The Myth of the Seductress and the Witch: Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth Woodville
For centuries, two queens have carried damaging reputations. Anne Boleyn has often been portrayed as the ambitious seductress who trapped King Henry VIII, while Elizabeth Woodville has been accused o...
17 Mar 11min
Did Anne Boleyn Seduce Henry VIII? The Truth About His Obsession
For centuries, Anne Boleyn has been portrayed as the great seductress of Tudor history, the ambitious woman who bewitched Henry VIII and destroyed his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. But when we exa...
11 Mar 20min
The Scandal That Nearly Destroyed Young Elizabeth I
Before Elizabeth I became one of England’s greatest monarchs, she faced a scandal that could have destroyed her reputation , and possibly her future. In 1547, after the death of Henry VIII, the young...
6 Mar 10min
Elizabeth I Before the Crown: From Princess to Prisoner
Queen Elizabeth I is remembered as Gloriana, England’s Virgin Queen and ruler of a golden age. But before the crown came danger. Born the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth went from ...
2 Mar 27min
History Got This Wrong: Anne Boleyn Was Never “Too Low” for Henry Percy
Was Anne Boleyn really too socially inferior to marry Henry Percy, heir to the powerful Earldom of Northumberland? For centuries, Anne Boleyn has been portrayed as an ambitious social climber, a woma...
23 Feb 7min
Anne Boleyn’s Last 18 Days: The Fall That Shocked Tudor England
In May 1536, Anne Boleyn went from Queen of England to execution in just eighteen days. It remains one of the most shocking political collapses in English history - a moment that destroyed families, ...
19 Feb 5min
The Secret Promise, The Poet, and the Myths: Anne Boleyn Before Henry VIII
In 1522, Anne Boleyn returned to the English court, and within a few years, she was already at the centre of political tension, whispered promises, and poetic legend. Long before Henry VIII began his...
17 Feb 25min
Mary I’s Pregnancies Explained: London Celebrated a Prince… But There Was No Baby
In 1555, London celebrated the birth of a prince. Church bells rang. Te Deums were sung. Birth announcements were prepared. Only… there was no baby. Mary I didn’t just believe she was pregnant, she...
13 Feb 9min
