Claire’s photos from The Anne Boleyn Experience 2018
Posted By Claire on July 23, 2018
I finally got a few minutes to myself to go through my photos from this year’s Anne Boleyn Experience Tour and thought that I’d share them here for you to enjoy.
Philippa and I are running the Anne Boleyn Experience again in May 2019 (yay!) and if you want to join us then you can find out more and reserve your place at www.britishhistorytours.com/history-tours/anne-boleyn-2019
If I had to narrow it down and pick my top two favourite things about this tour (I have so many favourite things!), I’d have to say:
- Staying at Hever Castle – So many ‘pinch me’ moments for an Anne Boleyn fan like me!
- ‘Talking Tudor’ to people who are just as obsessed with Tudor history as I am. To actually see their eyes light up with excitement rather than glaze over with boredom is a beautiful thing.
I hope you enjoy these photos!
Day 1 – Off to Hever Castle
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- On the coach to Hever
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- Dinner in the Astor Wing
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- Gareth Russell talking about Anne Boleyn
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- Me and the wonderful Gareth Russell
Day 2 – Hever Castle exterior and the gardens
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- The Hever swans and cygnets
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- Hever Castle
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- A view of the Astor Wing
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- Hever Castle
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- Hever Castle gardens
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- Looking back at the castle
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- Hever Castle gardens
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- Hever Castle gardens
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- Hever Castle gardens
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- Hever Castle gardens
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- The loggia terrace
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- The lake from the loggia
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- Map of the grounds
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- Hever Castle gardens
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- Hever Castle gardens
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- Hever Castle gardens
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- Hever Castle gardens
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- Hever Castle
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- Hever Castle gardens
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- Hever Castle
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- Hever Castle
St Peter’s Church, Hever
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- St Peter’s Church, Hever
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- Margaret Cheyne’s brass memorial
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- Thomas Boleyn’s brass memorial
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- Thomas Boleyn’s brass memorial
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- Thomas Boleyn’s brass memorial
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- Brass cross memorial to Henry Boleyn, brother of Anne Boleyn
Talk from Bess Chilver on Tudor Costume
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- Bess
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- Bess’s husband, Edmund gets dressed as Henry VIII
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- Katie being dressed as a Tudor lady (Henry VIII’s reign)
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- Rebecca being dressed in an Elizabethan costume
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- Even Tudor ladies need to check their social media
Private evening tour of Hever Castle<
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- A dip before the tour in the private pool
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- We meet up in the music room
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- In the music room
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- Henry VIII welcomes us
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- Henry and Anne
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- Recognise these windows from “Anne of the Thousand Days”?
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- Inner courtyard
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- Anne Boleyn
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- An unknown woman said to be Mary Boleyn
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- Henry VIII
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- Edward VI
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- Philip II of Spain
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- Inner Hall
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- Inner Hall
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- Henry VII
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- Inner Hall
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- Replica of the clock said to have been given by Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn
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- Inner Hall
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- Elizabeth of Valois
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- Castle dining room
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- Tapestry in dining room
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- Dining room
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- The Henry VIII lock
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- The minstrels’ gallery in the dining room
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- The library
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- The library
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- The morning room
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- Anne Boleyn
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- The Anne Boleyn Bedroom
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- Anne Boleyn’s book of hours
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- Anne Boleyn’s book of hours
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- Tapestry depicting the marriage of Louis XII and Mary Tudor
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- James Butler, the man Anne was due to marry at one time.
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- Anne Boleyn
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- Jane Seymour
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- Anne of Cleves
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- Henry VIII
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- Labelled Catherine Howard, but more likely to be Elizabeth Seymour (Cromwell)
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- Labelled Catherine Parr but more likely to be Catherine of Aragon
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- Prince Arthur and Henry VII
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- Henry IV
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- Catherine of Aragon
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- The Queen’s Chamber
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- Anne of Cleves
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- Thomas Wyatt
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- Mary I
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- Elizabeth I
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- Elizabeth I
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- Edward VI
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- The Waldegrave Room
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- Henry VIII’s Bedchamber
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- A secret chapel
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- A secret chapel
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- Embroidery
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- Margaret Beaufort
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- Elizabeth of York
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- Henry VIII
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- William Warham
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- The Long Gallery
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- The Long Gallery
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- Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
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- Henry VIII and his six wives
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- Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
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- Pope Clement VII
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- The long gallery
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- A transcript of the “Tower” letter said to have been written by Anne Boleyn
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- Anne Boleyn
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- Sir Thomas More and Bishop Fisher
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- Sir Thomas More
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- The long gallery
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- The long gallery
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- George Boleyn’s signature
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- William Waldorf Astor
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- The Astor Suite
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- John Jacob Astor
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- Display of torture and execution implements
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- Portcullis weights
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- Luckily not our toilet!
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- Lady Catherine Grey and her son, Edward Seymour
Hampton Court Palace
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- The approach to Hampton Court Palace
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- Philippa chatting to Siobhan, our costumed guide
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- Siobhan
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- Clock Court
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- Clock Court
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- Clock Court
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- The Anne Boleyn Experience 2018 group
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- The Anne Boleyn Experience 2018 group
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- Anne Boleyn’s gateway
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- Anne Boleyn’s gateway
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- Anne Boleyn’s gateway
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- The Great Hall
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- The Great Hall
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- The Great Hall
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- The Great Hall
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- The Great Hall
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- The Great Hall
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- The Great Hall
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- The Great Hall
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- Mounted deer antlers in the State Apartments of Henry VIII
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- Henry VIII’s presence chamber
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- Henry VIII’s presence chamber
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- Henry VIII’s presence chamber
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- Ceiling of Henry VIII’s presence chamber
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- Some of the original arms on the ceiling
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- Henry VIII’s presence chamber
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- Jane Seymour
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- Henry VIII
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- Henry VIII
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- Charles V and Francis I
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- The Haunted Gallery
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- Henry VII, Elizabeth of York and Margaret Beaufort
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- The Family of Henry VIII
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- Detail of Princess Mary (Mary I) and Jane the Fool
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- Detail of Prince Edward (Edward VI), Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
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- Princess Detail of Elizabeth (Elizabeth I)
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- Princess Detail of Elizabeth (Elizabeth I)
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- Princess Detail of Elizabeth (Elizabeth I)
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- Edward VI
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- Edward VI
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- Chapel Court Garden with all its heraldic beasts
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- Chapel Court Garden with all its heraldic beasts
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- Chapel Court Garden with all its heraldic beasts
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- Chapel Court Garden with all its heraldic beasts
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- This the nursery block where Edward VI was cared for (middle windows I think!)
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- Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon
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- The Family of King Henry VII (shown with God and St George)
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- Margaret of Austria
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- The embarkation of Henry VIII at Dover to go to the Field of Cloth of Gold
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- Field of Cloth of Gold
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- Detail of Henry VIII
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- Detail
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- A man being sick in the Field of Cloth of Gold painting!
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- Linen fold panelling
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- List of Catherine of Aragon’s babies
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- Fireplace
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- Anne Boleyn
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- Henry VIII
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- Catherine of Aragon
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- The palace
Miscellaneous
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- I was so excited to see my books in Hever Castle bookshop!
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- My colouring book too!
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- This was my favourite breakfast choice – halloumi and avocado on a toasted muffin
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- Pimms o’clock – a quick lunch at the Garden Restaurant, Hever
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- My vegetarian starter one night – yum!
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- One of the desserts I had
If you want to join us on next year’s Anne Boleyn Experience Tour then go to www.britishhistorytours.com/history-tours/anne-boleyn-2019 and reserve your place now.
