Paul Friedmann originally released a two-piece biography of Anne Boleyn way back in 1884. Part of this biography has been reprinted in the ‘Great Tales of British History’ series. Anne Boley was, of course, the second wife of Henry VIII. Henry famously separated from Rome and founded the Church of England to divorce his first [read more]
If you’ve followed this blog for a while you will know of my fascination with Anne Boleyn. She was, of course, Henry VIII of England’s second wife and the mother of Elizabeth I. She was executed inside the Tower of London on 19 May 1536 after being found guilty of treason, incest and adultery. This [read more]
Jane Seymour was Henry VIII’s third wife, after Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. She was a maid of honour to both of her predecessors and married Henry a mere 11 days after Anne’s execution. She was reportedly not very beautiful and had a demure personality. She was, for the time, quite old to be [read more]
Now, you all know of my love for Anne Boleyn. I mean, you can’t have two tattoos dedicated to someone and not love them. Amberley Publishing recently sent me this new book on Anne Boleyn by Lacey Baldwin Smith. I had never heard of the author (bad me!) but a bit of googling told me [read more]
Anne Boleyn spent a year in Mechelen at the court of Margaret of Austria, who was the Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands. This was during the year 1514. Mechelen is now in modern-day Belgium and is not that far from the border, so I decided to visit it to find the Palace of Margaret of Austria! [read more]
As my fascination with royal women began with Anne Boleyn, a visit to her childhood home Hever Castle was only a matter of time. Back in 2011, I found an excursion trip with OAD (now bankrupt, unfortunately!) that also included Hever Castle. I’ve included the pictures my friend, and I took. Unfortunately, we were not [read more]
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