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#WednesdayFact – Anne Boleyn was a catalyst for the English Reformation

| May 24, 2023

#WednesdayFact – Anne Boleyn was a catalyst for the English Reformation

Henry VIII’s obsession with Anne Boleyn led to the break with Rome and the English Reformation, but Anne Boleyn had more to do with it than that. In this short video, I talk about how Anne Boleyn showed Henry VIII that he didn’t need the pope… Find out even more in this longer video:

#WednesdayFact – Anne Boleyn loved shopping for her daughter Elizabeth

| May 17, 2023

#WednesdayFact – Anne Boleyn loved shopping for her daughter Elizabeth

Did you know that Queen Anne Boleyn loved buying fabrics for her infant daughter and her nursery? Well, she did! Find out exactly what kinds of things she ordered for the future Elizabeth I… You can see the lists of Anne’s spending on Elizabeth, plus dates of when she saw Elizabeth, in my article “Anne […]

#WednesdayFact – Anne Boleyn did wear the English gable hood

| May 10, 2023

#WednesdayFact – Anne Boleyn did wear the English gable hood

It really is a myth that Anne Boleyn only wore the French hood. Find out more in my #WednesdayFact short and in my longer talk on the subject (link below): Longer talk – https://www.tudorsociety.com/anne-boleyn-gable-hood/

#fridayfun – Quiz: Anne Boleyn’s siblings

| April 28, 2023

#fridayfun – Quiz: Anne Boleyn’s siblings

Today’s Friday fun is a quiz on Anne Boleyn’s siblings. Just how much do you know about Anne Boleyn’s brothers and sister? Find out in this fun Anne Boleyn quiz!

#fridayfun – Poll: With which man would Anne Boleyn have been happiest?

| April 21, 2023

#fridayfun – Poll: With which man would Anne Boleyn have been happiest?

Today’s #fridayfun on the Anne Boleyn Files is a poll. I should have said “the most happy” in the question! Do vote and let me know what you think, and feel free to leave a comment too. QuizMaker

Purkoy – Anne Boleyn’s dog

| April 12, 2023

Purkoy – Anne Boleyn’s dog

Yesterday, Tim and I said a final goodbye to our 15-year-old dog, Boni. She’d been diagnosed with bladder cancer and was having problems so we made that awful heart-breaking decision to let her go before things got really bad. It never gets easier saying goodbye to a beloved pet, a member of the family, and […]

Maundy Thursday – Anne Boleyn, King Charles III and the Royal Maundy

| April 6, 2023

Maundy Thursday – Anne Boleyn, King Charles III and the Royal Maundy

Today is Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday. On this day, Christians remember the Last Supper, where Jesus Christ enjoyed his final meal with his disciples, and where he washed their feet. On Maundy Thursday, Christ’s act of washing his disciples’ feet was re-enacted from at least 13th century by the pope, who would wash the […]

3 April 1538 – Anne Boleyn’s mother, Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, dies

| April 3, 2023

3 April 1538 – Anne Boleyn’s mother, Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, dies

On this day in Tudor history, 3rd April 1538, Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire and Ormond, wife of Thomas Boleyn and mother of the late Queen Anne Boleyn, died near Baynard’s Castle, home of the Abbot of Reading, in London. Elizabeth was about sixty-two years of age and died less than two years after two […]

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