Joel | March 28, 2022
This day in history, 28th March 1483, is one of the dates out forward as the birthdate of Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, or Raphael as he is known, the Italian Renaissance artist and architect. Did you know that Henry VII owned a piece of art by Raphael and that Henry VIII admired his work? Find […]
Category: The Tudors |
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Claire | April 2, 2018
On Passion Sunday 1536, the fifth Sunday of Lent, which fell on 2nd April, Queen Anne Boleyn’s almoner, John Skip, preached a rather controversial sermon in the presence of King Henry VIII. The sermon’s topic was the Old Testament story of Queen Esther saving the Jews, as told in the Book of Esther. In a […]
Category: Events of 1536, Anne Queen Consort |
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Tags: Anne Boleyn and Queen Esther, Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell, John Skip, John Skip's sermon, Thomas Cromwell, Thomas Cromwell and Haman
Claire | April 2, 2016
On 2nd April 1536, Passion Sunday, Anne Boleyn’s almoner, John Skip, preached a rather controversial sermon in the presence of King Henry VIII. Skip’s sermon was based on the Old Testament story of King Ahasuerus “who was moved by a wicked minister to destroy the Jews” but Queen Esther stepped in with different advice and […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Fall, Anne Queen Consort, Events of 1536, Henry VIII |
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Claire | April 2, 2014
The following is an excerpt from my book The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown… On the 2nd April 1536, Anne Boleyn’s almoner, John Skip, preached an incredibly controversial sermon on the Old Testament story of Queen Esther. This sermon did not help Anne’s already troubled relationship with Cromwell. As well as serving as a […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Fall, Events of 1536 |
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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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Tags: Alison Weir, Anne Boleyn's downfall, Anne Boleyn's execution, David Starkey, fall, fall of, G W Bernard, Greg Walker, Hilary Mantel, John Skip, last days of Anne Boleyn, Philippa Gregory, Suzannah Lipscomb, The Last Days of Anne Boleyn, Thomas Cromwell
Claire | April 1, 2012
On this day in history, 2nd April 1536, Anne Boleyn’s almoner, John Skip, preached a rather controversial sermon in front of the King. Skip’s theme was “Quis ex vobis arguet me de peccato?” or “Which of you can convict me of sin?”. Skip spoke “defending the clergy from their defamers and from the immoderate zeal […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Fall, Events of 1536, Tudor Events |
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Tags: Ahasuerus, Anne Boleyn's fall, Haman, John Skip, Passion Sunday 1536, Queen Esther, Skip's sermon
Claire | March 29, 2010
It seems fitting during Holy Week to look at Anne Boleyn’s role in the English Reformation. However, one of the mysteries surrounding Anne Boleyn is what Anne herself believed, i.e. her own personal faith, and what her role in the English Reformation actually was. Historians just can’t seem to agree! In his report, “Anne Boleyn’s […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Personality, Anne Queen Consort, The Reformation, Tudor Times |
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Tags: Anne Boleyn's faith, John Foxe, John Skip, Protestantism, Reformation, religion