Tag Archives: King Henry VIII

Henry VIII and the ‘Great Matter’

I am very happy to share with you that I have selected Lynn Oliver’s article about Henry VIII and the ‘Great Matter’ as the runner up in our ‘Write Anne Boleyn’ competition. I hope you will join me in congratulating … Continue reading

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King Henry VIII & Historic Royal Palaces

Just a quick post to bring to your attention this page about Henry VIII on the Historic Royal Palaces Website. Henry VIII – Historic Royal Palaces It has links to some great articles related to young Henry VIII and Hampton … Continue reading

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Q & A with historical fiction author Karen Harper

I have posted my exclusive interview with Karen Harper, author of The Last Boleyn, Mistress Shakespeare, The Queen’s Governess and a mystery series on Elizabeth I. A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Karen Harper is a former college … Continue reading

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Exclusive interview with Alisa Libby

I have just posted On the Tudor Trail’s exclusive interview with Alisa Libby, author of The King’s Rose a novel about Catherine Howard. In our interview Alisa and I discuss King Henry VIII’s court, her favourite of Henry’s queens, the … Continue reading

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On this day in 1533 Elizabeth I was Christened

Henry VIII spent the last days of Anne Boleyn’s confinement trying to decide whether to call his son Edward or Henry. Though in the end neither was of use to him as the child born was a girl. On Wednesday … Continue reading

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Maid of Honour cakes named after Anne Boleyn

I recently came across an interesting story that tells of how King Henry VIII named the ‘Maid of Honour’ cakes after seeing Anne Boleyn and other maids eating the sweet pastries at Richmond Palace. He was so delighted with the … Continue reading

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