Happy New Year and January Stock Clearance

| December 31, 2009

Happy New Year and January Stock Clearance

Well, this is my last blog of 2009 and of the decade, and what a year it has been! I started The Anne Boleyn Files on the 17th February 2009 after having a dream about Anne Boleyn. I woke up in the middle of the night, shook my husband awake and announced that I was
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George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, Part 3

| December 21, 2009

George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, Part 3

In last week’s post on George Boleyn, I examined the beginning of George Boleyn’s downfall, his arrest and the role that his wife, Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, had in the downfalls of both George and Anne Boleyn. Today, I’m going to continue George’s story to its tragic end. The Case Against George Boleyn George Boleyn
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Tudor News

| December 18, 2009

Tudor News

One week until Christmas! Yay! I do love Christmas, it’s such a magical time. I hope you’re enjoying the lead up to Christmas. Do remember to check out my page on how the Tudors celebrated Christmas, it’s interesting to see how far back some of our traditions go – see “Tudor Christmas”. Well, this is
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George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, Part 2

| December 14, 2009

George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, Part 2

Thank you for all the comments on George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, Part 1, I am sure that George would be delighted to know that actually people don’t hold such a low opinion of him! Louise made a very good point when she said that George Cavendish’s words in “Metrical Visions” about George, and the other
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Friday Round Up

| December 11, 2009

Friday Round Up

Two weeks until Christmas, can you believe it? I hope you’re all more organised than me. Shopping online does make things so much easier, but I really must get on with wrapping it all! Here is the latest news from The Anne Boleyn Files and the Tudor world:- Henry 8.0 New Comedy episode – This
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Interview with Elizabeth Norton

| December 10, 2009

Interview with Elizabeth Norton

Elizabeth Norton is an historian and author whose books include “Anne Boleyn: Henry VIII’s Obsession”, “Jane Seymour: Henry VIII’s True Love”, “Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII’s Discarded Bride” and “She Wolves: The Notorious Queens of England”. She is presently working on a book about Catherine Parr. Elizabeth gained her first degree from the University of
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George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, Part 1

| December 8, 2009

Our views and opinions of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, are often coloured by depictions of him in series like “The Tudors”, and movies and books like “The Other Boleyn Girl”, but was Anne Boleyn’s brother really a bisexual, or even homosexual man, who raped his wife and had affairs with young men? Was he the
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Friday Round Up

| December 4, 2009

Friday Round Up

Aaaggghhh! Only three weeks until Christmas, I really must get my Christmas shopping finished and the Christmas cards written. This weekend, I’m going all festive – I’m helping the kids out the Christmas tree up and I’m going to make mince pies while listening to Christmas music. That should get me in the Christmas mood!
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