Today we have a guest article from author Laura Loney. Laura has a keen interest in Tudor and Boleyn history, and as the author of “‘Twas the night before Tudor Christmas”, she has written and studied Anne Boleyn. Over to Laura for this timely Halloween article…

Tudor ghosts. Now that I have your attention, let me expand. Have you ever visited a historic property and felt the presence of a ghost? Maybe you’ve felt watched, been tapped on the shoulder, walked through a cold spot, or seen a shadow in the corner of your eye. Maybe you’ve experienced a physical illness like coughing, nausea, or a headache, only to have all symptoms dissipate the moment you left the property. I’d believe you if you said yes. I’ve had many experiences myself. But have you ever captured a ghost in a photo?

In my latest book In Praise of Tudor: 100 Eccentric Tudor Solutions to Modern Life, one of the solutions offered is to visit Tudor-aged buildings and attempt to capture the true likenesses of Queen Anne Boleyn and Queen Katherine Howard in ghost photos (it explains it in a more humorous way). Side note: The research Ashley Risk (@tudorsreimagined) and I did together during the pandemic, illuminates why I believe not only a more detailed contemporary likeness of Anne is needed, but also one of Katherine Howard. In short, we concluded that a miniature portrait commonly cited as Katherine Howard is likely to be Anne of Cleves. You can read our research (recently updated) in the article Pandemic Sleuthing to Re-identify a Tudor Queen. I’ll save the story of all the synchronicities we experienced while researching for another day. Moving on…

If you don’t believe in ghosts, you won’t find much use in this article except, perhaps, to hone your scoffing skills. If you believe in ghosts, you’re in the right spot. If you are not only a believer, but a ghost obsessive, you’re my kind of person. [Cheers with a coffee mug] Let’s continue, shall we? We shall!

Historical ghost stories

There are many Tudor ghost stories, not only surrounding royalty, though tales of Anne Boleyn and The Tower of London are abundant. The Haunted Gallery at Hampton Court Palace is aptly named as it’s said to house the residual ghost of Queen Katherine Howard running and screaming for her life. [Sad] Queen Jane Seymour’s ghost is also said to descend a staircase at the palace. [Also sad]

Cartoons in the 1980s and 90s had a fascination with headless ghosts, which helped spark my interest in Anne Boleyn (1). They also made an entire generation fear quicksand, but that’s another issue. On a more studious note, there are records of ghostly beliefs throughout human history, even oldies from ancient Mesopotamia. On a more modern note [wink], the 1588 work, A Treatise of Ghosts written by Father Noël Taillepied, makes for an interesting rainy day read.

But what of likenesses? Is it possible to capture details of a ghost in a photograph? If you believe EVP (electronic voice phenomena) or DVP (digital voice phenomena) can allow us to hear snippets and sounds of unexplained voices, then surely phones and cameras carry the ability to capture likenesses? Though, perhaps, only if a ghost is accepting of being documented.

A road trip south of the Canadian border

On a 2024 road trip to the notoriously haunted Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA, I not only experienced a fleeting jolt of pain on my right shoulder akin to a particularly aggressive bee sting (phantom bullet wound?) but my husband’s film from his vintage camera (a Leica rangefinder) could not be developed. We were in a historical battle area when I felt the terrible sensation and he had taken about a dozen photos close by. While old cameras do sometimes have issues, for instance if the film isn’t loaded correctly, it should be noted that my husband is skilled with old cameras and this particular camera worked well before and since. Only the roll of film with Gettysburg photos was unusable. While this may not seem too sinister, there are other claims of cameras malfunctioning here. The American Civil War was one of the first major conflicts to be photographed. Perhaps these restless spirits did not care for their lifeless bodies being photographed and are still not too keen on cameras in the afterlife.

On the same road trip, we visited The Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia, USA and experienced adorable black cats who were lounging in the walled garden. (2) Off topic, but worth mentioning because they were adorable. Moving on… I took a photo of a mirror that is said to have belonged to Edgar Allan Poe’s wife, Virginia Poe. The photo may only be a trick of light, but it’s quite strange. It becomes even more interesting when you know that mirrors are often cited as portals for spirits.

