Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway


Latest Episodes

Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII’s love messages - #WednesdayFact
June 27, 2023

Did you know that Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII exchanged love messages in a religious book?#bookofhours #anneboleyn #henryviii #britishlibraryYou can find my books on Amazon at http://viewauthor.at/cl

Another Hever Castle Anne Boleyn Portrait! - #PortraitTuesday
June 26, 2023

This weeks #PortraitTuesday treat is another Anne Boleyn portrait from the collection at Hever Castle! An 18th century portrait.

The Mysterious Fall of Blessed Adrian Fortescue - #MondayMartyr
June 25, 2023

In this week's #MondayMartyr, Claire talks about Blessed Adrian Fortescue, a courtier at the court of Henry VIII whose fall is shrouded in mystery. #henryviii

Anne Boleyn’s French Style - #WednesdayFact
June 20, 2023

Anne Boleyn preferred the French style of dress over the English style, but what was the French style?

Anne Boleyn and Mary Boleyn Portraits - #PortraitTuesday
June 19, 2023

Claire looks at a pair of portraits of sisters Anne and Mary Boleyn from Hever Castle's collection.

Martyred over a papal dispensation? - #MartyrMonday
June 18, 2023

On 23rd June 1592, Robert (Roger) Ashton was hanged, drawn and quartered after being found in possession of a papal dispensation. But what actually happened?

Anne Boleyn’s deal for the defiant Mary - #Wednesday Fact
June 13, 2023

Did you know that Mary would have been better off accepting the deal offered her by Anne Boleyn than what she got while Jane Seymour was queen?#anneboleyn #janeseymour #tudorhistory #maryI #henryviii

A cartoon-like Anne Boleyn - #PortraitTuesday
June 12, 2023

This week's #PortraitTuesday image of Anne Boleyn is a contemporary sketch, a drawing of Anne Boleyn from Harley MS 41, her coronation banquet seating plan.

The botched execution of a royal godmother and governess - #MondayMartyr
June 11, 2023

The innocent Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, suffered a truly awful end - a botched beheading. #tudorhistory #toweroflondonFind out more at https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-execution-of-m

Anne Boleyn and the Crown of St Edward - #WednesdayFact
June 06, 2023

Did you know that Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second queen consort, was crowned with the monarch's crown?Find out more about St Edward's Crown.