Claire | December 16, 2022
Is it me or is December flying by?! It’s already time for day 16 of the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar. Today, historian and Mary I expert Johanna Strong shares a fascinating historical document. Thank you, Johanna! Johanna is one of the speakers involved in my online event Discovering Mary I. To access the Advent […]
Claire | December 15, 2022
I do hope you’re enjoying the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar. It’s time for our fifteenth Tudor treat! Thank you to historical novelist Loretta Goldberg for sharing an excerpt from her work in progress, an Elizabethan spy novel. You can enjoy today’s Tudor treat by clicking here, clicking on the image in this post or […]
Claire | December 14, 2022
It’s 14th December and that means it’s time for our fourteenth Tudor treat – hurrah! Today, we have a special Anne Boleyn-themed treat. It’s a sneak-peek of historical novelist Natalia Richards’ work in progress, The Falcon’s Fall, which is a sequel to bestsellers The Falcon’s Rise and The Falcon’s Flight. Exciting! You can enjoy today’s […]
Claire | December 13, 2022
Wow, there are only 12 days until Christmas – aaaggghhh! Yes, it’s the 13th December and that means it’s time for another Tudor treat from the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar. Today, we have a contribution from historian and author Dr Estelle Paranque – thank you, Estelle! To access our Advent calendar, simply click here, […]
Claire | December 12, 2022
It’s time for another treat from this year’s Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar. Today’s Tudor treat from me will keep you busy. It’s a whole magazine to read, and it’s Christmassy too. I do hope you can set aside some time to enjoy reading its articles. To get access to today’s treat, and any you’ve […]
Claire | December 11, 2022
Time really is flying isn’t it? But then it always does when you’re having Tudor fun! Yes, it’s already 11th December, and that means it’s time for our 11th Tudor treat! Thank you to historical novelist Judith Arnopp for today’s contribution, which looks at the history of a well-known nursery rhyme – fascinating. You can […]
Claire | December 10, 2022
It’s time for the 10th Tudor treat from our Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar! Today, we have an Anne Boleyn-themed treat from Rebecca Monet, author of the Queen Anne Boleyn Paper Doll book. A big thank you to Rebecca, and also Ashley Risk, for the lovely Christmassy contribution. You can access the Anne Boleyn Files […]
Claire | December 9, 2022
It’s 9th December and that means it’s time for the ninth treat from our Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar. Today we have an Anne and Mary Boleyn themed contribution from Amanda Harvey Purse, author of The Boleyns: From the Tudors to the Windsors. Thank you, Amanda! You can access the Advent Calendar (and catch up […]
