The Mysterious Fall of Blessed Adrian Fortescue - #MondayMartyr
In this week's #MondayMartyr, Claire talks about Blessed Adrian Fortescue, a courtier at the court of Henry VIII whose fall is shrouded in mystery. #henryviii
25 Juni 202359s
Anne Boleyn’s French Style - #WednesdayFact
Anne Boleyn preferred the French style of dress over the English style, but what was the French style?
20 Juni 202359s
Anne Boleyn and Mary Boleyn Portraits - #PortraitTuesday
Claire looks at a pair of portraits of sisters Anne and Mary Boleyn from Hever Castle's collection.
19 Juni 202351s
Martyred over a papal dispensation? - #MartyrMonday
On 23rd June 1592, Robert (Roger) Ashton was hanged, drawn and quartered after being found in possession of a papal dispensation. But what actually happened?
18 Juni 202359s
Anne Boleyn’s deal for the defiant Mary - #Wednesday Fact
Did you know that Mary would have been better off accepting the deal offered her by Anne Boleyn than what she got while Jane Seymour was queen? #anneboleyn #janeseymour #tudorhistory #maryI #henryviii...
13 Juni 202358s
A cartoon-like Anne Boleyn - #PortraitTuesday
This week's #PortraitTuesday image of Anne Boleyn is a contemporary sketch, a drawing of Anne Boleyn from Harley MS 41, her coronation banquet seating plan.
12 Juni 202340s
The botched execution of a royal godmother and governess - #MondayMartyr
The innocent Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, suffered a truly awful end - a botched beheading. #tudorhistory #toweroflondon Find out more at https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-execution-of-m...
11 Juni 20231min
Anne Boleyn and the Crown of St Edward - #WednesdayFact
Did you know that Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second queen consort, was crowned with the monarch's crown? Find out more about St Edward's Crown.
6 Juni 202355s
