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April 8th , 2012 Fascinating New Study of Anne Boleyn 's Life and Legac y to be re leased tomorrow!
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The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen
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Why this alteration of Marguerite's character?
I really do not understand why they made Marguerite that far from the historical one. Why did they made her one of Henry's mistresses?
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What did Elizabeth I think of her mother, Anne Boleyn?
This is one of the questions that is dragging me down! Infact, there is no other tudor question I could even think of right now - I want to investigate evidence of Elizabeth's thoughts on her mother and the best place to do it is probably on a wiki.
I heard she had a locket with minis of her and Anne in it when she was about 2 or 3 years. I also heard that she was crowned with the crown Anne B was crowned with. And one of my theories is that one of the reasons Elizabeth refused to have a husband aka 'A man who could rule over her' was because her father and power and ruled over her mother and look what happened... her head escaped her. I know she could never end up on the block herself but she didn't want a man to reign over her or have more power than her.
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I really hate how Henry has handled her
Everything... she just couldn't give him a son and he prohibited her to visit her daughter, to have visitors, to be the queen... it's horrible
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Aug 13 2012, 8:37 AM EDT by 95miyu
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Monument to Robert Aske
I do not know of any monuments in Yorkshire, but in the church where he was born in Aughton there is a 6 quartered family memorial telling a relative to recall the events of 1536. I have never even noticed anything more than a curt historical reference even at Clifford's Tower and he is not given any honour at the castle at Skipton or anywhere else. He seems to be something of an enigma rather than a hero. Mind you he will not be wanted to be remembered by his relatives the Clifford's as he held and threatened to rape Lady Eleanor Clifford, nee Brandon and his men also did the same to Katherine Parr.
He would not be recognised as a martyr but for the fact that the rebellion was a religious one and he seems to have been a ruffian and a rogue. He was not a family man and he would have used all the violence that he could had it been needed to get his message across. He did die and stand up to protect the Catholic Church but there is not much call even from his home town to have a memorial. I did recently read a campaign in 2009 for a local historian to get a plaque put up at Clifford Tower and that would be appropriate, but do not know if he succeeded. He should be given a historical memorial at least, even if he is not honoured with a statue. Come to think about it there is a plaque in Clitherow, but I am not sure where I saw it to the Pilgrimage itself and several other memorials around the place, but like everything you have to look carefully.
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Jane Boleyn web page
Hi all,
I am working on a historical novel about Jane Boleyn. I have created a web page, so please feel free to visit if like discussing all things Tudor (which of course you do! :) ) - the link is
http://www.facebook.com/facebook#!/pages/Jane-Boleyn-Lady-Rochford/355416077859201
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Henry Cavill in The Cold light of day
In France, the movie has been released a week ago so as soon as I could, I went to see it. Well, the movie is quite enjoyable, a bit too cliché for me but Henry's charisma and good acting make everything good. And you, what do you think of it? I can't wait to see him in man of steel!
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Norfolk House
Anyone booking their Summer Holiday trip now will be interested to know that if you do happen to stay in the Novotel in Lambeth Road, London, this short-stay hotel is plonked right on the site of what used to be Norfolk House:
http://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/18559/5th-may-1542-duchess-agnes-pardoned/#more-18559
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Timeline for the Fall of Anne Boleyn
As we all know, Anne Boleyn was executed May 19th 1536. Her fall from power occurred in a very short period of time. Anne was a woman in many ways admirable and certainly always fascinating. I thought it might be a valuable pursuit for us to document here, on this thread, the timeline of her last month.
Between now, April 20th and May 19th, let's cite an event for each day leading up to Anne's death.On some days there will be more than one event. Don't jump ahead. Let's look at each day and what happened on that day in 1536. The events are fairly well documented and I hope will offer interesting discussion.
April 20th . In 1536 this was a Thursday. After a meeting a few days before between Cromwell, the King and Chapuys, in which the King was not as enthusiastic about an alliance with the Emperor Charles as Cromwell had made him out to be, a mortified Cromwell retreated to his house in Stepney.
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Historical Timeline of Anne Boleyn
Historical Timeline of Anne Boleyn aka Anna Boulan & Nan Bullen aged approx 24 - 29 copy of a contemporary portrait c. 1520's aged about 44 yrs c. 1535 c
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Laoise Murray as Katherine Howard
Hi guys! I've been checking Laoise Murray's wikipedia page and it seems that in 2013, she will portray Katherine Howard in two movies: A New Reign: Henry VIII's Power and A Sacred Death. If it comes in France, I can't wait to see it! What about you?
