Claire | May 17, 2023
On this day in Tudor history, 17th May 1536, five courtiers lost their lives to the executioner on Tower Hill in London. The men were George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton. George was first to died, being the highest in status, and he made a moving […]
Claire | April 28, 2023
Today’s Friday fun is a quiz on Anne Boleyn’s siblings. Just how much do you know about Anne Boleyn’s brothers and sister? Find out in this fun Anne Boleyn quiz!
Claire | April 3, 2023
On this day in Tudor history, 3rd April 1538, Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire and Ormond, wife of Thomas Boleyn and mother of the late Queen Anne Boleyn, died near Baynard’s Castle, home of the Abbot of Reading, in London. Elizabeth was about sixty-two years of age and died less than two years after two […]
Claire | March 17, 2023
Anne Boleyn’s Irish ancestry is often neglected and we just hear about the Boleyns and Howards, but Anne Boleyn’s father, Thomas Boleyn, was the grandson of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond, an influential and wealthy man who was descended from a long line of men who’d served the crown in Ireland. Not only that, […]
Claire | February 13, 2023
On this day in Tudor history, 13th February 1542, Catherine Howard, fifth wife of King Henry VIII, was executed within the confines of the Tower of London. Catherine was beheaded and she wasn’t the only one to lose her head to the axeman that day, her lady-in-waiting, Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, widow of George Boleyn, […]
Claire | November 11, 2022
On this day in Tudor history, 11th November 1534, in the reign of King Henry VIII, the Admiral of France landed on English soil. Philippe de Chabot, Seigneur De Brion’s mission was to renew Anglo-French relations. Queen Anne Boleyn’s brother, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, had been put in charge of meeting the admiral and escorting […]
Claire | July 23, 2022
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd July 1596, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, son of the late Mary Boleyn, died at Somerset House in London. Hunsdon and his sister, Catherine, were close to their cousin, Elizabeth I, and he had served her as a privy councillor and […]
Claire | July 19, 2022
On this day in Tudor history, 19th July 1543, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Mary Boleyn died. Mary Boleyn is known for being Henry VIII’s mistress at one point, and you can find out a bit more about her in this edition of #TudorHistoryShorts… You can find out even more about Mary Boleyn […]
