Episodes
Episodes



6 days ago
6 days ago
Claire talks about an Anne Boleyn portrait from Hampton Court Palace's collection.
#tudorhistory #anneboleyn #hamptoncourtpalace



7 days ago
The Holy Maid of Kent - #MondayMartyr
7 days ago
7 days ago
This week's Monday Martyr is religious visionary Elizabeth Barton, who managed to upset King Henry VIII with her visions concerning him.
#tudorhistory #henryviii



Wednesday May 24, 2023
Anne Boleyn was a catalyst for the English Reformation - #WednesdayFact
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Claire Ridgway talks about how Anne Boleyn showed Henry VIII he didn't need the pope.
#anneboleyn #henryviii #reformation #englishhistory #churchofengland
You can find my books on Amazon at http://viewauthor.at/claireridgway



Tuesday May 23, 2023
The Nidd Hall Portrait of Anne Boleyn - #portraittuesday
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
I'm looking at a rather strange Anne Boleyn portrait this week.
Find out more at
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/nidd-hall-portrait-matches-1534-anne-boleyn-medal/
https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/update-nidd-hall-portrait-1534-anne-boleyn-medal-press-articles-not-correct/
https://youtube.com/shorts/sAaaadFm6gI



Monday May 22, 2023
Lollard Thomas Harding - #MondayMartyr
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
This week's Monday Martyr is Lollard Thomas Harding who was condemned to death, to be burnt at the stake, in 1532, in the reign of Henry VIII.



Wednesday May 17, 2023
Anne Boleyn loved shopping for her daughter Elizabeth - #WednesdayFact
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Did you know that Queen Anne Boleyn loved buying fabrics for her infant daughter and her nursery? Well, she did! Find out exactly what kinds of things she ordered for the future Elizabeth I.
#tudorhistory #anneboleyn #tudorshop



Tuesday May 16, 2023
The 1534 Anne Boleyn Medal - #portraittuesday
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
In this week's #portraittuesday, Claire looks at the 1534 "Most Happy" Anne Boleyn medal.
See http://www.lucychurchill.com/anne-boleyn-moost-happi-medal-reconstruction/ for more on Lucy Churchill's reconstruction of the medal.
You can see this portrait in my video: https://youtube.com/shorts/LZIETdaOZco
#anneboleyn #henryviii #tudorhistory #tudorportrait
You can find my books on Amazon at http://viewauthor.at/claireridgway



Monday May 15, 2023
Blessed Hugh Faringdon - #MondayMartyr
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
This week's #MondayMartyr is the Abbot of Reading who went from royal chaplain to being hanged at his abbey.
#dissolution #tudorhistory #readingabbey #henryviii
You can find my books on Amazon at http://viewauthor.at/claireridgway

I'm historian Claire Ridgway
I'm the best-selling author of 13 history books and the founder of the TheAnneBoleynFiles.com, Elizabethfiles.com and The Tudor Society.
I help Tudor history lovers worldwide to gain access to experts and resources to discover the real stories behind myths and fiction, so that they grow in knowledge while connecting with like-minded people and indulging their passion for history.
I am a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. I was a contributor for the BBC docudrama The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, and have been featured in BBC History Extra, USA Today, History of Royals Magazine, the Express, and Refinery 29, as well as on podcasts including Suzannah Lipscomb's Not Just the Tudors, Gareth Russell's Single Malt History, Natalie Grueninger's Talking Tudors, Hever Castle's Inside Hever, James Boulton's Queens of England, and many more.