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cesareeborgia · 1 year

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↳ favourite queen consorts of england

#eleanor of aquitaine #isabella of france #philippa of hainault #elizabeth woodville #anne boleyn #house plantagenet #house tudor #house boleyn #house woodville #english history #englishqueens*#anneboleynedit #historyedit #my gifs #creations*

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earlymodernbarbie · 4 months

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Genevieve Bujold as Anne Boleyn in Anne of the Thousand Days

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texaschainsawmascara · 11 months

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for the ones who don’t have great sibling relationships all those other posts talk about

Clive Baker / Succession / Joshua A. Krisch / Cain Kills Abel / Natalie Diaz / Shameless / Richard Siken / Sharp Objects x / Jenny Han / The Other Boleyn Girl / Jane Mersky Leder / The Haunting of Hill House x / Succession x2 / Silver Linings Playbook / Boy Meets World / Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 / Ginger Snaps / Scream 4

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livesunique · 1 month

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Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, United Kingdom

#art #design #architecture #history #luxury lifestyle #luxury house #style #castle #interior design #dining room #luxury home #hever castle #anne boleyn #kent #united kingdom #hever

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threesonsofyorks · 1 month

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"To say that Thomas Boleyn and his children after him set out to be courtiers is, therefore, to say a great deal; they were taking the road to power, prestige and profit. Whether it was the road of honour is a different question, and most historians have felt that Anne's father personified all that was bad about the court. P.W. Sergeant's verdict that 'it is clearly hopeless to attempt a defence of Sir Thomas' may seem totally justified in case of a man who, on his way to an earldom, slipped, or appears to have slipped, two daughters in succession into the king's bed. Friedmann's judgement, 'mean and grasping', is certainly correct." Ives, E. 2004. The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn: 'The Most Happy'

NICK DUNNING as THOMAS BOLEYN in THE TUDORS (2007-2010)

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thepastisalreadywritten · 9 months

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By Leslie Patrick

1 August 2023

Anne Boleyn (c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536), King Henry VIII's second queen, is often portrayed as a seductress and ultimately the woman responsible for changing the face of religion in England.

In reality, she was a fiercely intelligent and pious woman dedicated to education and religious reform.

But after her arrest and execution on false charges of adultery and incest in May 1536, Henry VIII was determined to forget her memory.

Her royal emblems were removed from palace walls, her sparkling jewels tucked away in dark coffers, and her precious books disappeared from the pages of time.

One of Boleyn’s books that has reappeared is the Book of Hours, a stunning prayer book, printed around 1527 with devotional texts designed to be read throughout the day, features hand-painted woodcuts — as well as a rare example of the queen’s own writing.

In the margins of one of the beautifully decorated pages, she penned a rhyming couplet followed by her signature:

“Remember me when you do pray, that hope doth lead from day to day, Anne Boleyn.”

The book vanished with Boleyn’s execution in 1536, then resurfaced around 1903 when it was acquired by the American millionaire William Waldorf Astor (31 March 1848 – 18 October 1919) after he purchased Hever Castle, Anne Boleyn’s childhood home in the English countryside.

The hiding place of the disgraced queen’s devotional tome had been a mystery for centuries, until recent research by a university student uncovered hidden signatures that helped trace its path through history.

The discovery

The book’s whereabouts in the 367 years between Boleyn’s death and its reemergence remained puzzling until 2020 when Kate McCaffrey, then a graduate student at the University of Kent working on her master’s thesis about Anne Boleyn’s Book of Hours, found something unexpected in the margins of the book.

“I noticed what appeared to be smudges to the naked eye,” recalls McCaffrey, assistant curator at Hever Castle since 2021.

Intrigued, she borrowed an industrial-strength ultraviolet light and set it up in the darkest room of Hever Castle.

Ultraviolet light is often used to examine historical documents because ink absorbs the ultraviolet wavelength, causing it to appear darker against the page when exposed.

“The words just came through. It was incredible to see them underneath the light, they were completely illuminated,” the curator recalls.

McCaffrey’s theory is that the words were erased during the late Victorian era when it was popular to cleanse marginalia from books or manuscripts.

But thanks to her extraordinary detective work, these erased words turned out to be the key that unlocked the tale of the book’s secret journey from certain destruction at the royal court to safety in the hands of a dedicated group of Boleyn’s supporters.

The guardians

Indeed, various pages throughout the text reveal the names and notations of a string of Kentish women — Elizabeth Hill, Elizabeth Shirley, Mary Cheke, Philippa Gage, and Mary West — who banded together to safeguard Anne's precious book and keep her memory alive.

While it’s unclear how the book was initially passed to these women, Anne Boleyn expert Natalie Grueninger suggests it was gifted by Anne to a woman named Elizabeth Hill.

Elizabeth grew up near Hever Castle, and her husband, Richard Hill, was sergeant of the King’s Cellar at Henry VIII’s court.

There are records of the Hill’s playing cards with the king, and there may have been a friendship between Elizabeth and the queen that prompted Boleyn to pass her prayer book on before her execution.

“This extended Kentish family kept the book safe following Anne’s demise, which was an incredibly brave and bold act considering it could have been considered treasonous,” says Grueninger, podcaster and author of the book The Final Year of Anne Boleyn.

Anne’s Book of Hours was passed between mothers, daughters, sisters, and nieces until the late sixteenth century, when the last name makes its appearance in its margins.

“This story is an example of the women in the family prioritizing loyalty, friendship, fidelity, and a personal connection to Anne,” says McCaffrey.

“The fact that the women have kept it safe is a really beautiful story of solidarity, community, and bravery.”

The book, currently on display at Hever Castle, is a touchstone of the enigma that was Anne Boleyn.

