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The Nidd Hall Portrait matches the 1534 Anne Boleyn Medal

| February 16, 2015

The Nidd Hall Portrait matches the 1534 Anne Boleyn Medal

It has always been frustrating to me that the only contemporary likeness we have on Anne Boleyn is the Moost Happi medal which was struck in 1534 and which is now housed at the British Museum. There is controversy over all the other images said to be of Anne because they are all so different […]

Anne Boleyn – The Mysterious and Maligned One

| January 27, 2011

Anne Boleyn – The Mysterious and Maligned One

There’s no denying that Anne Boleyn is the most maligned and misunderstood of Henry VIII’s six wives. Even today, in an age where we have unprecedented access to primary sources and the likes of historians Eric Ives and Alison Weir spreading the message that Anne Boleyn was innocent and framed, Anne Boleyn is still misrepresented […]

Anne Boleyn Morphs into Elizabeth I

| September 28, 2010

Anne Boleyn Morphs into Elizabeth I

I’ve just written a post over at The Elizabeth Files entitled “Is Anne Boleyn’s Portrait Actually Elizabeth I” regarding the similarities between the National Portrait Gallery portrait of Anne Boleyn and the Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger portrait of Elizabeth I in her old age. Obviously, we know that Elizabeth I had many of her mother’s […]

Anne Boleyn Portraits – Which is the True Face of Anne Boleyn?

| August 19, 2010

Anne Boleyn Portraits – Which is the True Face of Anne Boleyn?

Part of what fascinates me about Anne Boleyn is the mystery that surrounds her. We do not even know, definitively, what she looked like and can only go on contemporary descriptions and portraiture. The problem with portraits of Anne Boleyn is that they are all so different and none are thought to be contemporary, but, […]

Beauty or Beast Part 2

| March 4, 2009

Beauty or Beast Part 2

Last week, I talked about the lies surrounding Anne Boleyn and her appearance and how historical evidence was now questioning the picture of Anne as a woman with six fingers on one hand, goitre and a wart. So, what was Anne really like? Anne Boleyn – A Beauty? As I said last week, Anne’s enemies […]

Beauty or Beast – Part 1

| February 26, 2009

Beauty or Beast – Part 1

“What did Anne Boleyn look like?” is a question that has been debated for centuries. There is a shortage of portraits or likenesses of Anne, probably because they were destroyed by her enemies, so we have to rely on what’s left and on historical descriptions of her appearance, but what do we believe? Some quotations […]

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