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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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Tag Archives: George Boleyn
An Ominous Sign
On 23 April 1536, the annual meeting of the Order of the Garter took place at Greenwich attended by the King and many Lords. It was expected that George Boleyn would be preferred but instead Henry chose Sir Nicholas Carew, … Continue reading
Posted in Anne Boleyn
Tagged Anne Boleyn, Anne Boleyn's downfall, George Boleyn, Lord Rochford
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George Boleyn by Nancy Bilyeau
To celebrate the UK release of the historical thriller ‘The Crown‘ by Nancy Bilyeau, I am delighted to share with you a guest article that Nancy has written about George Boleyn. I am currently reading The Crown and enjoying every … Continue reading
The Other Boleyn Boy… Did a fourth Boleyn sibling survive to maturity?
I am currently reading Alison Weir’s new book on Mary Boleyn and was intrigued by some information concerning one of Mary, Anne and George’s male siblings. I had read on many occasions that only three of Elizabeth and Thomas’ children … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Boleyn, Boleyn Children, George Boleyn, Henry Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, Penshurst Church Kent, St Peter's Church Hever, The Boleyn family, The Boleyns, The Other Boleyn Boy, Thomas and Elizabeth Boleyn's children, Thomas Boleyn, What were the name of Anne Boleyn's brothers?
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Historical Fiction or Populist Toss?
I am not sure if I have ever shared with you a little about my day job. I am a Primary School Teacher and so this time of the year is consumed by the terrible ‘R’ word – reports! I … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Boleyn, George Boleyn, Historical fiction, Tudor book, Tudor history, Wendy J. Dunn
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Possible Portrait of Mary Tudor?
I have just read a very interesting post about this portrait of an ‘English Princess’ dated back to 1535. Originally it was implied that the sitter was Mary Tudor but of course this presents some problems because in 1535 Mary … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Boleyn, George Boleyn, Mary Tudor
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These bloody days…
On the morning of Wednesday, 17th May 1536 George Boleyn, Henry Norris, Francis Weston, William Brereton and Mark Smeaton were led out of the Tower under close guard and beheaded on a high scaffold on Tower Hill. Large crowds had … Continue reading
