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…
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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…
Read MoreMy 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…
Read MoreThe 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,…
Read MoreMy 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…
Read MoreBessie Blount, Mistress of Henry VIII
For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to do a short post to discuss Bessie Blount. She was a famous royal mistress of Henry VIII during his marriage to Katherine of Aragon. Unlike his more famous mistress during that first marriage, she never had a chance to become Queen. It is…
Read MoreWas Greensleeves About Anne Boleyn
For today’s blog post I would like to take a look at a popular theory about the origins of the song Greensleeves. For anyone who does not know this song was a famous one written likely sometime during the Tudor period. Many think that it was most likely written during the Elizabethan period,…
Read MoreAn Incredible Historical Find: Anne Boleyn’s Falcon Badge
In recent news we have learned of a huge find in the world of Tudor history. I found out last Wednesday, when news really began to spread, that an old Tudor artifact had come to light. This is very huge news for me because it is the Falcon Crest of Anne Boleyn! …
Read MoreAnne Boleyn, King’s Concubine
For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday I have chosen the topic of Anne Boleyn as a King’s Concubine. This is the negative view of her taken by many, but in particular Eustice Chapyus, who was the the Imperial Ambassador and an ardent supporter of Katherine of Aragon and Mary. This is also a…
Read MoreThe Anne Boleyn and Morgana Le Fay Connection
Today’s post is inspired by something I mentioned in one of my twitch.tv streams. I said I always felt there was a connection between Anne Boleyn and Morgana. So that is my topic of discussion in this post! Morgana was a witch and faery enchantress, and Anne Boleyn was accused of witchcraft,…
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