A few months later, I found myself overwhelmed with seeing the word ‘Virginia’ constantly and in the oddest places. Synchronicities to the max! When I couldn’t stand it any longer, I asked for a sign to explain what I needed to know about Virginia. I wasn’t planning a road trip again anytime soon, so what had I missed? The next day, a raven landed on the roof of my car, while I was parked. It rolled around dispersing the snow on the sun roof. I could see it. And I could hear it. I even used a bird app to identify it as a raven, not a crow. That raven then flew to a lamppost where it sat looking toward me shrieking. It followed me up the path and back to my car. I don’t know about you, but when I think of a stalker raven, I think of Edgar Allan Poe. [Lightbulb moment!] Virginia Poe. I spent time learning about her life and came to several conclusions that I won’t share publicly. However, if it was a message, it was received.

Canadian history by candlelight

History is around all of us and, as a Canadian, I am surrounded by colonial villages, indigenous settlements, and local museums which I love exploring. On a recent trip to Penetanguishene, Ontario, one of the historic sites I visited was Discovery Harbour, a 19th century British naval and military base. They offer candlelit ghost tours so, naturally, I signed up. The night was filled with stories and historical tales all situated against the picturesque shores of Georgian Bay. It was at this location where, after years of trying, I finally captured what I believe to be a genuine ghost photo and a glimpse into the past.

Within the village, the Roberts’ house is surrounded in ghostly tales and one of the stories is that a woman has been photographed in the mirror hanging in the home’s living room. As someone who always takes photos of mirrors at supposedly haunted locations, I eagerly snapped a couple photos with my phone. The room was crowded and, not satisfied I had captured a decent photo, I lingered back by a porch door until the other tour group participants had exited the room. I snapped two more photos from a different angle about a second apart as I rushed to keep pace with everyone else.

After years of taking photos at haunted locations, checking them thoroughly, and finding nothing, I wasn’t expecting to see anything in the photos. However, the last two photos I took of the mirror showed something I had not seen at the time. The mirror appears to reflect two women in black clothing, the one on the left, most clear. She seems to stand in a side profile facing right and wears a bonnet and dress. The other figure looks veiled.

There are no mannequins in the home and no one, not even our tour guide, was dressed in period costume that night. A quick online search confirmed, with detailed accuracy, that the bonnet of the woman in the mirror matched the time period’s early 1820s fashions. Not only this, but the Roberts’ house was home to two sisters during that time. Could an ornate, curved piece of furniture have reflected into the mirror to create a silhouette that looked like a figure? I wanted to check the house in the daylight and so I returned in an attempt to debunk the likeness of the women. I couldn’t. There is very little in the home in the way of furniture and wall hangings. I took a ridiculous amount of photos at many angles and even braved a video. Nothing resembling the women was captured during this second visit. If you’d like to read more about my experience here, please read my article: Unexplained Reflection: a glimpse into the past?

The search continues…

While this ghostly photo does not feature a prominent Tudor queen, it does give me a small speck of hope that a likeness of Anne Boleyn or Katherine Howard may actually be captured in a modern photograph. With AI running rampant, it can be difficult to believe other people when they share an authentic paranormal photo. And, yes, I think the clarity and detail of the mirrored image makes it even more challenging to accept.
I have debunked photos before and, believe it or not, I am actually quite difficult to convince, even when they are my own photos! Perhaps for this reason, my Discovery Harbour ghostly mirror photo is my all time favourite paranormal capture. Rest assured, as someone who admittedly loves graphic design and photo edits, I have not altered the photo. I believe in HI (human intelligence) all day, every day, so I hope you will believe me when I tell you this photo is completely real. I am still shocked seeing it and can’t explain it.
So, if you live in England, or are planning a visit, you may wish to do as In Praise of Tudor’s #58 solution “Photographing the Past” suggests– attempt to capture an illusive Tudor likeness. The history world will be so grateful! Please send any unexplained photos my way too. I’d love to see them!

Further fun

1) The episode “Hassle in the Castle” of Dennis the Menace featuring the ghost of Anne Boleyn can be viewed on YouTube. Note the start time indicated for relevancy.
Dennis the Menace – Wild Brain. May 30, 2026. Tunnel Vision // Hassle In The Castle // Frankenstymied | Dennis The Menace – WildBrain | Kid Movies. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvz9c0A4ROg, (1:01:12).

