Anne Boleyn and Elizabethby Gustaf Wappers The Dulwich Portrait Sketch of an unknown woman by Hans Holbein Anne Boleyn, English School
It was a primary royal residence for over 300 years and a setting of very important events in the Royal history. Henry VIII's illegitimate son Henry Fitzroy, died here in 1536 at the age of seventeen. Anne Boleyn (Henry VIII's second wife), stayed there the night after her coronation. ...
Shakespeare’s Globe commissioned Howard Brenton to write a new play –Anne Boleyn. It premiered at the Globe Theatre on 24 July 2010 with Miranda Raison in the title role as Henry VIIIs notorious second wife. It received high critical acclaim and won Best New Play at the What’s On Stag...
Father and the Boys (1915) The Nature Man: Or, The Struggle For Existence (1915) Secret Love (1916) Pennington's Legacy (1916) Love's Pilgrimage To America (1916) The Man Inside (1916) A Soul Enslaved (1916) The Path of Happiness (1916) A Knight of the Range (1916) Undine (1916...
Sociable, outgoing and a ladies’ man, “bluff King Hal” as he was called, found himself ill-matched with a woman who cared little for the elaborate amusements of the English court. Henry had also become smitten with the dark, mysterious and intelligentAnne Boleyn. The idea of an annulmen...
A manor house is a medieval term used to describe the country estate of a noble. Originally built to give the noble a comfortable dwelling while overseeing his lands and vassals, these feudal residences were often meant to be grand and imposing rather than defensive in nature. In modern ...
Possibly the most famous redheaded stepchild in history is the flame-haired Queen Elizabeth I of England. Conceived shortly before the marriage of King Henry VIII and his mistress, Anne Boleyn, the future Queen Elizabeth suffered the mistrust of her people as a child, many of whom despised her...