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  • Anniversary of Anne Boleyn’s Execution: 5 Books to Read in Remembrance of the Doomed Queen!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a list of five books about Anne Boleyn to read in remembrance of her death.   Anne Boleyn was executed on May 19, 1536, making today the 488th anniversary of that tragic day!   As Anne Boleyn is my favorite historical Queen,…

  • Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, The Chateau Vert Pageant

    Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Six here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, specifically about the Chateau Vert Pageant that took place in 1522, which did take place on Shrove Tuesday, which is today celebrated as Mardi Gras.   I…

  • Henry VII & Elizabeth of York, Birth of the Tudor Dynasty!

    Welcome back to Royal Romance Week Day Five here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the relationship between Henry VII and his Queen Elizabeth of York!   This is the first post this week that is featuring a married couple, and interestingly, this is the only post this week…

  • Elizabeth I & Robert Dudley, Elizabethan Lovers

    Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Four here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the relationship between Elizabeth I and her great favorite Robert Dudley!   So we have made our way from the Royal Romances of France to the Royal Romances of England.   I wanted to feature…

  • Shakespeare’s ‘A Winter’s Tale’, Inspired by Anne Boleyn?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post will explore the possible connection between Anne Boleyn and Shakespeare’s play A Winter’s Tale.   Many people who are fans of Shakespeare and lovers of Tudor history will know that the plot of A Winter’s Tale is a complex romance set at a…

  • From “La Plus Heureuse” to “La Reine Anne Sans Tete”: The Downfall of Anne Boleyn

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to write about Anne Boleyn yet again.   This is important because today is the anniversary of her execution!   On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn was beheaded by the Swordsman of Calais after being found guilty of adultery, incest, and treason. Her execution sent shock…

  • Anne Boleyn, Queen of Reformation

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss my favorite Queen of all time yet again.   After seeing the new docu-series about her on Netflix, which I also reviewed earlier this week here on White Rose of Avalon, I felt that she was the perfect topic for this week’s Femme Fatale…

  • My Thoughts on Blood, Sex & Royalty: Anne Boleyn

    For today’s post, I have decided to share my thoughts on the new Netflix docu-series Blood, Sex & Royalty: Anne Boleyn.   I found this new series as a recommendation from Netflix, which is unsurprising given how much I love the Tudor period.   Of course, given that Anne Boleyn is my favorite Queen of…

  • The 5 Most Interesting Doomed Queens (In My Opinion)

    For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at my five favorite stories of Doomed Queens.   In this countdown, I will rank the Queens based on how much interest I find in their tales.   This is not to say that any one of them is better than the others, or worse,…

  • My Top 5 Royal Historical Fiction Books

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my five favorite historical fiction novels.   These are in particular about Queens in the late medieval and Tudor periods.   The reason they are my favorites is that it is my favorite time period. Number 5: The White Rose by Jan Westcott ~This…