2) The Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia, USA. https://poemuseum.org/ One of the best museums I have ever visited. The layout, curation, art, ambience, the cats (!), gift shop, all perfect! (@poemuseum on Instagram)

3) Discovery Harbour in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. https://discoveryharbour.on.ca/ Along the scenic shores of Georgian Bay, their candlelit ghost tour was an incredible experience where I captured my best paranormal photo.

Laura Loney is the author of ’Twas the Night Before Tudor Christmas and the upcoming In Praise of Tudor: 100 Eccentric Tudor Solutions to Modern Life

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More than a silly book to pass the time, it will alight the modern eccentric with an abundance of ideas, historical tidbits, and curious oddities.
Out November 25, 2026!

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When we imagine Henry VIII in his later years, the picture of him that springs to mind is of an overweight, unhealthy man who struggled with his mobility and who’d had to give up his sporting pursuits. We also hear a lot about his troublesome legs, particularly the ulcers or sores that caused him so much pain.

But what exactly was wrong with Henry VIII’s legs? When did his leg problems start? Were they caused by his famous 1536 jousting accident or something else entirely? And what do the primary sources tell us?

I’ve been doing some digging into Henry VIII’s medical history recently, looking at contemporary accounts of his leg problems, the treatments he received from his doctors and what we can actually say about his condition.

And I’ve found some interesting things!

In my latest video, I look at the evidence for Henry VIII’s leg problems, including the story that a Kent physician, Thomas Vicary treated him for a sore leg in the late 1520s, his jousting accident in January 1536 and the reports of his increasingly troublesome legs in the final decade or so of his reign.

What do the contemporary sources tell us about Henry VIII’s leg problems?

One of the things that struck me while I was researching Henry VIII’s legs was that the primary sources don’t really give us evidence to support the claims that:

1. Henry VIII suffered with leg ulcers from 1527/28
2. His jousting accident caused his leg problems

What we do have, though, is evidence that Henry VIII was suffering from problems in 1537.

We have definite evidence of Henry suffering from leg problems in 1537. On 30th April, John Hussee wrote to Lord Lisle that “The King goes seldom abroad because his leg is something sore.”

Then, on 12th June 1537, the king himself wrote to Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, explaining why he’d postponed a planned journey, saying, “But to be frank with you, which you must keep to yourself, a humour has fallen into our legs, and our physicians advise us not to go so far in the heat of the year.”

Notice there that Henry VIII is referring to “legs”, plural.

By May 1538, things had become rather more serious. On 14th May, the French ambassador, Louis de Perreau, Sieur de Castillon, reported, “This King has had stopped one of the fistulas of his legs, and for 10 or 12 days the humours which had no outlet were like to have stifled him, so that he was sometime without speaking, black in the face, and in great danger.”

That’s quite an alarming description!

A fistula is an abnormal passage or opening in the body, and Tudor physicians believed that allowing harmful humours to drain away could help restore health, so a fistula closing up was a serious matter.

This happened again just under three years later. In March 1541, the French ambassador, Charles de Marillac, reported, “one of his legs, formerly opened and kept open to maintain his health, suddenly closed, to his great alarm, for, five or six years ago, in like case, he thought to have died.”

And by 1544, the king’s legs were described by the imperial ambassador, Eustace Chapuys, as being the “worst legs in the world”. Chapuys went to to say that those who’d seen them wondered how he managed to stay out of bed.

Then, in January 1547, shortly before Henry VIII’s death, French diplomats reported that his legs had been cauterised, although they didn’t describe exactly how this had been done.

So, there’s no doubt that Henry suffered terribly with his legs, but what was actually causing the problems?

What might have caused Henry VIII’s leg ulcers?

