Congratulations to Mikaela Thompson whose correct entry was picked randomly to win the Anne Boleyn themed bag of goodies in our Anne Boleyn Day competition. I have also picked two runners-up who each win a signed copy of my book The Anne Boleyn Collection – congratulations to Sanna Turakka and to Dina. I will be contacting all three of you for your addresses.
Here are the correct answers to the competition questions:
- In what year did Claire Ridgway start The Anne Boleyn Files? – 2009
- What nationality is Claire? – British
- Who was Anne Boleyn’s Master of the Horse? – William Coffin ( I also accepted other variations of his surname)
- Which ambassador referred to Anne Boleyn as “the concubine”? – Eustace Chapuys
- How many Tudor books has Claire written? – 3 (The Anne Boleyn Collection, The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown, and On This Day in Tudor History)
- Sandra Byrd’s To Die For tells Anne Boleyn’s story through which woman’s eyes? – Meg (Margaret) Wyatt
- Where does Sarah Morris’s title Le Temps Viendra come from? – From Anne Boleyn’s inscription in her Book of Hours. I also accepted answers referring to Sarah Morris’s personal reasons for the use of the title.
- Susan Bordo’s The Creation of Anne Boleyn is described as “Part biography, part …” (2 words) – Cultural History
- Which Tudor queen did Katherine Longshore’s first Tudor novel feature? – Katherine Howard
- Where is Anne Boleyn’s resting place (be specific)? In the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London.
- Where was Anne Boleyn crowned queen? Westminster Abbey
- Which movie had a scene in which Henry VIII visited Anne Boleyn in the Tower and Anne told Henry “MY Elizabeth SHALL BE QUEEN! And my blood will have been well spent!” – Anne of the Thousand Days
Thank you to all those who entered and to those who also sent messages regarding the website and the competition – you’re all lovely and I wish you could all win. I received exactly 250 entries!
Thank you once again to the authors who donated prizes for the competition.
