https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com The REAL TRUTH about Anne Boleyn - The Most Happy Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:42:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/TheAnneBoleynFiles-38x38.png https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com 32 32 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/26-august-1533-anne-boleyn-prepares-for-childbirth/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/26-august-1533-anne-boleyn-prepares-for-childbirth/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:08:32 +0000 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/?p=84131 ]]> ]]> https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/26-august-1533-anne-boleyn-prepares-for-childbirth/feed/ 0 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/anne-boleyn-as-queen/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/anne-boleyn-as-queen/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:01:28 +0000 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/?p=84127 Anne Boleyn was Queen of England for nearly three years, but what did she actually do as queen? Discover Anne's queenship, influence, patronage, charity and support for religious reform. ]]> ]]> https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/anne-boleyn-as-queen/feed/ 0 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-battle-of-bosworth-1485/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-battle-of-bosworth-1485/#respond Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:05:33 +0000 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/?p=84071 On 22 August 1485, Richard III and Henry Tudor faced each other at the Battle of Bosworth, a clash that ended one reign and began the Tudor dynasty. Explore videos, expert talks and articles on the battle, its background and its aftermath. ]]> ]]> https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-battle-of-bosworth-1485/feed/ 0 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/henry-viii-anne-of-cleves-consummate-marriage/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/henry-viii-anne-of-cleves-consummate-marriage/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:39:48 +0000 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/?p=83397 I'm trying something a bit different with my next video... 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. And I thought we'd start with a suitably juicy topic: Did Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves consummate their marriage?]]> ]]> https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/henry-viii-anne-of-cleves-consummate-marriage/feed/ 1 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/a-rare-anne-boleyn-portrait-comes-home-the-lyndhurst-portrait-arrives-at-hever-castle/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/a-rare-anne-boleyn-portrait-comes-home-the-lyndhurst-portrait-arrives-at-hever-castle/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:41:48 +0000 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/?p=79231 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.]]> ]]> https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/a-rare-anne-boleyn-portrait-comes-home-the-lyndhurst-portrait-arrives-at-hever-castle/feed/ 0 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-falcons-triumph-pre-order-now/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-falcons-triumph-pre-order-now/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:51:34 +0000 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/?p=79227 ]]> ]]> https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-falcons-triumph-pre-order-now/feed/ 0 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/anne-boleyn-her-life-and-her-legacy-video-series/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/anne-boleyn-her-life-and-her-legacy-video-series/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:11:19 +0000 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/?p=79213 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.]]> ]]> https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/anne-boleyn-her-life-and-her-legacy-video-series/feed/ 0 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-making-of-anne-boleyn/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-making-of-anne-boleyn/#respond Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:11:39 +0000 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/?p=79201 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.]]> ]]> https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-making-of-anne-boleyn/feed/ 0 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/2025-anne-boleyn-files-advent-calendar/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/2025-anne-boleyn-files-advent-calendar/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:26:10 +0000 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/?p=79195 I can't quite believe that it's been a year since I was posting about the last Advent calendar, but here we are in December 2025 already! As always, I've got some Tudor history treats in store for you. They're so much better than chocolate, or gin, or whatever else they're putting in Advent calendars now! ]]> ]]> https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/2025-anne-boleyn-files-advent-calendar/feed/ 0 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/inside-the-book-trade-of-late-medieval-london-guest-post-by-toni-mount/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/inside-the-book-trade-of-late-medieval-london-guest-post-by-toni-mount/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:53:49 +0000 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/?p=79184 A warm welcome to historian and historical novelist Toni Mount, who's joining us today as part of the book tour for her novel, The Colour of Darkness, the thirteenth Sebastian Foxley medieval murder mystery. Toni is sharing this article on the book trade in late medieval London... When we think about medieval London, we probably imagine grimy streets, plague and maybe a knight or two clanking through the city. But tucked within the chaos was a quiet revolution – one involving paper, ink and a growing thirst for knowledge. By the late 1400s, the book trade in London wasn’t just alive; it was thriving. And at the heart of it all stood St Paul’s Cathedral – not just a place of worship, but a book-fest for the city’s literate elite. To put this in context, the printing press arrived in England when William Caxton famously set up the first one at Westminster in 1476 and the world of books was changing fast. Previously, books were hand-copied by scribes – as at the fictional Seb Foxley’s workshop in Paternoster Row, just north of St Paul’s, in my latest novel, The Colour of Darkness. Writing every page by hand meant they were expensive and slow to produce. But then came the printing press – a real game-changer. ]]> ]]> https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/inside-the-book-trade-of-late-medieval-london-guest-post-by-toni-mount/feed/ 0