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1. Anne Boleyn - The Truth My lens and my website, www.theanneboleynfiles.com, give the real truth about Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII. I use historical evidence to debunk the myths and explore the real story behind Anne's life, marriage and execution. See my oth...
2. Anne Boleyn The life, marriage and tragic death of Anne Boleyn are an important part of English history. Not only did she play a role in a period of great change for the country, but she was also the mother of Elizabeth I. Anne Boleyn is described differently i...
3. King Henry VIII and his Wives Henry VIII (28 June 1491 - 28 January 1547) was King of Englandfrom 21 April 1509 until his death in 1547. He was also Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) and claimant to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor,...
4. Movie vs. History: 'The Other Boleyn Girl' How much fact and how much fiction in the movie "The Other Boleyn Girl?" It does a good job of popularizing the Tudor period, and the sets and costuming are beautiful, but whether it is more fact than fiction is debatable. It is true that there are...
5. Anne Boleyn - Her Influence on England According to Joanna Denny, author of "Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen": "No English queen has had more impact on the history of the nation than Anne Boleyn". This lens examines how and why Anne Boleyn has had such influence on Eng...
6. Victorian Costumes The Victorian Era is a time of romance and intrigue, a perfect theme for Halloween. This year you can fulfill your fantasy of another time... fancy floor length dresses, and secret rendezvous! If you wish to be a Lady, a Baroness, or a Queen, this...
7. Tower of London The Tower of London is one of the capital's best known and most popular visitor attractions, as well as a World Heritage site, but it's had a long and bloody history. It had a dark and sinister reputation, although it was used as a palace for a while...
8. Hampton Court Palace Although you might as well be paying for two palaces *grumble, grumble*. One day I'll tell you how much it costs to get into Blenheim Palace, it'll turn your hair white! Hampton Court Palace is a Tudor Palace at the front and a Baroque Palace at the...
9. Love Letters of Great Men Love Letters of Great Men started out as a film prop! There is a scene in the film Sex and the City, that sent its mostly female fans flocking into bookshops and desperately searching Amazon for a book that did not exist. Carrie Bradshaw is lying in...
10. Jane Seymour Third Wife of Henry VIII Jane Seymour (1508 - 24 October 1537) was Queen Consort of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII. She succeeded Anne Boleyn as Queen Consort following the latter's execution in 1536. She died of post-natal complications less than two weeks aft...
11. The Boleyn Girls Sisters Mary and Anne Boleyn were both deeply involved with King Henry VIII, and the Boleyn family was a major influence at the beginning of the Reformation in England. These two fascinating women are in the spotlight again, nearly 500 years later,...
12. The Dissolution of the Monasteries By the 16th century many of the monasteries of England and Wales had become rich and powerful institutions. At that time they were all Catholic. They provided employment, charity for the poor, hospitals for the sick and education. Henry VIII had bro...
13. The Tudors I love history and I love the Tudors Showtime TV Series. This show shows the life of King Henry the XIII played by Jonathon Rhys Meyers. Dive into this exciting and Sexy Drama about this historical king and his many wives. If you are like me, you wil...
14. Jane Grey Writing in his 'Child's History of England' and referring to the axe that beheaded the sixteen-year-old Jane Grey, Charles Dickens states that it, "never struck so cruel and so vile a blow as this." Dickens, of course, was a Victorian. And the Victo...
15. The Tudors on Showtime  The Tudors stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII, and a stellar cast. Season One had 10 episodes, Season Two also had ten episodes, and Season Three is set to begin on SHOWTime Sunday, April 15, 2009. SHOWTIME plans to work its way through t...
16. Hampton Court Palace, Near London Hampton Court Palace, situated about 15 miles south west of Central London, has seen many dramatic events in its 500 years of history and there are many reports of ghosts. It is a popular place to visit both with Londoners and visitors to the capita...
17. Katherine Parr the Sixth Wife of Henry VIII Katherine Parr (c.1512 - 5 September 1548) was the last of the six wives of Henry VIII of England. She was queen consort of England during 1543-1547, then Dowager Queen of England. She was the most-married English Queen, with four husbands. Catherin...
18. Anne Boleyn: Villain or Victim? Anne Boleyn, second wife of the notorious King Henry VIII, mother of Queen Elizabeth I. Was she really the villainous adulterer she was painted or was she a political victim?  Take a look as we hunt down the clues.
19. Catherine of Aragon Catherine of Aragon (16 December 1485 - 7 January 1536) was Princess of Wales by her first marriage to Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of Henry VII of England, and Queen of England as the first wife of Henry VIII. Henry VIII's attempt to have their 24...
20. Anne Boleyn Wife of Henry VIII Anne Boleyn (1501/1507-19 May 1536) was Queen of England as the second wife of King Henry VIII. She was also Marquess of Pembroke in her own right. Anne was a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the start of the English Refor...