Tudor Book and Film Reviews - Mary Queen of Scots
On this day in 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringhay Castle. For anyone that is interested in Mary’s life, I have two...
Tudor Medicine
Today was apparently “National Sickie Day”. It’s the Monday when everyone calls their Boss and has a good cough down the phone, saying...
Review of Wolf Hall Episode 2, “Entirely Beloved”
On Wednesday night, being both a fan of History and low-budget movies, I had an enormous dilemma at 9pm. Do I watch the second episode of...
Review of Wolf Hall, Episode 1.
The long-awaited dramatisation of Hilary Mantel's novel was finally broadcast and I thought that episode one was an impressive start to...
Jane Boleyn's Last Christmas and Henry Parker's New Year Gift
With the exception of 1536, it’s fair to say that Jane Boleyn Lady Rochford had seen a lot better Christmases than that of 1541....
Jane Boleyn and Wolf Hall
The TV adaption of Hilary Mantel’s “Wolf Hall” is to come to our screens in the UK in January on BBC2. In a recent interview for the...
The Lady Parker
Check out my guest article on QueenAnneBoleyn.com, where I discuss the true identity of the girl in Hans Holbein's "The Lady Parker"...
Sir John Shelton, Margaret Parker's Father-in-Law
On the 21st December 1539, Sir John Shelton died. John was the father-in-law of Margaret Parker - Jane Boleyn Lady Rochford’s younger...
Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford and the Fall of Anne Boleyn
Check out my guest article about Jane Boleyn and the fall of Anne Boleyn on "English Historical Fiction Authors"!...
Review of "George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat” by Clare Cherry and Claire Ridgway.
If you are interested in the Boleyn Family, you should definitely read this book that charts the rise and fall of Anne’s brother, George...
