Claire | May 10, 2023
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/
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Claire | December 16, 2021
Right now I’m on a high after my three days of Anne Boleyn-themed livestreams. It was wonderful to be speaking to many hundreds of people all over the world about the fascinating woman who is Anne Boleyn. Over the last three days, I’ve challenged some of the many myths that surround Anne Boleyn and have […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Myths, Anne Boleyn Personality, News |
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Claire | June 4, 2021
In this latest edition of my Fan Q&A series for the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society YouTube channel, I’m answering Jessica’s question “Did Anne Boleyn bring French fashion to court herself or were others involved?” Anne Boleyn spent six years in France and was described by a contemporary as “native French” in her ways, […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Appearance, Anne Boleyn Myths, Anne Boleyn Questions, Anne Queen Consort |
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Claire | May 17, 2021
I’m so honoured to be part of a panel discussing the enduring fascination with Anne’s life and demise with host Suzannah Lipscomb for her latest ‘Not Just the Tudors’ podcast. Suzannah, Natalie Grueninger, Roland Hui, Dr Stephanie Russo and I had a wonderful time ‘talking Tudor’ and, of course, Anne Boleyn is my very favourite […]
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Tags: Anne Boleyn myths, Anne Boleyn perceptions, Anne Boleyn podcast, Anne Boleyn representations, Suzannah Lipscomb
Claire | May 13, 2021
In this latest edition of my Fan Q&A series of videos, I’m answering an interesting question posed by Kristian from Bulgaria, who was curious about Anne Boleyn’s role in the fall of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Henry VIII’s Lord Chancellor and chief advisor. What role did Anne Boleyn have in Cardinal Wolsey’s fall and his eventual […]
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Claire | November 7, 2020
In this latest edition of my Questions about Anne Boleyn series, I consider whether Anne Boleyn and her cousin, Catherine Howard, were pawns of their families and whether the Boleyns and Howards deserve to be blamed for their subsequent executions. Did Thomas and Elizabeth Boleyn, and Elizabeth’s brother, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, force […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Myths, Boleyn Myth, The Boleyns, Thomas Boleyn |
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Tags: Anne Bolwyn pawn, Boleyns, Catherine Howard, Howards, Mary Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn
Claire | June 19, 2020
I can’t quite believe that I’m even handling these two questions, but this is 2020 after all! Yes, my inbox, my Messenger box and my YouTube channel are full of emails regarding a ‘theory’ (see how polite I’m being there!) that Anne Boleyn survived her execution and that a man is claiming to be descended […]
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Tags: Anne Boleyn and Walter Raleigh, Anne Boleyn survive, King John III, new king of England
Claire | October 3, 2019
In this latest instalment of my “Questions about Anne Boleyn” series, I look at Philippa Gregory’s best-selling novel, “The Other Boleyn Girl”, which was also turned into a movie and adapted for television. “The Other Boleyn Girl” has brought Anne Boleyn and Mary Boleyn’s stories to life for many people, and provoked an interest in […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Myths, Boleyn Myth, Books, George Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, Myths and Legends, Representations of Anne Boleyn, The Boleyns, Thomas Boleyn |
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Tags: Anne Boleyn fiction, Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Other Boleyn Girl accuracy