This letter was found among Cromwell’s papers, with a heading that he is said to have added to it, “To the King from the Lady…
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Tag: Anne Boleyn
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, got this in just under the wire – less than four days before her coronation on June 1! But Cranmer…
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…
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…
This was where the trap snapped shut on Anne Boleyn. Up until now, everything had been quite secret – this was the first public manifestation…
This was huge. This was the point at which Henry could never turn back. He had told Catherine he did not consider their marriage valid…
So there were many theories as to when Henry and Anne married. My favorite is propounded by Agnes Strickland – she gives several of the…