Claire | May 24, 2013
I thought I’d write a review (well, more of a rundown) of the BBC2 programme The Last Days of Anne Boleyn for those of you who missed it or are unable to see it. I sat scribbling notes as fast as I could and I hope this makes sense! The programme flitted between a narrator […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Execution, Anne Boleyn Fall, Events of 1536 |
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Claire | March 14, 2011
Today we have a guest article from Nasim Tadghighi who attended historian David Starkey’s talk entitled “Acton Court and the Tudors” at the University of Bristol. Acton Court, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn – The Royal Progress of 1535 by Nasim Tadghighi Last night I attended a talk by David Starkey on Acton Court and […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Places, Anne Queen Consort, Henry VIII, News, Tudor Events |
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Claire | February 14, 2010
Just a quick post of Tudor news to let you know about upcoming history TV programmes and events:- The Seven Ages of Britain BBC1 9pm tonight (Sunday 14th February) If you are in the UK or have access to UK TV the please don’t miss this wonderful programme researched and presented by David Dimbleby. The […]
Category: Anne Boleyn General, Lady Jane Grey, News, Tudor Events |
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Tags: Anne Boleyn tour, David Starkey, Lady Jane Grey, Leanda de Lisle, Seven Ages of Britain
Claire | August 11, 2009
I know that I’ve already blogged today (see below) but I thought that you’d all want to know that Alison Weir’s talk on “The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn” is now available as a podcast from the British Library – see http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/exhibition/henry/index.html for all of the special British Library Henry VIII […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Execution, News |
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Claire | May 15, 2009
Just a quickie to let all those David Starkey fans out there know that the British Library recorded his talk on “The Young Henry 1491-1509” from Tuesday and it’s now available as a podcast. Simply go to http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/exhibition/henry/index.htm and scroll down to the bottom of the page – enjoy!
Category: Henry VIII, News |
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Claire | April 23, 2009
Just a quickie to let you know that a letter that Henry VIII wrote to Anne Boleyn is on public view for the first time. Described by Dr David Starkey as “the moment at which British history changes”, this letter has been loaned to the British Library by the Vatican and is being displayed together […]
Category: Anne Boleyn General, Henry VIII, News, The Reformation, Tudor Events |
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Claire | April 22, 2009
I was sat watching the third episode of David Starkey’s brilliant “Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant” on Monday night and it suddenly struck me – did Anne Boleyn create a monster? Was she responsible for turning him into a bloodthirsty, wrathful King who was responsible for the executions of around 72,000 during his […]
Category: Anne Boleyn General, Anne Boleyn Myths, Anne Boleyn Personality, Henry VIII |
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Tags: Chapuys, David Starkey, Henry VIII, Henry VIII personality, Mind of a Tyrant