Claire | June 21, 2023
Anne Boleyn preferred the French style of dress over the English style, but what was the French style? You can find out more about Tudor costume in Henry VIII’s reign, and see lots of examples, by clicking here.
Claire | June 13, 2023
In this week’s #PortraitTuesday video, I look at a contemporary image of Anne Boleyn which is rather cartoon-like! This Anne Boleyn image is from her coronation banquet seating plan. I do love it! It’s from Harley MS 41 and you can see the image for yourself in the British Library’s collection click here
Claire | May 23, 2023
This week, I’m looking at a strange portrait of Anne Boleyn… Find out more in these articles: The Nidd Hall Portrait matches the 1534 Anne Boleyn Medal Update on Nidd Hall Portrait and 1534 Anne Boleyn Medal – The Press articles are not correct
Claire | May 16, 2023
This week’s Anne Boleyn portrait is the 1534 medal, a contemporary image of Anne Boleyn. See http://www.lucychurchill.com/anne-boleyn-moost-happi-medal-reconstruction/ for more on Lucy Churchill’s reconstruction of the medal.
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, […]
Claire | February 5, 2021
In this edition of my series on “Questions about Anne Boleyn”, I consider which colours Anne Boleyn liked. It’s impossible to say what Anne Boleyn’s favourite colour was, but we do know the colours Anne chose to wear and the colours she chose for fabrics for Elizabeth’s nursery and clothes. Find out which colour fabrics […]
Claire | February 22, 2019
I have just published the latest instalment of my “Questions about Anne Boleyn” series on the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society YouTube channel. This one answers the question “What did Anne Boleyn look like?”. In my video talk, I look at Nicholas Sander’s description of her from 1585 and then look at how Anne […]
Claire | May 4, 2017
Phew! It’s been an exciting few days! My scheduled work has gone out of the window and I’ve been debating a 16th-century image and doing research related to it. Schedule be gone! This is much more exciting! If you’ve missed it all, this story all started on Tuesday 25th April when art historian and author […]
