4 March 1522 – The Chateau Vert Pageant
Chateau Vert pageant in The Tudors series In 1522, 4th March* was Shrove Tuesday and was the day…
Anne Boleyn General
Anne Boleyn and the fire in her chamber
Thank you to Phillipa Vincent-Connolly for asking me about this event and for suggesting that I write a…
What did Anne Boleyn look like and does it really matter?
Historian and author Conor Byrne discusses Anne Boleyn's physical appearance, primary source descriptions of Anne and the controversy…
The Nidd Hall Portrait matches the 1534 Anne Boleyn Medal
Nidd Hall PortraitIt has always been frustrating to me that the only contemporary likeness we have on Anne…
Valentine’s Day and a Love Letter from Henry VIII
If you haven't noticed (quick, buy a card!), today is Valentine's Day, the day of love. Contrary to…
7 February 1526 – The Shrovetide Joust at Greenwich
Detail of a 14th century joust from the Codex ManesseShrove Tuesday 1526 was celebrated with a "solemn joust"…
Christmas Day – What Anne Boleyn would have read
During Advent I have been sharing readings from French Reformer Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples' book Epistres et Evangiles pour…