The Nidd Hall Portrait matches the 1534 Anne Boleyn Medal
It has always been frustrating to me that the only contemporary likeness we have on Anne Boleyn is…
Anne Boleyn General
Valentine’s Day and a Love Letter from Henry VIII
If you haven’t noticed (quick, buy a card!), today is Valentine’s Day, the day of love. Contrary to…
7 February 1526 – The Shrovetide Joust at Greenwich
Shrove Tuesday 1526 was celebrated with a “solemn joust” at Greenwich Palace. According to the chronicler Edward Hall,…
Christmas Day – What Anne Boleyn would have read
During Advent I have been sharing readings from French Reformer Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples’ book Epistres et Evangiles pour…
The Fourth Sunday of Advent – What Anne Boleyn would have read
If you’ve read my previous three Sunday articles, you’ll know that I have been sharing readings from French…
14 November 1532 – The Marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn?
Although we know that Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn had a private, and rather secret, marriage ceremony on…
12 November 1532 – Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn Set Sail for Dover
At midnight on Tuesday 12th November 1532, King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Marquis of Pembroke, set sail…