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“If it be true that is openly reported of the Queen's Grace... I am in such perplexity that my mind is clean amazed; for I never had better opinion in woman than I had in her; which maketh me to think that she should not be culpable... Next to Your Grace, I was most bound to her of all creatures living... I wish and pray for her that she may declare herself inculpable and innocent... I loved her not a little for the love which I judged her to bear towards God and His Gospel.”
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Tag Archives: Henry VIII
A carol about Anne Boleyn
The year is 1530, Christmas is fast approaching, Anne Boleyn briefly adopts the motto “Aisi sera groigne qui groigne” – ’Let them grumble; that is how it is going to be!’ (Ives, Pg. 141) and inspires a Christmas carol by … Continue reading
Death in Tudor England
As Halloween in Sydney comes to an end, I thought it would be fitting to find out a little more about death in Tudor England. Luckily, I found a fabulous article written by Professor Peter Marshall of Warwick University and … Continue reading
Welcome Carlyn Beccia & The Raucous Royals
I have just posted my exclusive interview with Carlyn Beccia, author of The Raucous Royals the winner of the International Reading Association’s 2009 Children’s and Young Adult Book Award for Intermediate-Nonfiction. Carlyn describes The Raucous Royals as “history lesson meets tabloid magazine.” … Continue reading
Shakespeare’s Church in Stratford-Upon-Avon
This week’s Tudor Time Traveller location is Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-Upon-Avon. During a visit to Stratford-Upon-Avon last year I took this photo of the Holy Trinity Church better known as Shakespeare’s Church as this is where the famous poet and … Continue reading
Prince Edward Christened at Hampton Court Palace
On Monday, 15 October 1537 Prince Edward (later Edward VI) was christened in a midnight ceremony in the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace (Weir, pg. 368). Henry VIII had waited his entire adult life for a legitimate heir to … Continue reading
Anne Boleyn’s Falcon Badge
I have just written a short article about Anne Boleyn’s Falcon Badge looking at the meaning behind the symbolism. The Falcon Anne’s identification as ‘the white falcon’ has its origins in the heraldic crests of the Butlers, earls of Ormonde. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Boleyn symbolism, Anne Boleyn's Falcon Badge, Henry VIII, John Leland, Nicholas Udall
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