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1. King Henry VIII - 500th Anniversary 2009 Henry VIII dismissed Rome and established his own church. A simple statement of fact, which barely reflects the magnitude of the act. He was the king of England, but not supreme. At least, not as long as he answered to the Pope. A case of loves desi...
2. 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...
3. 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...
4. 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...
5. King Henry VIII of England King Henry VIII (1491-1547) was strong and ruthless king of the Tudor era. He was appointed Defender of the Faith by the Pope, but when the king decided to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon, a split with the Catholic Church occurred. England joi...
6. 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...
7. 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,...
8. 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...
9. 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...
10. John Dee Of all the many colourful and fascinating characters who populate the stage of Elizabethan history, John Dee (1527-1609) remains perhaps the most mysterious and least understood. Mathematician and geographer, astronomer and antiquarian, he was widely...
11. 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...
12. 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...
13. 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...
14. 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...
15. 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...
16. 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...
17. 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.
18. Anne of Cleves Anne of Cleves (22 September 1515-16 July 1557) was a German noblewoman and the 4th wife of Henry VIII of England and as such she was Queen of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540. The marriage was never consummated, and she was not crowned que...
19. Henry VIII - would YOU marry this man? I've always found this period of history fascinating, although I'm not sure why! Perhaps because I had a hard time understanding why so many women would want to be the next in line to marry this man, particularly when he was so quick to dump them or...
20. Elizabeth: The Golden Age Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett reprises her role as Queen Elizabeth I of England in Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Now that she has risen to power and taken the thrown Elizabeth must keep control, protect herself, her country and her people. With Geoffrey R...