The Anne Boleyn Files

Claire | May 31, 2010

As I said in my previous post “Queen Anne Boleyn”, the coronation of Anne Boleyn was not just a one day affair it was four days of events and celebrations, a real lesson in propaganda!
After the procession down the Thames from Billingsgate to the Tower of London on the 29th May 1533, Anne and Henry
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Tags: Anne Boleyn's coronation, coronation procession, the coronation of Anne Boleyn, Tower of London

Claire | May 30, 2010

On this day in 1536, Henry VIII married his third wife, Jane Seymour, in the Queen’s Closet at York Place. This marriage took place just 11 days after the execution of Henry’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, and was kept secret for a few days. Henry even went as far to ask his council to request
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Category: Anne Boleyn Fall, Books, Myths and Legends, Six Wives, Tudor Events | 9 Comments »
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Claire | May 29, 2010

After the bloodshed of the past couple of weeks it’s nice to write about a happy event from Anne Boleyn’s life, her coronation. This is what Anne and Henry had been aiming for all those years, this was the icing on the cake and the opportunity for Henry VIII to show London that Anne Boleyn
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Category: Anne Boleyn Places, Anne Queen Consort, Henry VIII, Marriage, Monarchy, Tudor Events | 10 Comments »
Tags: Anne Boleyn, coronation, Queen Anne Boleyn, Tower of London

Claire | May 28, 2010

Just a quick post to let you know that I will be launching next year’s tours (yes, there are two!) here at The Anne Boleyn Files on Wednesday 2nd June so you haven’t got much longer to wait! Subscribers will get advance notice by email on Monday but I will put full details here in
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Category: Anne Boleyn Experience, News, Tudor Events | 27 Comments »
Tags: Anne Boleyn Experience, Anne Boleyn tour, Executed Queens Tour, Tudor tour

Claire | May 27, 2010

On this day in history, the 27th May 1541, Margaret Pole, the 8th Countess of Salisbury was executed at the Tower of London. I was fortunate enough last week to see her memorial tile on the floor of the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula near the altar when we paid our respects to Anne
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Category: Henry VIII, The Tudors, Tudor Characters, Tudor Events | 14 Comments »
Tags: Countess of Salisbury, Margaret Pole

Claire | May 27, 2010

After we had waved everyone off on the last day of The Anne Boleyn Experience 2010, Tim and I travelled down to Portsmouth Historic Docks to visit the Mary Rose Museum.
As you may know, here at The Anne Boleyn Files, we have been supporting the Mary Rose 500 Appeal to raise money for the new
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Category: Henry VIII, News, Tudor Events, Tudor Times | 2 Comments »
Tags: archaeology, The Mary Rose, Tudor artefacts, Tudor remains

Claire | May 25, 2010

I’ve now crashed back down to earth with a resounding thud after an idyllic week at Hever Castle last week. It is so hard to put my thoughts and feelings into words but last week really was a dream come true.
As a Brit, I’ve been to London before and I grew up near castles and
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Category: Anne Boleyn Experience, Anne Boleyn Fall, Anne Boleyn Places, News | 20 Comments »
Tags: Hever Castle, The Anne Boleyn Experience, tour

Claire | May 21, 2010

Here are the day four photos…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theanneboleynfiles/sets/72157623980929217/
We’re just about to go for a stroll around the Hever estate before having our final breakfast here. What an Experience!

Category: Anne Boleyn Experience, Anne Boleyn Places, Henry VIII, Tudor Characters, Tudor Costume | 19 Comments »
Tags: Hampton Court Palace, Hever, Tudor Costume

Claire | May 20, 2010

Today was the last full day of the tour and John, Tim and I started it off with a wonderful post breakfast walk through the gardens and down to Hever Lake – a great way to start the day.
Hampton Court Palace
After breakfast, we were whisked off to Hampton Court Palace where we enjoyed seeing the
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Tags: Anne Boleyn Experience, Hampton Court Palace, The Tudors, Thomas Boleyn

Claire | May 20, 2010

On this day in history, the 20th May 1536, Eustace Chapuys, the Imperial Ambassador, wrote to Seigneur de Granvelle informing him of the latest developments in London:-
“Has just been informed, the bearer of this having already mounted, that Mrs. Semel [Seymour] came secretly by river this morning to the King’s lodging, and that the promise
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Category: Anne Boleyn Execution, Anne Boleyn Fall, Henry VIII, Marriage, Six Wives, Tudor Characters, Tudor Events | 9 Comments »
Tags: betrothal, Henry VIII, Jane Seymour