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
Mary’s story is one of “murder, sex, pathos, religion and unsuitable lovers.” Add in the Scottish queen’s rivalry with Elizabeth, as well as her untimely end, and she transforms into the archetypal tragic heroine.
sudden, Mary is (I think) let into England by her brother, she meets Elizabeth, and then she's in prison. Next thing you know, she's executed. Perhaps this stretch of history is worthy of a movie of it's own, and was left out to focus on the relationship between the two queens....
The story of Mary Tudor's childhood is a classic fairy tale: A princess who is toinherit the throne of England is separated from her mother; abused by an evilstepmother who has enchanted her father; stripped of her title; and forced tocare for her baby stepsister, who inherits Mary's ...
In this video, I’m diving into 11 major misconceptionsaboutMary Boleyn’s life, from her rumoured relationships to the true nature of her family’s ambitions. Get ready to uncover the real story behind the myths you’ve heard inbooksand movies. From mistaken identities to misunderstood motive...
Hilary Mantel has pointed out: "We don't know exactly when he fell for Anne Boleyn. Her sister Mary had already been his mistress. Perhaps Henry simply didn't have much imagination. The court's erotic life seems knotted, intertwined, almost incestuous; the same faces, the same limbs and ...
Hart, Kelly.The Mistresses of Henry VIII.The History Press, 2009. Weir, Alison.Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings.Ballantine Books, 2011. Wilkinson, Josephine.Mary Boleyn: The True Story of Henry VIII's Favorite Mistress. Amberley, 2009....
The Twisted Tale of Bloody Mary: Directed by Chris Barnard. With Miranda French, Simon Kirk, Jorge Balça, Jason Sharp. She was loved, she was a princess, heir to the throne - but the childhood fairytale turned to lifelong nightmare for Mary Tudor, Hen
The story of Mary Tudor's childhood is a classic fairy tale: A princess who is toinherit the throne of England is separated from her mother; abused by an evilstepmother who has enchanted her father; stripped of her title; and forced tocare for her baby stepsister, who inherits Mary's ...
Mary was Catholic, married the King of Spain, Phillip II, and never had a child. When she died in 1558, the crown passed to her younger half-sister, the daughter of Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was a Protestant, and many Catholics in England didn’t consider her legitimate because ...