Happy New Year!

As 2011 comes to a close, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your participation, encouragement and support. I sincerely hope that you have enjoyed being a part of our online Tudor community as much as I have.

I have had the opportunity to ‘meet’ so many wonderfully talented people who share my love of Tudor history and I have also made some great friends along the way – something that I am very grateful for.

I continue to be amazed by how people from all over the world, from all walks of life, are intrigued by this period of history and I am so honoured to be able to share my passion with such a varied and interesting group of people.

For those of you that have ever left a comment on my website, emailed me to say hello, ‘liked’ or commented on one of my Facebook posts or started your own discussion threads – thank you so much! Your input is incredibly important to me.

A very big thank you also to those readers that often email me photos of their Tudor travels or links to interesting stories, your contributions are invaluable.

There is much in store for 2012, many more articles, interviews, competitions, giveaways, our Anne Boleyn Tour and (hopefully…) the release of ‘In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn‘ – a non-fiction book I am working on with my dear friend Sarah Morris. Keep your fingers crossed.

Lots to look forward to and I hope you will remain on this journey with me.

A quick reminder that your contributions are always welcome, so please feel free to email me articles or book reviews that you have written, as I value your opinion and am happy to share your work with my readers.

I would also love more of you to join us on ‘In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn: History by day, Spirits by night’ scheduled for October 2012. Full details available here.

And finally, Happy New Year! May 2012 bring you much happiness, good health and prosperity.

Natalie