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I’m rather frustrated that I couldn’t post about this commemoration service for Catherine of Aragon, but due to snow and storms I couldn’t get online between Tuesday and Friday – sorry!
Anyway, every year on the 29th January Peterborough Cathedral hold a special service to commemorate the life and death of Henry VIII’s first wife, Catherine
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Claire | January 29, 2010
On this day in history, 29th January 1536 Catherine of Aragon was interred at Peterborough Cathedral and her successor Anne Boleyn suffered a miscarriage, a huge blow to both Anne and Henry VIII who were desperate for a son.
As I said in my post a couple of week’s ago, there are many possible reasons for
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Claire | January 25, 2010
On this day in history, 25th January 1533, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII tied the knot in a somewhat secret ceremony. Eric Ives, in “The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn”, writes of how in the autumn of 1532 (probably November) Henry finally “felt secure enough to consummate his relationship with Anne – and she,
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Claire | January 25, 2010
As many of you know, the Anne Boleyn Files celebrates its one year anniversary on the 17th February. I can’t quite believe that it’s nearly 1 year since I had the dream that set me on this mission to educate the world about Anne Boleyn and to form this community of like-minded Anne Boleyn and
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Claire | January 22, 2010
The end of yet another week and time for our weekly round up of Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor news:-
Anne Boleyn Files 1 Year Anniversary Competition – The AB Files is 1 year old on the 17th February and I will be holding an article competition to celebrate. I’ll announce details on Monday so watch
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Claire | January 20, 2010
Thanks to Emma for pointing out that Showtime had added this trailer for The Tudors Season 4 onto YouTube. It premieres at 9pm ET/PT on Sunday 11th April in the USA but dates for the UK and other countries have not been announced as yet. I assume that the BBC will show it late summer/Autumn
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Claire | January 18, 2010
I thought I’d start my series of articles on the fall of Anne Boleyn by looking at Jane Boleyn (also referred to as Jane Parker and Lady Rochford), wife of George Boleyn and the woman who is known for telling Thomas Cromwell that George and Anne Boleyn had committed incest. But what exactly was her
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Claire | January 15, 2010
Here’s our weekly round-up of Tudor news! Please add news in the comments below if I have forgotten anything.
On this day in history – Anne Boleyn’s greatest legacy, her daughter Elizabeth I, had a coronation on this day 451 years ago – 15th January 1559. There is no doubt that Queen Elizabeth I was one
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Claire | January 12, 2010
Anne Boleyn’s fall from favour and her very tragic end is still a hot topic over 470 years on, what with “The Tudors” on TV, the publication of Alison Weir’s “The Lady in the Tower” and the forthcoming G W Bernard book, “Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions”. We can’t get enough of her story; it troubles
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Claire | January 8, 2010
Here’s this week’s round up of what’s been going on at The Anne Boleyn Files and in the world of Tudor:-
Twelfth Night and Epiphany – Epiphany, which is still celebrated today in many Catholic countries around the world, was celebrated in Tudor times. Read my “Happy Twelfth Night!” post for more info.
Anne Boleyn Dresses –
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