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Sir Thomas Boleyn Historical Profile
The History of Sir Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire 1477 - 1538/9 (aged 61/62) Only known image Timeline: Mentioned in the Pardon Roll at the beginning of Henry VIII’s reign – “20 June. Thomas Boleyn, Bu
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 Anne of Hollywood
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 To Die For
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 The Anne Boleyn Collection
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Was the Duke Innocent of Treason?
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham was raised by the father of Henry VIII, and practically adopted as a member of the family from the age of 5. Henry as a Prince and a young King knew him well and in the early years of his reign it is clear that he was in favour.
He was knighted, a Privy Councillor, Lord High Constable, an army captain and close to the king. He had a strong personality and he was very guarded of his pride and his family. He was also very popular, generous and rich. He was powerful and came from powerful and old noble and royal stock. His sister may have had an affair with Henry VIII in 1510, his daughter had an affair with William Compton, not Charles Brandon, and his eldest daughter was married to the Duke of Norfolk (2nd Duke, that is) He was the first person to welcome Catherine of Aragon to England and Catherine regarded him as a friend, pleading for him when he was accused of treason.
But was he guilty? Buckingham was ambitious and let his ambitions known, but he was accused by servants that were bribed by Cardinal Wolsey, who hated him. He made an enemy of Wolsey and he disliked 'new' men taking power from nobles. He talked about his fathers wish to do away with Richard III, but he was a child at the time and that was a good thing surely in Tudor eyes. He carried and bore royal coat of arms; he had some entitlement to do so. He was convicted on rumour and speculation and claims of listening to prophecy and acting on it. He may have had ambitions, should the Tudor line fail, but there was hardly any evidence against him, and he most probably had no ambitions beyond dreams. He was doing well under Henry; why would he in all honesty want to kill him?
Henry was childless, save Mary, so he may have feared for his throne and wanted to make a strong example that would bring the other nobles to heal. Fear, doubt, suspicion are all reasons to accuse an innocent man of treason.
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Lady Bessie Blount as the King's Mistress
Elizabeth and her sister, Lady Elizabeth Carew, wife of Nicholas Carew, were both ladies in waiting to Catherine of Aragon and both may have caught both the eye of King Henry and of Charles Brandon, who was a friend of both ladies as early as 1512. In a letter to King Henry, Brandon commends his affection to the two ladies. There is some suggestion that Brandon introduced Bessie to Henry and that in fact he had tried her out first and commended her skills to the king. Whether or not this is true, Henry had certainly begun a relationship with Bessie by 1514. It is not known how long it lasted but eight years seems too long, given that her son, Henry Fitzroy was born in 1519, but six years or even seven is possible as Henry does not seem to have cut off his relationship after the birth of his son.
Henry visited Bessie and his son often and the relationship does not officially end until 1522 when Bessie got married. Henry was keen to ensure that she had a good husband and she was well provided for by all three husbands.
Bessie was also well connected in other ways, being a neighbour of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk through his Lincolnshire estates and a close association with his fourth wife was formed, both through marriage and through friendship and her place at court. He also maintained a friendship with Bessie most of his life.
Bessie may have been a lady in waiting to Anne of Cleves, but it could only have been for a very short time as she died some time in 1540. Her son by Henry died of consumption in 1536 and was buried with the Howard family as he had married the daughter of the Duke of Norfolk, Mary. He was buried at the abbey in Telford but he was moved to the Framlington later on. The marriage was childless.
Unlikely that she was replaced by Mary Boleyn: the relationship had long ended by 1522 as it just faded out.
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Tudors-Anne and Class Conflict
I was contemplating why I've reacted to Anne Boleyn's conflict with Katherine of Aragon as I did and realized that my own deep rooted irritation at privileged classes fueled my feelings to a degree. Anne was somewhat high born, but she was at the low end of upper class... she wasn't even entitled to be called Lady until she and her sister enchanted the King. Katherine of Aragon was born a royal princess, no doubt trained from babyhood to be a queen consort. On the show she radiated that royal presence and while I admired her, I could not relate to her. So even while I disapproved of Anne in two key scenes -- when Katherine confronts her about the necklace, and when she says she'd rather see Katherine hanged than acknowledge her as mistress -- I "understood" her and despite myself, found myself rooting for her, at least to a degree. The show might not have intended it, Anne if she was really in those situations might not have intended it that way, but I saw the defiance and triumph of the relatively "ordinary" person over someone assumed to better than almost everyone else from the moment of her birth. "I am no *****, your majesty." "I care nothing for Katherine." Anne seems to be saying "She's no better than me" and part of me always rejoices when someone lower-born declares him or herself equal to, or better than, the high-born. I wonder if anyone else reacted to Anne that way, and if that in part explains her popularity.
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