Claire | July 19, 2011
On this day in history, the 19th July 1545, Henry VIII’s flagship, the Mary Rose, sank right in front of his eyes in the Battle of the Solent between the English and French fleets. We still do not know exactly why the Mary Rose sank, all we know for certain is that the English fleet […]
Claire | June 20, 2011
Many of you will know that back in March we had a photographic competition for our 2012 Tudor Places Calendar, well, Friday was an exciting day for me as I received the final proof back from the printers and I am happy to say that you can now pre-order our very own Anne Boleyn Files […]
Claire | June 7, 2011
Just to let you know that The Tudors Courtly Couture Collection is now back on view at The Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth. Here are the details:- The Tudors – Courtly Couture Collection Monday 6th June – Friday 30th September Royal gowns worn in the hit TV series “The Tudors” are now back on display […]
Claire | April 28, 2011
I’ve just had the following press release from The Mary Rose Appeal regarding a special “The Tudors – Courtly Wedding Collection” exhibition which is to take place in May at Portsmouth Cathedral in the UK. Here are the details:- The Tudors – Courtly Wedding Collection Tuesday 10th May – Monday 30th May At Portsmouth Cathedral […]
Claire | March 9, 2011
Just a quickie post to alert those of you in the UK about a special event at the Mary Rose museum – an evening with Michael Hirst, the creator and writer of “The Tudors” series. Here are the details:- An Audience with Michael Hirst 24th March 7-9pm Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth, UK “Michael Hirst, the […]
Claire | January 19, 2011
Here at The Anne Boleyn Files, we have been supporting the Mary Rose 500 Appeal, an appeal to raise funds for the new Mary Rose museum project. As part of the fundraising, the Mary Rose museum has been having a series of events and their latest event is an exhibition of some of the costumes […]
Claire | November 25, 2010
Seeing as we have been supporting the Mary Rose 500 Appeal here at the Anne Boleyn Files, I thought you’d be interested in this press release from the Mary Rose Trust:- “Broadcaster and author Alan Titchmarsh is putting his weight behind the campaign to build a spectacular new £35 million Mary Rose museum, by launching […]
Claire | October 29, 2010
Yay! We’re on page 3 of the latest Mary Rose 500 Appeal Newsletter “Crew Cuts” Autumn 2010! As we had more than hit our target of raising £500 for the appeal, they interviewed me to find out more about how we had done it and what had inspired me to start The Anne Boleyn Files. […]