Castle historian and assistant curator Owen Emmerson points out that the book contains Anne’s DNA on the pages from where she touched and kissed it during her daily devotions.

“This was a really beloved possession of hers,” says Emmerson.

“Because of what happened to Anne Boleyn, we don’t have a vast amount of information in Anne’s own words. But the physical remnants of her use of the book, and the construction of that beautiful little couplet, have her identity in them.”

While Anne’s Book of Hours has finally found its way home, the research into this intriguing historical mystery is not yet over.

McCaffrey continues to chart the book’s provenance through the centuries to find out where it was hiding all this time.

The discovery of the inscriptions illuminates the book’s furtive journey, providing us with a glimpse into the controversy, loyalty, and fascination that Anne Boleyn has engendered for the past 500 years.

#Anne Boleyn #King Henry VIII #Book of Hours #William Waldorf Astor #Hever Castle #Kate McCaffrey #University of Kent #ultraviolet light #Natalie Grueninger #Owen Emmerson #Elizabeth Hill #Elizabeth Shirley #Mary Cheke #Philippa Gage #Mary West #The Tudors #House of Tudor #British Royal Family

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gulnarsultan · 1 month

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Yandere wife Mary Boleyn and King husband.

Mary has always dreamed of having a love marriage. Unlike her sister, she was not ambitious at all. But fate had other plans for Mary. It was surprising to everyone that a King wanted to marry her. Mary and the King had seen each other at a ball. Mary fell in love with the King at first sight. The king's marriage proposal was a great opportunity for Mary. The courtship period soon began. They soon got married in a beautiful wedding. Mary almost worshiped her husband. Other women approaching her husband made Mary angry and jealous. Mary is a submissive and docile woman for her husband. However, she is not good at all against her opponents. She tries to be the best mother she can for her children. Sh doesn't even fully trust her sister Anne.

#house of tudor #yandere the tudors #yandere tudors characters #the tudors #yandere tudors #yandere mary boleyn #yandere mary boleyn x reader #yandere female

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ladysansa · 1 year

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Arya & Sansa Stark, Game of Thrones, 7x04, 7x06, 8x03 // The Elektra Complex, @filmnoirsbian // The Other Boleyn Girl, dir. Justin Chadwick // George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

#hope y’all like ww posts because I’ve got so many of these #arya stark #sansa stark #house stark #elektra #gotedit #got #asoiaf #the other boleyn girl #web weaving #post*

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belle-primrose · 7 months

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Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell in Game of Thrones

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sunfyre-targaryen · 14 days

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ALICENT HIGHTOWER

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ANNE BOLEYN

both were ladies before they became queens

both married a king for the will of their fathers

both were the second wives of a king

both brought big changes to court, especially for what it concerns religion (alicent - faith of the seven; anne - protestantism)

both are famous for the color green

both are called "whore"

both had a daughter who became queen

both had a great ambition

both died alone (even if in two completely different ways)

this is so random, but i love them both and i started to think about their common points out of nowhere and here we are

#alicent hightower #anne boleyn #house of the dragon #the tudors #asoiaf

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cesareeborgia · 1 year

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↳ 29 April 1536 — The quarrel between Queen Anne and Sir Henry Norris

#today in history #anne boleyn #henry norris #the tudors #house boleyn #house tudor #tudor history #english history #natalie dormer #anneboleynedit #historyedit #my gifs #historicalevents*#creations*

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earlymodernbarbie · 12 days

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Pattern Portraits of the Six Wives of Henry VIII (part one): Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn

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amoratearte · 8 months

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Queen Rhaenyra of House Targaryen, First of Her Name.

Quick sketch for the series “better outfits for Rhaenyra”, based off Queen Anne Boleyn (Natalie Dormer), from The Tudors

#queen rhaenyra #rhaenyra targaryen #asoiaf #hotd fanart #house of the dragon #asoiaf fanart #fanart #hotd #digital painting #procreate #sketch #rhaenyra the cruel #iron throne #emma darcy #lottie x natalie #anne boleyn #the tudors #rhaenyra outfits #house targaryen

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athousandtales · 2 years

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People well know and remember Anne Boleyn was my mother. Why can I not?

#perioddramaedit #becomingeelizabethedit #becoming elizabeth #anne boleyn #elizabeth tudor #elizabeth i #the other boleyn girl #anne x elizabeth #mine: perioddrama #perioddrama #mine: history #mine: gifs #rayedit.#mine.#beedit #tudorsedit #tudoredit #house of tudor

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clarabow-mp3 · 5 months

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i say this in the kindest way possible but i think there's a lot of american critiques of saltburn that just don't quite grasp the british class system? and like i'm australian i haven't experienced it myself but like. the cattons are not the kind of rich that a person could conceivably aspire to. these are people descended from the mr darcys of the 19th century, who made their money from slavery and colonialism and it still hasn't run out and likely never will. they're probably related to the royal family somehow. oliver being so obsessed with them and doing terrible things in an attempt to reach that status despite being relatively privileged himself makes so much sense in that context.

#saltburn #like yeah hia family are comfortable he goes to oxford he'll probably end up with a very lucrative job but he will NEVER reach their level #even after inheriting the house their peers are never going to consider him one of them because he can't trace his lineage to anne boleyn #btw i do think the class commentary is messy at best but i've seen a lot of 'well oliver lives in a nice house and goes to oxford #why would he be so obsessed with the cattons??' and first of all. the cattons are jacob elordi and rosamund pike. like hello.#second of all this is like another level of wealthy

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thepastisalreadywritten · 8 months

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BORN ON THIS DAY:

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603.

Elizabeth was the last monarch of the House of Tudor and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen."

#Elizabeth I #Queen Elizabeth I #House of Tudor #Boleyn Family #Anne Boleyn #British Royal Family

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