Anne Boleyn, Queen of England

Fashion Sense

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:47:08 -0400

Anne Boleyn’s favorite jewel was a pearl.

and her favorite colour to wear was green.

IMDB’s quote of the day is from Anne Of The Thousand...

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:57:53 -0400

IMDB’s quote of the day is from Anne Of The Thousand Days!

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Sent in by reader:It just made me smile that still today she is...

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:01:35 -0400

Sent in by reader:

It just made me smile that still today she is still recognized for her unique and stylish fashions. At the time she was known for her french styles and was a fashion icon.

the link is http://mattionline.com/Accessories.html
for anyone that is interested

A portrait of Anne’s daughter, Elizabeth I, while she was...

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:48:47 -0400

A portrait of Anne’s daughter, Elizabeth I, while she was still a princess.

The Riddle :Thomas Wyatt

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:48:47 -0400

What word is that that changeth not,
Though it be turned and made in twain?
It is mine answer, God it wot,
And eke the causer of my pain.
It love rewardeth with disdain:
Yet is it loved. What would ye more?
It is my health eke and my sore.

The answer to this is riddle is “Anna” and all though it could have been about a various amount of Annes or Annas, but because of Thomas’s love for Anne, it is most likely that it is about her.

Henry VIIIAct I, Scene IVThe play was written by Shakespeare,...

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:47:33 -0400

Henry VIII
Act I, Scene IV

The play was written by Shakespeare, but the character of Anne Boleyn was much, much, different than who she actually was. It is thought that because of Anne’s ending, and since Shakespeare was writing during the time of Elizabeth I (Anne’s daughter) he wanted to avoid any controversy.

"This morning she sent for me, that I might be with her at such time as she received the good Lord,..."

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:47:32 -0400

“This morning she sent for me, that I might be with her at such time as she received the good Lord, to the intent I should hear her speak as touching her innocency alway to be clear. And in the writing of this she sent for me, and at my coming she said, ‘Mr. Kingston, I hear I shall not die afore noon, and I am very sorry therefore, for I thought to be dead by this time and past my pain.’ I told her it should be no pain, it was so little. And then she said, ‘I heard say the executioner was very good, and I have a little neck,’ and then put her hands about it, laughing heartily.
I have seen many men and also women executed, and that they have been in great sorrow, and to my knowledge this lady has much joy in death. Sir, her almoner is continually with her, and had been since two o’clock after midnight”

- Anthony Kingston: Constable of the Tower of London
May 19th

In Mourning Wise Since Daily I Increase...

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:31:00 -0400

In Mourning wise since daily I increase,

Thus should I cloak the cause of all my grief;

So pensive mind with tongue to hold his peace’
My reason sayeth there can be no relief:

Wherefore give ear, I humbly you require,

The affect to know that thus doth make me moan.

The cause is great of all my doleful cheer

For those that were, and now be dead and gone.

What thought to death desert be now their call.

As by their faults it doth appear right plain?

Of force I must lament that such a fall should light on those so wealthily did reign,

Though some perchance will say, of cruel heart,

A traitor’s death why should we thus bemoan?

But I alas, set this offence apart,

Must needs bewail the death of some be gone.

As for them all I do not thus lament,

But as of right my reason doth me bind;

But as the most doth all their deaths repent,

Even so do I by force of mourning mind.

Some say, ‘Rochford, haddest thou been not so proud,

For thy great wit each man would thee bemoan,

Since as it is so, many cry aloud

It is great loss that thou art dead and gone.’

Ah! Norris, Norris, my tears begin to run
To think what hap did thee so lead or guide
Whereby thou hast both thee and thine undone
That is bewailed in court of every side;
In place also where thou hast never been
Both man and child doth piteously thee moan.
They say, ‘Alas, thou art far overseen
By thine offences to be thus deat and gone.’

Ah! Weston, Weston, that pleasant was and young,

In active things who might with thee compare?

All words accept that thou diddest speak with tongue,

So well esteemed with each where thou diddest fare.

And we that now in court doth lead our life

Most part in mind doth thee lament and moan;

But that thy faults we daily hear so rife,

All we should weep that thou are dead and gone.

Brereton farewell, as one that least I knew.
Great was thy love with divers as I hear,
But common voice doth not so sore thee rue
As other twain that doth before appear;
But yet no doubt but they friends thee lament
And other hear their piteous cry and moan.
So doth eah heart for thee likewise relent
That thou givest cause thus to be dead and gone.

Ah! Mark, what moan should I for thee make more,

Since that thy death thou hast deserved best,

Save only that mine eye is forced sore

With piteous plaint to moan thee with the rest?

A time thou haddest above thy poor degree,

The fall whereof thy friends may well bemoan:

A rotten twig upon so high a tree

Hath slipped thy hold, and thou art dead and gone.

