11th April 1533, Good Friday – Anne Boleyn is Queen
On Good Friday 1533, the 11th April, Henry VIII informed the Royal Council that Anne Boleyn was now…
Anne Queen Consort
Did Henry VIII Commit Bigamy When He Married Anne Boleyn?
I've been inspired to write this post today by two long, and at times rather heated, debates on…
Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury – 30 March 1533
On this day in history, 30th March 1533, Thomas Cranmer, Archdeacon of Taunton, was consecrated as Archbishop of…
Anne Boleyn’s Household
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article on some of Anne Boleyn's ladies - see Anne…
Save Acton Court!
At the end of Nasim's article on David Starkey's talk about Acton Court and Henry VIII and Anne…
Acton Court, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn – The Royal Progress of 1535
Today we have a guest article from Nasim Tadghighi who attended historian David Starkey's talk entitled "Acton Court…
Anne Boleyn’s Ladies-in-Waiting
A drawing of a woman thought to be Mary Shelton, Lady Heveningham, or her mother-in-law I am often…