Claire | March 5, 2013
Thank you to Baroness, a regular commenter on The Anne Boleyn Files, for inspiring today’s post. I’ve been meaning to write another article on the myths surrounding Anne Boleyn’s appearance for some time so when I read Baroness’ words, “Henry fell in love with her because she was a stunning, smart women, not because she […]
Claire | January 25, 2013
The arms of four of Henry VIII’s wives have always been controversial in the world of heraldry because Henry VIII granted Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr augmentations, going against the ‘norms’ of heraldry. In “A Treatise on Heraldry, British and Foreign: With English and French Glossaries”, John Woodward and George Burnett […]
Claire | January 23, 2013
As you may remember, I posted here a couple of weeks ago about how I was going to be researching and writing a series of posts on the myths, lies, inaccuracies, legends and assumptions surrounding Anne Boleyn. I asked you for ideas on what you wanted to see covered and you came up with some […]
Claire | January 16, 2013
Thank you to my husband, Tim, for finding this and making me chuckle. Just a few minutes ago, Tim interrupted me to ask “How many children did Anne Boleyn have?”. I gave him a rather scathing look, thinking to myself “Where have I gone wrong with this man?”, when he asked me to bear with […]
Claire | January 11, 2013
As this is an Anne Boleyn website, I have obviously discussed the various myths surrounding Anne Boleyn before but I’m going to be doing a series of posts on the various myths, lies, inaccuracies, legends and assumptions, taking one at a time and exploring its roots and then debunking it. I’ve made my own list, […]
Claire | July 30, 2012
As I was tossing and turning last night, unable to sleep, it struck me that Anne Boleyn is a rather polarising figure. People seem to either love her or hate her (like marmite*), and she’s surrounded by contradictory labels and opinions. Anne Boleyn the Saint versus Anne Boleyn the Whore Home-wrecker versus victim of sexual […]
