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Claire | July 11, 2017
By 11th July 1533, Pope Clement VII had really had enough of King Henry VIII’s behaviour. The king who had been awarded the title “Fidei Defensor” (Defender of the Faith) by Pope Leo X in 1521, for defending the Catholic Church against the works of Martin Luther, had not only abandoned his first wife without […]
Claire | May 19, 2017
Sixty seconds is such a short time to try and give a biography of a historical person. I so wanted to do justice to Anne, but there was only time to give the bare minimum, just a few facts. If I’d had more time, I would have talked about her faith, her part in the […]
Claire | May 19, 2017
As part of Anne Boleyn Day 2017, our commemoration of Queen Anne Boleyn’s execution on this day in 1536, Beth von Staats, author Thomas Cranmer in a Nutshell, talks about why the Americans love Anne Boleyn so much. I know from my blog statistics just how many visitors I have from the USA and it […]
Claire | May 17, 2017
To commemorate the anniversaries of the executions of Queen Anne Boleyn and the five men in May 1536, MedievalCourses.com is offering a $30 discount off my “The Life of Anne Boleyn” course, bringing the price down to just $45, until the end of Sunday 21 May 2017. Simply use coupon code ABDAY2017 at https://medievalcourses.com/overview/life-anne-boleyn-mc06/. The […]
Claire | April 3, 2017
James Boulton of Queens of England Podcast interviewed me a few weeks ago on my very favourite subject – yes, you guessed it! Anne Boleyn! James has just published the podcast so here are the links for you to listen to it. I hope you enjoy it! The link to the episode on James’s website: […]
Claire | March 4, 2017
On Shrove Tuesday 1522, 4th March, Anne Boleyn took part in the pageant of “The Château Vert” at York Place, a property owned by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. This was her first recorded public appearance at court since her return from France in late 1521. The pageant was part of the Shrovetide celebrations which began on […]
Claire | February 7, 2017
On this day in history, 7the February 1526, the traditional Shrovetide joust took place at Greenwich Palace. The joust’s theme was unrequited love. Henry Courtenay, Marquess of Exeter, and his team of men wore green velvet and crimson satin embroidered with burning hearts. Above these hearts, a lady’s hand was depicted coming out of a […]
Claire | February 6, 2017
Thank you to Lissa Chapman, author of the new book Anne Boleyn in London, for sharing this guest article with us today. You can also read Lissa’s other article “Anne Boleyn: The news on the street”. Anne Boleyn began to be a non-person around a fortnight before she died. Her household was disbanded before her […]
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