There have been quite a few medical theories put forward over the years:

• Osteomyelitis – This is an infection of the bone which can develop following an injury or fracture. It can cause chronic infection, with sores or openings through which infected material drains. It’s one possible explanation for the fistulas described by the ambassadors, although we have no evidence that the king fractured a leg in his 1536 jousting accident.
• Venous disease – This can cause swelling, poor circulation and painful ulcers that are slow to heal. In a 2009 article published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, C. R. Chalmers and E. J. Chaloner explored the possibility that Henry suffered from deep vein thrombosis (DVT). They suggested that his injuries and increasing immobility could have contributed to damage to the veins, leading to chronic venous ulceration, and they raised another interesting possibility: the king’s garters.
  Henry VIII was very proud of his legs and showed them off, commenting in 1519, “Look here – and I have also a good calf to my leg!”, and he wore garters below his knees. Could wearing them too tightly have restricted the circulation in his legs and contributed to his problems? It’s an interesting suggestion.
• Venous ulceration associated with vascular disease, possibly made worse by Type II diabetes, high cholesterol or high blood pressure.
• Syphilis – The idea that Henry VIII suffered from syphilis has been around for a long time. Syphilis was known in Tudor England and a common treatment for it was mercury. However, examinations of Henry VIII’s surviving medical accounts haven’t revealed evidence of mercury being used to treat him, and there’s also no contemporary record of him being diagnosed with syphilis.

Of course, these are just theories. The primary sources tell us that the king suffered from recurring sores, fistulas, periods of serious illness and increasing difficulties with his mobility. They also tell us that his physicians were treating his legs and, on occasion, deliberately keeping openings in them from closing, but, unfortunately, they don’t tell us exactly what caused these problems.

I’ve found it really interesting revisiting this topic, going back to the original sources and questioning some of the things I’ve read, and even repeated myself, over the years.

I’d love to know what you think. Had you always assumed that Henry’s leg ulcers were caused by his jousting accident? And which of the medical theories do you find most convincing?

Do let me know in the comments here or over on YouTube.

By the way, I’ve got another video to share with you! My YouTube channel, The Anne Boleyn Files, has reached 80,000 subscribers, which is wonderful, and to celebrate, I’ve put together a Tudor history challenge. Why not have a go and see how much you know about Tudor history and whether you can beat Tim? I’d love to know how you get on! And please do consider subscribing to my channel.

Sources and Further Reading

• Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Vol. XII, Part 1 (1537), John Hussee to Lord Lisle, 30 April 1537.
• Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Vol. XII, Part 2 (1537), Henry VIII to the Duke of Norfolk, 12 June 1537.
• Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Vol. XIII, Part 1 (1538), Castillon’s report of 14 May 1538.
• Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Vol. XVI (1540-1541), nos. 589 and 590, Marillac’s dispatches of 3 March 1541.
• C. R. Chalmers and E. J. Chaloner, “500 years later: Henry VIII, leg ulcers and the course of history”, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 102 (2009), pp. 514-517.
• Peter Perkins, “Henry VIII’s leg ulcers”, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 103 (2010), p. 81.
• Kyra Kramer, “Henry VIII: Fit, Fat, Fiction”, Tudor Society.

On this day in Tudor history, 26th August 1533, Anne Boleyn took to her chamber at Greenwich Palace to prepare for the birth of her first child.

This was a centuries-old tradition, which saw a Tudor woman going into “confinement” for the last 4-6 weeks of her pregnancy. For Anne, her pregnancy would end less than two weeks later with the birth of a healthy daughter, Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth I.

For Henry VIII’s second wife, taking to her chamber was rather more involved than simply retiring from court to rest. Anne’s chambers were carefully prepared for her confinement, according to royal protocol set out by Lady Margaret Beaufort, the king’s grandmother, and she would withdraw into a female world, away from the bustle of court and from most men, to await the birth.

Of course, everyone was hoping that the child Anne was carrying would be the son and heir that Henry VIII so desperately wanted. Preparations had been made for the arrival of a prince, and neither Anne nor Henry could have known that the baby born on 7th September would instead be a girl. Royal astrologers had apparently predicted the birth of a prince.

But what exactly did “taking to her chamber” involve? What were Anne’s rooms like? Who was allowed to be with her? And what happened during those final days before Elizabeth’s birth?

Find out more in my video:

And here are more resources on Anne’s confinement and Elizabeth’s birth:

• 26 August 1533 – Queen Anne Boleyn Took to her Chamber
• Margaret Beaufort’s Ordinances

So often, when we look at Anne Boleyn’s life, we look at her education on the Continent, her dramatic rise and courtship with Henry VIII, and then her even more dramatic fall in May 1536.

