Claire | April 12, 2013
I mentioned this BBC TV series on The Anne Boleyn Files Facebook page the other day and wanted to feedback on it. The first programme in the series was called Tudors to Stuarts: From Gods to Men, so was perfect viewing for Tudor fans. I made notes on the Tudor part of the programme and […]
Category: Elizabeth I, Henry VIII, Mary I, Monarchy, News |
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Tags: Health of Henry VIII, Lucy Worsley, Tudor TV programme
Claire | March 7, 2011
Back in February, I wrote about a new report published by American researchers Catrina Whitley and Kyra Kramer in “The Historical Journal”, and for some reason it’s back in the news and is a hot topic at the moment. The report, entitled “A New Explanation for the Reproductive Woes and Midlife Decline of Henry VIII” […]
Category: Henry VIII, News, Six Wives |
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Tags: Health of Henry VIII, Henry VIII, Kell Blood Group, Kell Positive, McLeod Syndrome, miscarriage, tyrant
Claire | February 15, 2011
On Sunday 13th February, there was a report on The Daily Express and Sunday Express website entitled “Queen Asked: May We Dig Up Henry VIII?”. The article opened with the following:- “THE Queen is to be asked for permission to exhume the body of Henry VIII in a bid to prove that a rare disease […]
Category: Anne Boleyn General, Henry VIII, News, Six Wives |
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Tags: Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, Health of Henry VIII, Henry VIII, Kell Positive, McLeod Syndrome, miscarriage, pregnancies, tyrant