Claire | November 11, 2020
On this day in Tudor history, 11th November 1534, Philippe de Chabot, Seigneur De Brion and Admiral of France, landed on English soil. The purpose of the diplomatic mission he was leading was to renew Anglo-French relations. George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, brother of Queen Anne Boleyn, had been put in charge of meeting the admiral […]
Category: George Boleyn |
19 Comments »
Tags: George Boleyn
Claire | May 17, 2020
On 17th May 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn may have still had two days to live, but, for the accused men, this was execution day. Mark Smeaton, William Brereton, Sir Francis Weston, Sir Henry Norris, and George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, were executed by beheading on Tower Hill on the morning of 17th May 1536. They were […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Fall, Events of 1536, George Boleyn |
19 Comments »
Tags:
Claire | April 23, 2020
On 23rd April 1536, St George’s Day, elections were held to fill a vacancy in the Order of the Garter, England’s highest order of chivalry. Queen Anne Boleyn’s brother, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, expected to secure the place, but, unfortunately, the very man who was helping Jane Seymour appeal to King Henry VIII was voted […]
Category: Events of 1536, George Boleyn |
5 Comments »
Tags:
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 |
25 Comments »
Tags: Anne Boleyn fiction, Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Other Boleyn Girl accuracy
Claire | February 18, 2019
Yes, time for another question about Anne Boleyn! You lords and ladies are keeping me very busy. I thought I’d better not include the word “incest” on YouTube as it might attract the wrong kind of viewers and subscribers, or bring down the wrath of the YouTube gods on me, so I’ve used “unnatural relationship” […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Questions, Events of 1536, George Boleyn |
12 Comments »
Tags: Anne Boleyn incest, George Boleyn incest, incest
Claire | April 24, 2018
On this day in history, 24th April 1536, Sir Thomas Audley, Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII, set up two commissions of oyer and terminer, one for the county of Middlesex and the other for Kent. These commissions were used to investigate and prosecute serious crimes, including treason. On 10th May 1536, the Grand Jury of […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Fall, Events of 1536, George Boleyn |
20 Comments »
Tags: 24 April 1536, commissions of oyer and terminer, oyer and terminer, Thomas Audley
Claire | November 11, 2017
On 11th November 1534, Philippe de Chabot, Seigneur De Brion and Admiral of France, landed on English soil. The purpose of the diplomatic mission he was leading was to renew Anglo-French relations. George Boleyn, Lord Rochford and brother of Queen Anne Boleyn, was chosen to meet the Admiral and escort him from Dover to London. […]
Category: George Boleyn |
3 Comments »
Tags: George Boleyn, George Boleyn ambassador, George Boleyn and Chabot, George Boleyn diplomat, Philippe de Chabot
Claire | May 23, 2017
Thank you to Clare Cherry, co-author of George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat for writing this guest article for us today. Over to Clare… In 1536 five members of the Boleyn family had their lives destroyed, or at the very least fundamentally damaged. Anne and George were put to death on trumped up charges […]
Category: George Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, Representations of Anne Boleyn, The Boleyns |
26 Comments »
Tags: Boleyn family, Boleyns, Elizabeth Boleyn, George Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, the Boleyns, Thomas Boleyn