But what about Anne Boleyn’s queenship.

She may not have been a queen regnant, but she was Henry VIII’s queen consort for three years, holding a position of real influence.

Anne Boleyn fulfilled many of the traditional roles of a medieval and Tudor queen consort:

• She was an intercessor and mediator
• She was a patron
• She was charitable and practised poor relief
• She was in charge of her household and used her role to network, and employ and advance people of the reformed faith
• She listened to petitioners and gave her favour
• She carefully created and cultivated her image as queen
• She gave the king an heir, who, although she wasn’t a son, became a queen who many regard as one of the greatest monarchs in English history.

Of course, there was one important expectation of a queen consort that Anne failed to fulfil: she did not give Henry VIII the living son he so desperately wanted. But does that mean that she failed as queen?

Find out more in my video, which is part of my Anne Boleyn: Her Life and Her Legacy series…

and here is the playlist:

On this day in Tudor history, 22nd August 1485, the forces of King Richard III and Henry Tudor, who’d just returned from exile, met at the Battle of Bosworth, one of the most significant battles in English history. Richard III was killed, Henry Tudor was victorious, and a new royal dynasty was born – The Tudors.

To mark the anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth, I thought I’d bring together some of my Bosworth resources, including videos, articles and expert talks exploring the road to Bosworth, the battle itself and what happened afterwards.

You can find out more about the lead-up to Bosworth, the battle and what happened afterwards in Nathen Amin’s talk on the Tudor Society website – click here.

More resources:

• The Tudors’ Journey to Bosworth: Part 7 – The Battle of Bosworth by Tony Riches
• The Battle of Bosworth Part 1 – The Wars of the Roses
• The Battle of Bosworth Part 2 – The Battle
• The Road to Bosworth by Sarah Bryson
• The True Location of the Battle of Bosworth
• Bosworth’s Lost Commander by Susan Fern – see March issue of Tudor Life Magazine at https://www.tudorsociety.com/march-2015-tudor-life-magazine/
• Henry Tudor, Richard III and the Stanleys by Mike Ingram – see December issue at https://www.tudorsociety.com/tudor-life-december-2014/
• Bosworth: The Day the Tudors Came by Mike Ingram – see January issue at https://www.tudorsociety.com/tudor-life-january-2015/

I’m trying something a bit different with my next video on The Anne Boleyn Files YouTube channel.

I’m going to be using YouTube’s Premiere feature so that we can all watch it together, and I’ll be there in the live chat discussing it with you as it plays.

I thought we’d start with a suitably juicy topic: Did Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves consummate their marriage?

We know what was claimed when Henry wanted their marriage annulled, but what does the evidence actually tell us about what happened – or didn’t happen – in the royal bedchamber? And what might Henry’s rather revealing comments about Anne, and about his own performance, tell us?

I’m going to be digging into the evidence and questioning some of the things we’ve been told about this famously unsuccessful marriage.

So, bring your popcorn, and let’s watch it together.

21 July 2026 at 9pm UK, 4pm New York.

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Thank you to Hever Castle for sending me a press release about this Anne Boleyn portrait, which is part of their “Capturing a Queen” exhibition at the moment. This article is based on that press release…

Visitors to Hever Castle can now view one of the most intriguing and rarely seen portraits of Anne Boleyn.

The so-called Lyndhurst Portrait has travelled from New York to Kent to take its place in Hever Castle’s exhibition, *Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn*. For Anne Boleyn enthusiasts, this is a particularly exciting development, not only because the portrait is seldom displayed, but also because it raises fascinating questions about how Anne’s image was created, copied, adapted, and remembered through the centuries.

The portrait depicts an adult female sitter seated behind a richly embroidered red cushion, her body turned slightly to the left. She wears a black French hood adorned with pearls, along with luxurious black garments decorated with intricate embroidery and blackwork. Around her neck hang several strands of pearls and, most notably, a gold letter “B” pendant suspended from a pearl necklace.

An inscription across the top identifies the sitter as “ANNA REGINA VXOR 2A H 8” – Anne, Queen, second wife of Henry VIII.

That identification alone makes the painting significant, but the portrait’s history and recent conservation work make it even more compelling.

