Claire Interviewed about The Anne Boleyn Files and Anne Boleyn ‘Fans’
Back in April, I was interviewed for a documentary by Charli Burden and Kathryn Dowling, two MA Broadcast…
3 July 1533 – Catherine of Aragon Ordered to Recognise her New Title or Else!
On 3rd July 1533, Catherine of Aragon's chamberlain, Lord Mountjoy, was instructed to inform Catherine that she was…
Happy Birthday Archbishop Cranmer!
Happy 523rd birthday to Archbishop Thomas Cranmer who was born in Aslockton, Nottinghamshire, on this day in 1489.…
30 June 1541 – The Fateful Royal Progress to the North
On the 30th June 1541, Henry VIII and Catherine Howard, his fifth wife, set off from London on…
29 June 1536 – Thomas Boleyn Loses his Office of Lord Privy Seal
On the 29th June 1536 Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire, was stripped of his office of Lord Privy…
28 June 1491 – Birth of Henry VIII
Happy 521st birthday to King Henry VIII! Yes, on this day in history, 28th June 1491, Elizabeth of…
Bring Up the Bodies – The Facts Behind the Fiction
Since Hilary Mantel's novel Bring Up the Bodies has been published, I have been inundated with emails asking…