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Miniature Whistle Pendant and Anne Boleyn

By family tradition, Henry VIII’s first gift to Anne Boleyn was a gold and enamel ‘pendant in the form of a pistol, chased with scrolling foliage’ (Starkey, 1991, p. 115). A snake is entwined around the barrel and it contains … Continue reading

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Boleyn Festival Blickling & Queen Katherine Parr Quincentenary

What a great year for Tudor enthusiasts living in England! The Boleyn Blickling Festival will run from the 17th-20th May 2012 and promises to be ‘a feast of all things Anne Boleyn’. Historians, novelists, costumiers and musicians will all come … Continue reading

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Anne Boleyn’s Final Miscarriage

On the 29 January 1536, Anne Boleyn miscarried. The details appear in Chapuys’ dispatch to Charles V dated February 10: ‘On the day of the interment the Concubine had an abortion which seemed to be a male child which she … Continue reading

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Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel is the sequel to the Man Booker Prize winning Wolf Hall. I am really looking forward to reading this but unfortunately we all have to wait a little longer. Australian release date: 01 … Continue reading

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Author Interview and Giveaway!

I am delighted to welcome Anne Clinard Barnhill, author of At the Mercy of the Queen: A Novel of Anne Boleyn, back to On the Tudor Trail and excited to share, not only our interview but also details of a book … Continue reading

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Wicked women of Tudor England : Queens, Aristocrats, Commoners

Just a quick post to bring to your attention a new book that will be released on April 10, 2012 called ‘Wicked women of Tudor England : Queens, Aristocrats, Commoners (Queenship and Power)’ by Retha M. Warnicke. Contents Introduction Queen … Continue reading

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