Boleyn or Bullen – The Spelling of Boleyn and the Myth that Anne Boleyn Changed It
It has been claimed, on various occasions, that Anne Boleyn 'frenchified' her name by changing it from 'Bullen'…
Anne Boleyn General
The Anne Boleyn Collection Audio Book NOW Available
As many of you know, I've spent the last few weeks recording my first book The Anne Boleyn…
5 November – Remembering the Gunpowder Plot of 1605
Robert Catebsy 5th November in the UK is Fireworks' Night or Guy Fawkes' Night, the night when Brits…
25 October 1532 – Henry VIII and Francis I arrive at Calais
On Friday 25th October 1532, Henry VIII and Francis I left Boulogne, where Henry VIII had been Francis's…
Helen Castor’s Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death – Episode 2: A Good Marriage
The second episode of Helen Castor's series "Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death" aired on BBC4 last night and…
13 October 1499 – Birth of Queen Claude of France
On 13th October 1499, Claude of France, wife of Francis I, was born in Romorantin-Lanthenay. She was the…
Using The Anne Boleyn Files Website
As I write this, there are 1,325 posts and 874 pages on The Anne Boleyn Files, so it…