On this day, Nicholas Carew was named to the Order of the Garter instead of George Boleyn. Today we know that this happened less than…
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Tag: Anne Boleyn
Let’s start with the context. In 1522, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey was at the height of his power, and the richest man in the land, after…
Even before Mark Smeaton’s arrest, Anne knew Henry was up to something: she asked her chaplain, Matthew Parker, to take care of Elizabeth if anything…
(Full disclosure: it happened a little before this, but this is the date of the letter that Eustace Chapuys wrote to Charles relating the incident.)…
I am thrilled to be welcoming Olivia Longueville back to the blog – with a wonderful article exploring the impact of Anne Boleyn’s early years…
So there were many theories as to when Henry and Anne married. My favorite is propounded by Agnes Strickland – she gives several of the…
The trip that Henry and Anne took to France was a turning point in their relationship. Its main purpose was to seal an alliance with…
I am not going to comment or explain. I am just going to let Anne’s words speak for her. Rest in peace, innocent victim. Good…
I am thrilled to host author Adrienne Dillard on the very first stop of the blog tour for her just-out The Raven’s Widow: A Novel…
On April 1, Eustace Chapuys wrote a long, newsy letter to Charles V reporting what was going on at the English court. The most interesting…