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Tudor Talk
“No more to you at this present mine own darling for lack of time but that I would you were in my arms or I in yours for I think it long since I kissed you. Written after the killing of an hart at a xj. of the clock minding with God's grace tomorrow mightily timely to kill another: by the hand of him which I trust shortly shall be yours.
Henry R.”
by King Henry VIII. The famous love letters, originally written in French, from King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn are undated. They were located in the Vatican library but Anne's responses are lost. Source: englishhistory.net-
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Category Archives: Documentaries and Shows
Anne Boleyn in Film & Television
Clara Kimball Young, an American actress, portrayed Anne Boleyn in a 1912 short film about Cardinal Wolsey. Henny Porten starred as Anne Boleyn in a 1920 German historical film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. In the 1933 Oscar-winning film, The Private … Continue reading
Days that shook the world: The execution of Anne Boleyn
The BBC series Days that shook the world features various events throughout history, one of which is the execution of Anne Boleyn. This dramatisation of Anne’s final days is based on first hand accounts and depicts the last 24 hours … Continue reading
Recycled Movie Costumes
My sister recently sent me a link to this interesting website, it’s called ‘Recycled Movie Costumes’ and it’s dedicated to – you guessed it – documenting recycled movie costumes! If you select the Tudor/Elizabethan period from the drop down menu … Continue reading
If Walls Could Talk
Just a quick post about a new show starting soon on BBC4. Dr Lucy Worsley, chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces, presents If Walls Could Talk. Here is the information provided by the BBC: Dr Lucy Worsley, chief curator of … Continue reading
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Retha M. Warnicke interviewed by Showtime
In June 2010, Retha M. Warnicke, history professor at ASU, was interviewed by Showtime for their hit television series “The Tudors”. I thought you might be interested in watching the interview. Some of Warnicke’s theories are controversial, in particular her … Continue reading
The Virgin Queen’s Fatal Affair- Who Killed Amy Robsart?
There has been much discussion of late about the recently aired (in the UK) documentary, The Virgin Queen’s Fatal Affair. Here is Channel 5 website’s description: “Did a controversial love affair between Elizabeth I and her confidante Robert Dudley lead … Continue reading
