Claire | August 9, 2020
In this latest edition of my Questions about Anne Boleyn series, I answer questions that I’m regularly asked about Queen Anne Boleyn’s execution, which took place 19th May 1536. What were the charges against Anne Boleyn? When was Anne Boleyn executed? Where was Anne Boleyn executed? Who was at Anne Boleyn’s execution? Which ladies attended […]
Claire | May 19, 2020
Thank you so much to Natalie Grueninger for inviting me to take part in her “All Things Boleyn” series of podcasts for Talking Tudors. Natalie is a dear friend and my favourite subject is Anne Boleyn, so I very much enjoyed this interview – some great questions. The interview is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, […]
Claire | June 5, 2019
I’m very honoured to be featured on the History Extra website, the official website for BBC History Magazine and BBC World Histories Magazine, with my article on “The final days of Anne Boleyn”. In this article, I talk about why Anne Boleyn was executed on 19th May 1536, how she was executed and what happened […]
Claire | May 19, 2016
Today’s first Anne Boleyn Day 2016 video talk is from yours truly and it’s on Anne Boleyn’s execution and resting place. Do head over to the MadeGlobal website at www.madeglobal.com/3150/claire-ridgway-execution-resting-place/ to be in with a chance of winning a copy of my book The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown.
Claire | May 19, 2015
Thank you to Jen for inspiring this post. She emailed me yesterday with the question “Was Anne Boleyn’s head put on a spike” and it’s one that I’m often asked about Anne Boleyn and also her brother and the men who were executed in May 1536, and I know it’s a question I will be […]
Claire | August 18, 2011
The Tower of London, or Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress as it is officially called, is famous for being the site of much bloodshed and for being the prison of many hundreds, if not thousands, of people since it was first built by William the Conqueror in the late 11th century, but it has […]
Claire | May 26, 2011
Before I start this article, I would just like to say that I am not criticising anyone’s beliefs or views and I realise that this is a very controversial topic which will undoubtedly lead to heated comments, but I just needed to state my own position on this subject and reaffirm what my mission is […]
Claire | September 2, 2010
In my previous article, “Anne Boleyn’s Remains – The Exhumation of Anne Boleyn”, I wrote about the restoration of St Peter ad Vincula Chapel in 1876 and the exhumation of the bodies in the chancel, including that of Anne Boleyn. But did the skeleton found actually belong to Anne Boleyn? Alison Weir1 thinks not. No, […]
