One Lovely Blog Award
I was nominated by fellow writer Janet Wertman for the One Lovely Blog Award! The award recognizes newer, or up-and-coming bloggers who...
Jane Boleyn and the death of Queen Jane Seymour
On the 24th October 1537, Jane Seymour, the third Queen that Jane Boleyn served, died after only just giving birth to Henry VIII’s...
Jane Boleyn's nephew - Henry Parker, 11th Baron Lord Morley
On the 22nd October 1577, Jane Boleyn’s nephew, Henry Parker, 11th Baron Morley, died. He was the son of Jane’s brother - also called...
The Parkers and the Battle of Bosworth.
On the 22nd August 1485, Richard III was defeated at the Battle of Bosworth by Henry Tudor. Henry was then crowned on the battlefield as...
The Field of the Cloth of Gold, June 1520
On the 7th June 1520, it was the first day of the "The Field of the Cloth of Gold", an historic meeting between Henry VIII and Francis I,...
Jane Boleyn, Henry Parker and Anne Boleyn's coronation, 1533
The 1st June 1533 not only saw Anne Boleyn’s triumph, her Coronation; it was also a triumph for the Parker family, particularly for Jane...
Night at the Tower
Yesterday evening, I attended a fantastic lecture at the Tower of London, “Anne Boleyn: her life in the shadow of the Tower”, featuring...
The Execution of Anne Boleyn, 19th May 1536
On the 19th May 1536, Jane Boleyn’s sister-in-law, Anne, was executed on Tower Green. It was the first public execution of an English...
The Execution of George Boleyn, 17th May 1536.
On the 17th May 1536, Jane Boleyn became a widow as her husband George was executed on Tower Hill. His execution was then followed by...
The Trial of George Boleyn, 15th May 1536
On the 15th May 1536, Jane’s husband, George Boleyn, went to his trial in the Tower. Jane would not have been there, but her father Lord...
