Claire | November 24, 2021
Hello to you all! I just wanted to share a video I’ve made for the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society YouTube Channel about my latest Anne Boleyn tattoo and the story behind it. In the video, I also explain the origin of the cupboard cloth, from which the image comes, the meaning of Anne […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Personality, Anne Queen Consort, Representations of Anne Boleyn |
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Claire | August 18, 2021
Episode 1 of BBC Two’s new three-part series on the Boleyn family – The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family – aired on Friday 13th August, and episodes 2 and 3 have already been released on BBC iPlayer. It is a wonderful series and well worth watching because it introduces a very different Boleyn family. Gone are […]
Category: Anne Boleyn General, Books, George Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, Representations of Anne Boleyn, The Boleyns, Thomas Boleyn |
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Claire | June 21, 2021
Thank you so much to Jessy Tomsko, the composer and lyricist for the musical “BOLEYN”, and the team for writing this guest article for us and telling us more about this wonderful project. It’s lovely that Anne is still inspiring people today. Over to Jessy… “BOLEYN” seeks to smash the caricature and give Anne Boleyn […]
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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 […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Myths, Anne Boleyn Questions, Representations of Anne Boleyn, Tudor Characters |
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Claire | May 8, 2020
Thank you to the Red Rose Chain for providing me with this information to share. I’d highly recommend “Fallen in Love”. I went to see it at the Tower of London a few years ago and it was incredibly moving. The year is 1536. The woman who changed the world forever by capturing the heart […]
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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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Claire | September 28, 2017
Thank you so much to historical novelist Richard Masefield for sharing his research and views with us today. Richard is interested in starting a dialogue on this image; he really wants to hear your views, so please do share your view by leaving a comment below this article. Over to Richard… By comparison with numerous […]
Category: art, Representations of Anne Boleyn |
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Claire | August 29, 2017
You may remember me mentioning in the past that author, student and Anne Boleyn Files follower Mickey Mayhew was doing a PhD on Anne Boleyn, and one that actually involved the Anne Boleyn Files website. I know that many of you helped Mickey by answering questions for him, so as his PhD is now nearing […]
Category: Representations of Anne Boleyn |
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