Category Archives: Tudor Trail and Treasures

A big focus of ‘On the Tudor Trail’ is to uncover places with a significant Tudor connection. Especially a connection to Anne Boleyn. Feel free to share your favourite Tudor hideaways with us.

Anne Boleyn to Cardinal Wolsey

This is the fourth of a series of letters that I will be publishing written by Anne Boleyn to Cardinal Wolsey between 1528-1529. Read all the letters here. Anne Boleyn to Cardinal Wolsey c. 1529 My Lord, After my most … Continue reading

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Anne Boleyn’s Arrival at the Tower of London

On the 2nd May 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn was arrested and transported from Greenwich to the Tower of London in full daylight. It is often stated that Anne entered the Tower via ‘Traitor’s Gate’, the gate below St. Thomas’s Tower, … Continue reading

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Penned by Anne Boleyn

This is the third of a series of letters that I will be publishing written by Anne Boleyn to Cardinal Wolsey between 1528-1529. Elizbeth Norton notes that in the past it was stated that this letter was addressed to Archbishop … Continue reading

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Finding Anne Boleyn

Today’s post is a guest article by H.M. Castor, author of VIII. Read my review of her debut novel for teens here. Finding Anne Three years ago I had an emotional encounter with a Tudor object. On a visit to Compton … Continue reading

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Whitehall and Anne Boleyn

Today’s post is a guest article written by Annis Castellina, a qualified teacher, writer and researcher. Annis designs and leads historical walking tours aimed at rediscovering ‘lost palaces’, including a tour of the royal palace of Whitehall. Annis brings Whitehall … Continue reading

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In Anne Boleyn’s Own Words

This is the second of a series of letters that I will be publishing written by Anne Boleyn to Cardinal Wolsey between 1528-1529. If you missed the first letter in the series, read it here. Anne Boleyn to Cardinal Wolsey, … Continue reading

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