Six Wives

Henry VIII and the ‘Great Matter’

August 3, 2011 by Natalie

I am very happy to share with you that I have selected Lynn Oliver's article about Henry VIII and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Six Wives Tagged With: Anne Boleyn & the Great Matter, Henry & Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's Great Matter, King Henry VIII, The Reformation

Winner of our write Anne Boleyn Competition!

August 2, 2011 by Natalie

I am delighted to share with you the winning entry of our 'Write Anne Boleyn' … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anne Boleyn, Six Wives Tagged With: Anne Boleyn fan fiction, Anne Boleyn's last moments, bring me to quiet rest, O Death, Rock me to sleep

Tudor Hever: A Journey Back in Time to the Real Childhood Home of Anne Boleyn

July 16, 2011 by Natalie

Today's guest post is a wonderful and evocative account of what Anne Boleyn's Hever Castle would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anne Boleyn, Six Wives, Tudor Time Traveller, Tudor Trail and Treasures Tagged With: 16th century Hever Castle, A journey back in time to Hever Castle, Anne Boleyn's childhood home, Tudor Hever Castle, Walk in the footsteps of Anne Boleyn, Where did Anne Boleyn grow up?

King Henry VIII’s marriage to Katherine Parr

July 12, 2011 by Natalie

On the 12 July 1543, 52-year-old Henry VIII married for the last time; his bride on this occasion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Henry VIII, Six Wives, Videos about the Tudors Tagged With: Henry VIII and Katherine Parr wedding primary sources, Katherine Parr primary sources, Katherine Parr's letter to her brother, King Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine Parr

Important update: Yellow was not the colour of Royal mourning in Spain

July 5, 2011 by Natalie

In a recent post discussing how Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII reacted to the news of Catherine of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Six Wives Tagged With: Anne Boleyn's reaction to the news of Catherine's death, Henry VIII reaction to Catherine of Aragon's death, Is yellow the colour of Royal mourning in Spain?

How did Anne Boleyn react to the news of Catherine of Aragon’s death?

July 2, 2011 by Natalie

This post was prompted by an interesting comment left by one of On the Tudor Trail’s readers in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Six Wives Tagged With: Catherine of Aragon's death, Chapuys' letter to Charles V, Did Anne and Henry wear yellow when Catherine of Aragon died?, How did Anne Boleyn react to the news of Catherine of Aragon's death?, Tudor primary sources, Tudor resources