George Cavendish and George Boleyn
Thank you to Clare Cherry, co-author of George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat for writing this guest…
Boleyn Myth
Anne Boleyn General
Anne Boleyn Places
Boleyn Myth
Events of 1536
Myths and Legends
Representations of Anne Boleyn
Tudor Characters
Did Mark Smeaton father Anne Boleyn’s baby?
Yes, that is the question that I find myself answering today. I've never actually had someone ask me…
Boleyn Myth
George Boleyn
Jane Boleyn
Mary Boleyn
Myths and Legends
Representations of Anne Boleyn
Six Wives
Correcting the myths
Last week, I published a guest article, Fact, by Clare Cherry in which she talked about the problem…
Fact? by Clare Cherry
Clare Cherry, co-author of George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat, discusses the problem of assumptions and theories…
The slut shamed Anne Boleyn by Kyra Cornelius Kramer
To celebrate the release of her new book The Jezebel Effect: Why the Slut Shaming of Famous Queens…
Wolf Hall and Cardinal Wolsey going down to Hell
The masque scene from BBC2's Wolf HallIf you haven't read Hilary Mantel's novels, don't know the history surrounding…
29 January 1536 – Anne Boleyn loses a son
On 29 January 1536, tragedy struck King Henry VIII and Queen Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn suffered a miscarriage,…