Anne Boleyn
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The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family on PBS
Coming to the US on PBS, August 28th. Explore an epic three-part series that charts the rise and fall of the Boleyns. Using 16th Century original sources we get to hear the Boleyns in their own words. It is a thrilling story of love, sex, betrayal and obsession played out in a Tudor court rife […]
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Professor Suzannah Lipscomb Discusses Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
Please welcome Professor Suzannah Lipscomb to the All Things Tudor podcast! Episode 3 – In this very special edition of All Things Tudor, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb joins Deb to discuss the importance of January in the lives of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, as well as its milestone dates in the Tudor dynasty. Listen here: […]
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History Happy Hour
#HistoryHappyHour: The 1530s Join us on Clubhouse Friday, August 13 at 5:30pm EDT for a chat about the 1530s. I’ll be joining the Archeology History 101 Club Bring a drink Have one of your own, but it’s always fun to find a drink recipe that was popular in the decade we discuss. Have a discussion […]
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Medicine, Magic and Music
Part 2 – Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots, also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from December 1542 to July 1567 and Queen Consort of France from July 1559 until December 1560. Mary was the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Marie of […]
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Sir Francis Bryan
Sir Francis Bryan (or Bryant), an English poet and warrior, was born of a genteel family, educated at Oxford, and afterwards spent some time in travelling abroad. Thus begins the entry for Sir Francis Bryan, a lifelong friend and companion to King Henry VIII, in General Biographical Dictionary, by Alexander Chalmers, 1812–1817. Why is there […]
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Lovers Who Changed History: The Love Letters of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII
On turning over in my mind the contents of your last letters, I have put myself into great agony, not knowing how to interpret them, whether to my disadvantage, as you show in some places, or to my advantage, as I understand them in some others, beseeching you earnestly to let me know expressly your […]
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The First Rockstar?
With the 2015 U.S. release of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall, Americans were re-introduced to the lure of England’s King Henry VIII. Many of us have shared a passion for this era in history for a while, yet others learned of the intrigue and drama of this era for the first time. In Wolf Hall, Mantel […]
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Love Letters
Letters written to Anne Boleyn by Henry VIII As I work on my upcoming fiction series which is a modern day retelling of the love story of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, with a touch of magic, I want to get insight into Henry before he became the monster who executed his own great love. […]
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Queen Jane Seymour and St George’s Chapel
On October 12, 1537, King Henry VIII’s wife Jane Seymour gave birth at Hampton Court Palace to his only surviving legitimate son, the future King Edward VI. The labor had been exhausting, but Jane appeared to recover and wrote a letter to Thomas Cromwell announcing the birth of Henry’s heir. After a few day it […]
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A Day at Hampton Court Palace
Today we had the honor of taking a private tour of Hampton Court Palace. My husband & I have been before but this was our first trip together. It’s been a magical day. Here are a few highlights. What a dream come true!