August 26 - Queen Anne Boleyn takes her chamber to prepare for childbirth

On this day in Tudor history, 26th August 1533, Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII, prepared for the birth of her first child by "taking her chamber" at Greenwich Palace. This child was of course the future Queen Elizabeth I.
 
"Taking her chamber" was common practice in Tudor England, and in today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown", explains all of the rituals and traditions involved, as well as describing what Anne Boleyn's chamber would have been like.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/xsfsQEhlVD4
 
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August 23 - Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn visit a royal favourite

On this day in Tudor history, 23rd August 1535, royal favourite and keen reformer Sir Nicholas Poyntz welcomed King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, to his home Acton Court in Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire, as part of the couple’s royal progress.
 
It was important for courtiers to impress the king and his consort, and Poyntz built a new wing on his property just for the royal couple!
 
Claire Ridgway, the founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society, tells us all about it in today's talk.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/M_3i_9ARR9c
 
You can find Claire at:
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Did Anne Boleyn steal Henry Carey from Mary Boleyn

In Philippa Gregory's historical novel "The Other Boleyn Girl", Anne Boleyn adopts Mary Boleyn's son, Henry Carey, without Mary's permission; she steals him. But is this storyline true? Did Anne Boleyn really steal Henry Carey after his father's death?
In this latest instalment of her "Questions about Anne Boleyn" series, Claire Ridgway, author of "The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown" explores what really happened to Henry Carey after William Carey died of sweating sickness.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/cDtOHZxRN4w
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Boleyn or Bullen - What was Anne Boleyn's real name?

In this instalment of her "Questions about Anne Boleyn" series, Claire Ridgway, author of several books on Anne Boleyn, answers the question "What was Anne Boleyn's real name?" by looking at how her surname was spelled in the primary sources, such as letters and documents, as well as how Anne signed her name and how it appeared on family brass memorials, and taking into account Tudor spelling, or lack of it! 
 
Claire also considers the myth that the Boleyns changed the spelling of their name.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/kCVZ-9msYFc
 
Links for further reading and viewing:
 
Boleyn or Bullen – The Spelling of Boleyn and the Myth that Anne Boleyn Changed It - https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/boleyn-bullen-spelling-boleyn-myth-anne-boleyn-changed/ Horrible Histories Spelling Bee - https://youtu.be/VoRk3k_yykg spelling bee