Question from Megan - The accusations against Anne Boleyn

i have a question about anne boleyn. im a complete history buff an i love learning about the turdors and their families. i also love learnign about history in other europea regions to. my questions is.... why ddint king henry VIII think when anne was said to have had relations with other men... i mean she waited many years to be with him and if she waited that long why would she jeaprodiz her life and her crown for another man? and why would she have relations with her brotheR?? this woman must have thoguh these people were crazy! she was beheaded because soem people did not like her! king henry must have loved her alot to annul his marriage with catherine of aragon and he has her killed when a rumor goes around about her commiting treason. and why wouldnt he think about his daughter elzabeth bearly 3 years old and having to grow up never knowing her mother?? one more thing....how come it was okay for the king to have affairs with her ladies and it not be treason!
but its not okay for the queen to have an affair and she get her head cut off?? i mean what were the laws ?? like i said i love history and im in 9th grade i just want to know some stuff!! thanks!

Question from Paul - Tudor soldiers

Hi

My son is in Year 5 of Primary Schol and is doing a project on soldiers in tudor times.

Can you help with any information on the dress and weapons used by soldiers in battle and any other general information on tudor soldiers.

Many thanks and any help much appreciated.

Paul Ellingham

Question from Chad - Elizabeth Boleyn in Hester Chapman's bio of Anne Boleyn

Hello,

Recently I have come across a biography about Anne Boleyn by historian Hester Chapman. Though the book was written in 1974, I knew some of the information would be considered outdated but I thought nonetheless that it would be entertaining to read. When I read it information on the first page caught my eye. It was an account on Anne Boleyn's early childhood. It stated that Anne's Mother Elizabeth Howard Boleyn gave birth to the three Boleyn children and died of a fever in 1512. I knew this was inaccurate as recent history has found that Anne's mother lived until 1538 when she probably died from grief over her children's deaths.

The book further stated that Thomas Boleyn went on to marry another woman "whom history has found not to have recorded her name." Does anyone have any idea who this woman could be? I know Elizabeth Boleyn did not die in 1512, but why would it be assumed that she did? Modern history does eclipse many of the books information but I do not understand why it records Anne Boleyn's mother as dying during this age, and why is some unnamed stepmother taking the place that Lady Boleyn had in history? Is this stepmother a fictitious form of Tudor propaganda?

Question from Mark - Need help identifying two items

My kids have been given school home work in relation to tudor times.

can anyone assist me with answers to the following 2 questions please!

what are

taper caundles?

Ronnynge glases?

Any help would be appreciated

Thank you.

Question from Melissa - More on Anne Boleyn's jewelry

Where is Ann Boleyn's jewelry now? Is it part of the official Royal Jewels or is it on display somewhere...or is it just "gone".

I'd love to see relics, for lack of a better term, from Ann Boleyn somewhere.

Question from Gwenlli - Tudor wedding customs, etc.

I was just wondering if anyone knows of a good book or a webpage featuring tudor wedding customs and clothing and the such.

Question from Kylie - Henry VIII's Hunting Lodge on Newington Green

Hi

I'm a student journalist doing some research on King Henry VIII's hunting lodge which used to stand on Newington Green in Mildmay, Islington, London.
Local lore has it that he kept his mistresses at the hunting lodge. I'm trying to find out if this is true and whether either Boleyn sister was likely to have resided there.

Any help on this would be much appreciated.
thanks
Kylie

Question from Errin - Henry VIII-themed travel tours

I am planning on a trip to England in about 2 years with my family and I was wondering if there is a 'Henry VIII tour'? Where they take you to his castles and all? Just curious if they had that sort of thing. Thanks

Question from Alicia - "Other Boleyn Girl" accuracy, etc.

I recently saw the newm movie based on Philipa Gregory's book The Other Boleyn Girl. I was wondering how accurate this film is and what general thoughts were? Also I was curious about the head piece that Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn wore. I'm referring to the one that is pointed at the top. Is there any significance of this or is it just a style of the period?

Question from Monica - Current royals' descent from Tudor-era nobility

I am interested in which Tudor courtiers are ancestors of the present royal family. As Princess Diana was descended from many of the noble houses, Prince William is descended from a lot of Tudor courtiers, including Mary Boleyn. Does anyone know an authoritative website where it goes back as far as the Tudors?

