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Claire | May 1, 2012
I’m so excited! My second book, The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown, which obviously focuses on the downfall of Elizabeth I’s mother, is now available to purchase as a Kindle or paperback. Here are the Amazon US and UK links:- The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown – The Kindle version from Amazon.com The Fall of
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Claire | December 24, 2011
Just a quickie post to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! I’m going to be taking a few days break over the Christmas period to relax, recharge the old batteries and spend time with my family. It’s not going to be a Tudor-free Christmas though, I have Henry and six wives drinks charms, six
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Claire | November 27, 2011
Thanks so much to Carol-Ann for letting me know about this programme which will be aired on the National Geographic channel in the UK at 9pm on Wednesday 30th November. According to the TV listing, this programme is “A look at the monarch’s life, examining claims of illegitimacy, adultery and even the possibility that she was
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Claire | November 24, 2011
Whether you’re in the USA enjoying Thanksgiving, in Australia enjoying the summer sun (hopefully!), in the UK feeling rather chilly, in Spain getting rained on… wherever you are I just want to thank you for all the support and encouragement you give me each and every day – thank you! Head over to The Anne
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Claire | September 9, 2011
Just a quick reminder for those of you who want to book your place on one of our Tudor tours – the Early Bird booking offer, which gives you £100 (per person) off the total cost of the tour, ends tonight at midnight. Don’t miss out! The offer applies to all three of our 2012
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Claire | July 2, 2011
Blur and Gorillaz front man, Damon Albarn, has just staged the premiere of “Dr Dee” at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, UK. BBC News describe the show as “an ambitious stage show that combines his acoustic pop with contemporary opera to tell the story of an Elizabethan hero” and goes on to say that “The
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Claire | June 21, 2011
I just wanted to share with you news of an article by historian Linda Porter in which she shares a poem that may just solve the puzzle of the fate of little Mary Seymour, the daughter of Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour, who disappears from the records before her second birthday. You can read my
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Claire | April 29, 2011
Today, the 29th April 2011, we celebrate the wedding of Prince William, who has just been made Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton, known to the world as “Kate”. We wish them every happiness on this special day and a life of happiness too. Marriage is an adventure! If you haven’t seen my posts over
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Claire | March 7, 2011
Just a few weeks after the magnificent Henry VIII Mural was found in a house in Somerset, an original 1611 King James Bible has been rediscovered on the shelf of St Laurence Church in Hilmarton, Wiltshire. A member of the church’s parochial church council, Geoff Procter, told the BBC how they had read about a
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Claire | February 8, 2011
Today, we have a guest post from C W Gorner, author of “The Last Queen”, “The Confessions of Catherine de Medici” and the recently released “The Tudor Secret”, the first book in a series called the Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles. You can read my review of “The Tudor Secret” over at our Tudor Book Review
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