Claire | May 17, 2021

I’m so honoured to be part of a panel discussing the enduring fascination with Anne’s life and demise with host Suzannah Lipscomb for her latest ‘Not Just the Tudors’ podcast. Suzannah, Natalie Grueninger, Roland Hui, Dr Stephanie Russo and I had a wonderful time ‘talking Tudor’ and, of course, Anne Boleyn is my very favourite […]

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Claire | February 21, 2014

I know that many of you were unable to watch last night’s programme, Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History, so I took notes for you. My TV did go wrong a couple of times, so I missed a few minutes – sorry! The programme opened with Anne Boleyn preparing herself for her execution […]

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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 […]

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