have had so much screen time devoted to them as Anne Boleyn. All of Henry VIII’s other five wives added together get the amount of attention paid to them as Wife v. 2.o. In fact, movie and TV series plots tend to go something like this: ...
Catherine was the daughter of Mary Boleyn, the sister of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second queen. She was born during Mary Boleyn’s marriage to William Carey — a man of good birth but not high in the Tudor hierarchy who closely served Henry VIII in his private chambers. The years put...
Elsa Lanchester was married to Charles Laughton, who played Henry, so maybe that made it more fun? Elvi Hale inThe Six Wives of HenryVIII(1970) This is the BBC’s take on the story, where each wife gets a one-hour episode. That puts them on equal footing in a way that doesn’t of...
The Last Boleyntells the story of the rise and fall of the Boleyns, one of England s most powerful families, through the eyes of the eldest daughter, Mary. Although her sister, Anne, the queen; her brother, George, executed alongside Anne; and her father, Thomas, are most remembered by...
I've had a few people ask why I, as an owner of an Anne Boleyn website, have been involved in a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on the day she became Britain's
Many people visit the chapel on 19th May to pay their respects to Queen Anne Boleyn, but did you know that each year, on that day, a basket of red roses is delivered to the Tower? The accompanying card reads “Queen Anne Boleyn, 19th of May 1536”. The basket is always de...
Anne Boleyn Francis Bacon was also a homosexual. Robert Lacey has commented: "A discreet homosexual, he had no intimate friends save the beautiful boys he seldom kept long, but he everywhere earned respect for his painstaking work and attention to detail." (10) Bacon became the MP for Melc...
I love Diana Gabaldon’sOutlander— which meant we had to go to Scotland to visit the television locations. I guess that is not quite a literary pilgrimage, but it was good fun! What is the first book that made you cry? I can remember very clearly the first book that made me cry....
What is it about Anne Boleyn? – How I came to write THE DUTY OF WOMEN by Caroline Willcocks Uncovering the First Tudor King: Henry VII Henry VIII: Ruthless Tyrant or Misunderstood Monarch? 10 Burning Questions about Henry VIII—Answered! Firebrand: Fact, Fiction, and Everything in Between...
What is it about Anne Boleyn? – How I came to write THE DUTY OF WOMEN by Caroline Willcocks Uncovering the First Tudor King: Henry VII Henry VIII: Ruthless Tyrant or Misunderstood Monarch? 10 Burning Questions about Henry VIII—Answered! Firebrand: Fact, Fiction, and Everything in Between...