The painting has traditionally been associated with the artist Johannes Corvus, a Flemish-born painter who worked in England during the 1520s. Over the centuries, however, the portrait passed through various collections before eventually becoming part of the Lyndhurst estate in the United States.

Recent research by Anne Boleyn researcher Lee Porritt has shed new light on the portrait’s history. Porritt connected the painting to a photograph taken in 1926 at the Howard Young Gallery in New York. That photograph, now preserved in the Frick Photograph Archive, shows a portrait that closely matches the Lyndhurst panel. The discovery of the painting’s original purchase receipt has now confirmed that the Lyndhurst Portrait is indeed the same work shown in that historic photograph.

Before being displayed at Hever Castle, the painting underwent extensive conservation treatment. Conservators discovered evidence of several aggressive restoration attempts carried out in the past, including overpainting on the sitter’s hair and background. The careful removal of these later additions has revealed a portrait much closer to its earlier appearance and one that bears an even stronger resemblance to the painting seen in the 1926 photograph.

For many visitors, one of the most striking aspects of the Lyndhurst Portrait will be its similarity to other familiar depictions of Anne Boleyn, particularly the famous Hever Rose Portrait.

The facial features, pose, costume, pearl jewellery, and distinctive “B” pendant all invite comparison. Yet rather than proving that either portrait represents a definitive likeness of Anne, these similarities may instead demonstrate the development of a visual tradition surrounding her image.

This is one of the themes at the heart of the “Capturing a Queen” exhibition.

When we look at portraits of Anne Boleyn today, we often find ourselves asking a simple question: “Is this what Anne really looked like?” Unfortunately, the answer is rarely straightforward as no undisputed contemporary portrait of Anne survives, only the 1534 Moost Happi medal. Instead, we are left with copies, adaptations, and later interpretations that often borrow elements from one another.

The recurring motifs seen in Anne’s portraits – the French hood, the pearls, the elegant profile, and the famous “B” necklace – became part of an artistic language through which generations sought to represent England’s most famous queen consort. These visual clues helped viewers identify Anne, even if they did not necessarily preserve her exact appearance.

That is what makes the Lyndhurst Portrait so fascinating. It is not simply a portrait of Anne Boleyn. It is also part of the long story of how Anne has been remembered, reimagined, and reconstructed over nearly five centuries.

And where better to contemplate that story than Hever Castle, Anne’s childhood home?

The “Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn” exhibition brings together portraits and artistic interpretations spanning centuries, allowing visitors to explore the evolution of Anne’s image and legacy. The arrival of the Lyndhurst Portrait adds an important and thought-provoking piece to that story.

The exhibition is included with castle admission and runs until 1 January 2027.

For anyone with an interest in Anne Boleyn, Tudor portraiture, or the enduring power of historical memory, this rare loan is certainly worth seeing.

Find out more about visiting Hever Castle at https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/

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Fresh from her time in the dazzling courts of Europe, Anne Boleyn returns to England with charm, wit, and an ambition she dares not reveal. Her place at court and her future in Ireland seem secure. But when a forbidden love affair threatens scandal, Anne is dismissed and disgraced.
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Captivated by Anne’s beauty and boldness, the king is determined to have her—not as his mistress, but as his queen. Yet his wife, Queen Katherine of Aragon, stands in his way… and so does the Church. In a kingdom still firmly Catholic, Henry’s obsession with Anne now acts as a smouldering tinder, igniting a political and religious fire that threatens to tear England apart.

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In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been busy working on a new video series for the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society YouTube Channel.

The idea of this series is to explore Anne Boleyn’s life, from her background to her legacy. This is obviously a topic dear to my heart, and because I really want to get deep into the details, I’m making much longer videos than usual. I do hope you enjoy it.

On The Anne Boleyn Files YouTube channel, I’m working on a new series which will feature longer episodes than usual. I’m doing them in more of a documentary style and exploring the background, life, fall and legacy of Anne Boleyn, my very favourite Tudor woman.

In this first episode, I’m looking at her background, family, childhood and education. I do hope you enjoy it.

Please do make sure you subcribe to my channel, and turn on notifications so you don’t miss an episode. I’m also doing a series of “Beginner’s Guides” to Tudor history.