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SALE – The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society Calendar 2020

Posted By on October 15, 2019

As we’re now well into 2020, we’re reducing the price to clear our last few remaining Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society Calendars. Grab one while you can!

This high-quality wall calendar measures 297mm (11¾ inches) by 425mm (16¾ inches), it is spiral bound at the top and is printed on thick 100# stock paper. Full colour throughout. 1 full page per month.

Our 2020 calendar features photos of some of my very favourite Tudor places:

  • Tutbury Castle
  • Windsor Castle
  • Sudeley Castle
  • Shakespeare’s Birthplace
  • The Tower of London
  • Hever Castle
  • Hatfield Old Palace
  • Penshurst Place
  • Shakespeare’s Globe
  • Hampton Court Palace
  • London Charterhouse
  • Kenilworth Castle

They really are stunning places.

Scroll down to find out how to order, but here’s a video I made showing a sample calendar:
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4 February 1520 – Mary Boleyn’s first marriage

Posted By on February 4, 2020

On this day in history, 4th February 1520, so 500 years ago today, Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn, got married to her first husband, William Carey.

You can find out more in my “on this day” video below.

By the way, I checked on the National Archives currency converter, which only goes up to 2017 but gives us a good idea, and the king’s wedding gift of 6s. 8d. is worth approximately £173.34 in today’s money, and in 1520, it would have paid for 11 days of work from a skilled tradesman or 3 stones of wool. It wasn’t enough, however, to buy a horse or a cow.

If you’re interested in Mary Boleyn then I have a few more videos for you in my Mary Boleyn playlist:

There are also lots of articles on Mary Boleyn here on the Anne Boleyn Files in our Mary Boleyn category.

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What questions do you have about Anne Boleyn?

What questions do you have about Anne Boleyn?

I’ve been doing a “Questions about Anne Boleyn” series on the Anne Boleyn Files & Tudor Society YouTube Channel and so far I’ve done 23 videos: Did Henry VIII love Anne Boleyn? January 24 – Henry VIII’s jousting accident – just how serious was it? Did Anne Boleyn miscarry a deformed foetus? Who was Mary […]

1457 and 1547 – Dates concerning three Tudor kings

There’s something weird going on with the number today! One Tudor king was born on this day in history, another died and another came to the throne, all with the numbers 1,4,5 and 7 in the year. Strange! Yes, on this day in Tudor history, King Henry VII, the first of the Tudor monarchs, was […]

Justice John Spelman and his report on Queen Anne Boleyn’s trial

On this day in history, 26th January1546, judge of assize and law reporter, Sir John Spelman, died. Spelman is mostly known today for his reports of legal cases from 1502 to 1540, which included the proceedings against Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Bishop John Fisher, Sir Thomas More and Queen Anne Boleyn. In my latest “on this […]

A feast day and Anne Boleyn’s wedding day!

25th January is the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul, an important day in Tudor times, but it was also an important day for Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII, for it was their official wedding day. Now, I believe that they were actually already married, having been married secretly on 14th November 1532, […]

St Anthony, patron saint of pets

Today, 17th January, is the Feast of St Anthony the Abbot (St Anthony the Great), a Christian monk who was born in the 3rd century in Egypt. Here in Spain, San Antonio is the patron saint of animals, particularly pets, and some churches have special services where owners can take their pets to be blessed. […]

Leonardo da Vinci’s Boleyn?

Leonardo da Vinci’s Boleyn?

Thank you to author and historical researcher Amanda Harvey Purse for sharing this Boleyn-related article with us today. Over to Amanda… It is true to say that over the years of studying the history of art, my love for Leonardo da Vinci’s work has outshone my love for many other artists. As da Vinci was […]

The end of Catherine Carey, daughter of Mary Boleyn

On this day in history, 15th January 1569, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Catherine Knollys (née Carey) died at Hampton Court Palace, she was about 45 years of age. Catherine was the wife of Sir Francis Knollys, daughter of Mary Boleyn, niece of Queen Anne Boleyn, and cousin of Queen Elizabeth I. Some […]