Anne Boleyn Files News – NEWSFLASH****

| June 19, 2009

****NEWSFLASH – Anne Boleyn Files News – NEWSFLASH****

Wow, what a week! Not only have I had Henry VIII taking over the blog (read posts below for information about Henry VIII events this weekend!) but I’ve also been busy doing lots of other stuff – manic! Here’s what I’ve been up to:- Launching the new jewellery range – Daniela’s replicas of jewellery worn
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Anne Boleyn – “The Great Whore”

| June 18, 2009

Anne Boleyn – “The Great Whore”

Yes! Finally, I can get to write about Anne Boleyn again – phew! I’m sorry that Henry VIII has dominated the last few posts but, with the 500th anniversary of his coronation on June 24th, there are many special Henry VIII events taking place over the next week. Anne Boleyn: “The Great Whore” Today, moving
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