Some I have found claim he's descended from Anne Boleyn (impossible) or don't go back as far. Thanks for any help you can offer.

Question from Sandy - Anne Boleyn connection to mahjong

i am eager to know what the relationship is between Anne Boleyn and the game mahjong. My mother has recently been learning how to play, and the teacher made reference to Anne Boleyn.

Question from Grace - Elizabethan trials

How did a trial run in Elizabethan times? Was it anything like today's system, with judges, a jury and witnesses and so forth? I know there's two types of trial, but what's the difference between them?
(part of a grade 12 english assignment - i have to perform a dramatic monologue and i want to be a witness at a trial, so i need to know how a trial runs)

Question from Jessica - Existing Tudor garments

I am wondering if there are any examples of original Tudor garments still in existance.

Question from Helen - Trial records for Anne and George Boleyn

I heard that the trial records of Anne and George's trial exists- do you know where it is held and how we can find information on it?

Question from Elizabeth - Anne's attendants in the Tower

Who was in attendance to Anne Boleyn while she was in the tower.

Question from Aimee - Life at court for the nobility

I am curious about life at court for the nobility rather than the king/queen. Did one have to be invited to stay at court? Did the monarch absorb the expense of feeding and lodging the courtiers and their servants or did the courtiers have to pay for their own rooms, meals, stabling horses, etc.?

Question from Mathilda - Pearl chokers in England

I am researching pearl necklaces. I can find lots of evidence for pearl chokers on the continent, and lots of evidence for long strings of pearls in England. Can anyone point me to evidence of pearl chokers in England?

Question from Katie - Mary Tudor and Thomas Cromwell

I just finished Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Eriskon. In the book, Mary is afraid that her father is going to marry her off to Thomas Cromwell.

Is this true? Did Thomas Crowmell have his eyes on Mary? Was that one of the reasons he was beheaded?

Question from Samit - Last days of the beheaded queens

i have a question about those queen who beheaded. acctually i want a brief account of anne boleyn and katherin howard and lady jeny grey about their last day of life. i mean after judicial decession what are the life style of them, where they stay and what would done to them as they ware found guilty and executed by beheading. i hear that to execute a smooth decapitation some oil massagedone in the nape of a lady or a man. if they ware also treat like that way? and where i get the video series of all the queen? if any body know please help me.

samit

Question from Colleen - Queen Elizabeth II's descent from Bess of Hardwick

I read that Elizabeth II descends from Bess of Hardwick. Can anyone tell me how?

Question from Rhonda - Colors of Tudor clothing

Greetings! I am directing a production of Shakespeare's "Henry VIII" this summer, and I wanted to find out what colors the Tudors wore during Henry VIII's time. I know that green and white are the "official" colors, but it seems like most of the Tudor clothes follow a autumn color palette (russet, gold, olive, etc).

Any help is appreciated. Thank you very much!

Take care and God bless.


Rhonda

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Sorry for the relative quiet (and to those who are waiting for their questions to show up). The backlight went out on my laptop and it was in the shop. It's kind of sad how helpless I am without the darn thing...

New questions coming shortly!

Question from Sarah - Mary's relationship with her father

Hi, I am a Junior in high school and writing an argumentative paper on Queen Mary I of England. I was wondering about her relationship to her father, King Henry VIII. I've read that they did not get along, but have not found more details... Help?

[Note: This has kind of been covered already, but the submitter didn't leave an email address so I decided to go ahead and post it]

Question from Elizabeth - Description of Jane Rochford (aka Jane Parker or Boleyn)

I have searched through many books, but have not been able to find a physical description of Lady Jane Rochford. Does anyone know what she looked like? Has anyone ran across any contemporary descriptions? Thank you!

Question from Tanya - Jane Grey on "Wall of Monarchs"

I've recently returned from a visit to the Tower of London and was wondering why Lady Jane Grey (Queen for 9 days) does not feature on the "Wall of Monarchs" as you enter the tower where the Crown Jewels are kept. On asking one of the Beefeaters, I was told that she was never coronated and is not recognised as a past Queen of England. Some text that I have read indicate that she HAD been coronated and IS recognised as a past Queen of England. She is even listed on the Official Website of the British Monarchy as a Queen.

Do and historians know why she was not included on the Wall of Monarachs?

Thank you