2 May - Queen Anne Boleyn is arrested

On this day in Tudor history, 2nd May 1536, in the reign of King Henry VIII, the king's second wife, Anne Boleyn, was arrested. What happened on that day? What was she told? Where was she taken?
 
Find out in this #TudorHistoryShorts video. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/2yabQth6dNg
 
For a more detailed explanation, see https://youtu.be/ZJuAjJYzpcc 

12 April 1533 - Outrage at Anne Boleyn's behaviour

On this day in Tudor history, 12th April 1533, Anne Boleyn's behaviour caused a stir and Eustace Chapuys, the imperial ambassador, was outraged. He didn't know she was actually queen. In his eyes, there was one queen: Catherine of Aragon.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/-A4IeSD34rQ
 
Find out more about this day in 1533 in Claire's longer video - https://youtu.be/3vKjaT3H1Kc 

Teasel's Tudor Trivia - What is the queen's closet?

Teasel the dog is a curious animal and she was wondering how Henry VIII and his bride managed to fit in a closet for their wedding. Her mind really did boggle!
 
In this edition of Teasel's Tudor Trivia, Claire explains what a queen's closet actually was. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/OSeL7LdvBJw
 
Links to find out more about the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace:
 
https://www.chapelroyalhamptoncourt.org.uk/architecture/
https://hrpprodsa.blob.core.windows.net/hrp-prod-container/10931/chapel_royal_leaflet_-_english_2011_2.pdf

20 Interesting Facts about Anne Boleyn

In the latest in her "Facts about...." series, Claire Ridgway, owner of The Anne Boleyn Files, shares twenty interesting facts about Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII and mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/-ThPzlsGV9Y
 
Find out more about this Tudor queen consort.
 
Top 10 Facts about Anne Boleyn - https://youtu.be/GexVHyK2iXo
Boleyn or Bullen - What was Anne Boleyn's real name? - https://youtu.be/kCVZ-9msYFc
Questions about Anne Boleyn - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLepqWJ7TpkrKpzoJ8DPHBLgzGr0Gg2IcU 
The Fall of Anne Boleyn - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLepqWJ7TpkrIov3Augf3dy9QDBFL1yViK
Anne Boleyn and the Boleyns - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLepqWJ7TpkrLjVti06aNo1KLQg9Cn64FR 
Interesting facts about Catherine of Aragon - https://youtu.be/3A07bnAjjb0 
The Anne Boleyn Files – https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com 

Was Anne Boleyn treated as queen in the Tower of London?

Thank you so much to Edith and Lucy the dog for their excellent question regarding Anne Boleyn's imprisonment in the Tower of London in May 1536.
 
In series like The Tudors, Anne Boleyn is shown being treated like a queen even though she's a prisoner, and she's shown being attended by ladies-in-waiting? But is this true? That's what Edith and Lucy want to know.
 
In this talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown", talks about where in the Tower Anne Boleyn was imprisoned and who attended her during that time. Claire also considers whether Anne was forced to watch the executions of the men, and who accompanied her to the scaffold on 19th May 1536.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/zr-wy1DJsac
 
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Claire RidgwayHistorian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Societywww.theanneboleynfiles.comwww.tudorsociety.comhttps://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFileshttp://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles
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Teasel's Tudor Trivia - Tudor Fabrics

In this edition of Teasel's Tudor trivia, Teasel the dog and author and historian Claire Ridgway talk about the different fabrics that were used to make clothes during the medieval and Tudor period - linen, wool, lawn, buckram, silk, velvet, taffeta, satin, sarsenet (sarcenet), damask, cloth of gold, cloth of silver, cloth of tissue and caffa, as well as the furs, ermine and miniver.
 
It is highly recommended that you view this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/yaT9dPqDvrE
 
Videos mentioned: 
Which colours did Anne Boleyn like? - https://youtu.be/AhfdKtqKxBQ
What did Tudor children wear? - Part 1 – Tudor babies - https://youtu.be/wj0ONpmSt10What did Tudor children wear - Part 2 - Toddlers - https://youtu.be/A-7sJeCqeSA
Teasel's Tudor Trivia - What did Tudor children wear - Part 3 - Girls and Boys - https://youtu.be/dQbI0Z1Jlv0
 
Further reading:
The Tudor Tailor
Rosalie Gilbert's Medieval Woman website - https://rosaliegilbert.com/fabricnames.html
See cloth of silver at https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/213111
Velvet at https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/velv/hd_velv.htm, https://trc-leiden.nl/trc-digital-exhibition/index.php/velvet/item/173-a-brief-history-of-velvet , http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/workbox/exttex16.htm  
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Claire RidgwayHistorian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Societywww.theanneboleynfiles.comwww.tudorsociety.comhttps://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFileshttp://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles
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https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/
 

Which colours did Anne Boleyn like?

In this edition of her series on "Questions about Anne Boleyn", Claire Ridgway, author of "The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown" considers which colours Anne Boleyn liked.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/AhfdKtqKxBQ
It's impossible to say what Anne Boleyn's favourite colour was, but we do know the colours Anne chose to wear and the colours she chose for fabrics for Elizabeth's nursery and clothes.
Find out which colour fabrics were ordered for and by Anne Boleyn in this talk.

11 things you might not know about George Boleyn

OK, so this isn't really a question about Anne Boleyn, but Claire Ridgway, co-author of "George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat", thought she'd share with you 11 facts about George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, brother of Queen Anne Boleyn. George really is as fascinating as his more famous sister.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/enDbCl2xBFU
 
You can find out even more about George with the George Boleyn playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLepqWJ7TpkrLwEtQRpn4lmQpIS52Q8axo