And thus farewell each one in hearty wise!

The axe is home, your heads be in the street;

The trickling tears doth fall so from my eyes

I scarce may write, my paper is so wet.

But what can hope when death hath played his part,

Though nature’s course will thus lament and moan?

Leave sobs therefore, and every Christian heart

Pray for the souls of those be dead and gone.

Thomas Wyatt wrote this poem in honor of the men who were executed along side Anne Boleyn. He mentions them all, except of course, for her. Thomas was also thought to have affairs with Anne, yet he was not found guilty. The poem allows room for belief that Wyatt thought them all innocent.

"She [Anne Boleyn] is of middling stature, with a swarthy complexion, long neck, wide mouth, bosom..."

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:11:44 -0400

““She [Anne Boleyn] is of middling stature, with a swarthy complexion, long neck, wide mouth, bosom not much raised, and in fact has nothing but the King’s great appetite, and her eyes, which are black and beautiful - and take great effect on those who served the Queen when she was on the throne. She lives like a queen, and the King accompanies her to Mass - and everywhere.””

- The Venetian ambassador
1532

A potrait thought to be of Anne Boleyn, I’m not sure of...

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:07:05 -0400

A potrait thought to be of Anne Boleyn, I’m not sure of the artist.

"But Elizabeth is yours. Watch her as she grows; she’s yours. She’s a Tudor! Get yourself..."

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:06:32 -0400

“But Elizabeth is yours. Watch her as she grows; she’s yours. She’s a Tudor! Get yourself a son off of that sweet, pale girl if you can - and hope that he will live! But Elizabeth shall reign after you! Yes, Elizabeth - child of Anne the Whore and Henry the Blood-Stained Lecher - shall be Queen! And remember this: Elizabeth shall be a greater queen than any king of yours! She shall rule a greater England than you could ever have built! Yes - MY Elizabeth SHALL BE QUEEN! And my blood will have been well spent!”

- Anne Boleyn: Anne of the Thousand Days

For any of you that haven’t seen the movie, it is highly recomonded, it is more historcially accurate than most other films on Anne Boleyn (for instance. The Other Boleyn Girl).Genevieve Bujold does an excellent job as Anne Boleyn, and this quote is one of my personally favorite scenes in the movie.

A drawing including the portraits of Henry VIII and his 6...

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:53:59 -0400

A drawing including the portraits of Henry VIII and his 6 wives.
On Top: Henry Tudor
Top Row (from left to right) Catherine of Aragon - Anne Boleyn - Jane Seymour
Bottom Row (from left to right) Anne of Cleves - Kathryn Howard - Katherine Parr

Anne Boleyn's 6th Finger

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:50:44 -0400

“Folklore has always given Anne six fingers. There isn’t much evidence to support this legend. All her biographies concluded that she probably did not have one but there is no solid proof either way. George Wyatt, grandson of Thomas Wyatt and one of Anne’s very few friendly biographers, stated she had a “double nail” on one of her fingers.”
Source: http://www.nellgavin.com/boleyn_facts/

After Anne’s death rumors spread that she spotted a 6th finger on her left hand, but most of the time this was not taken seriously. The rumor was a way for her enemies to make sure that she remained a negative figure. Historians and others who have written of her life most often compromise with the idea and minimize it to seem as if she had an extra fingernail. A 6th finger was a sign of Witchcraft (which Anne was accused of), a 6th finger was a sign of the devil. It is very unlikely that someone with such a deformity would be able to catch (and keep for 10 years) the eye of a King.

Portrait of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:17:00 -0400

Portrait of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII

"Ainsi sera, groigne qui groigne"

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:08:00 -0400

““Ainsi sera, groigne qui groigne””

- “Anne had ordered new liveries for her household with the motto ‘Ainsi sera, groigne qui groigne’. This is a deliberate play on the motto of the Regent Margaret of Austria, her [Anne’s] patron as a child, ‘Groigne qui groigne, Vive Bourgogne!’ (Grudge who Grudges, Long Live Burgundy)” - Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England’s Tragic Queen … by Joanna Denny

This was a motto that taken Anne before she was made Queen. The English translation becomes something of “Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be.” It was short lived and soon she would rid of it but at the time it was representing Anne’s dark and twisted sense of humor for she knew that at the time she was not popular with the people of England.

"The Most Happy"

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:04:00 -0400

“The Most Happy”

- Anne Boleyn’s motto when she became Queen

Anne Boleyn Tweets!

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:49:00 -0400

Anne Boleyn Tweets!:

Historical Tweets, Anne Boleyn style

This is the most commonly seen version of Anne Boleyn’s B...

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:41:00 -0400

This is the most commonly seen version of Anne Boleyn’s B necklace. It was said to have been worn by her often, with other versions consisting of AB or just an A. In various films and television shows there are variations of this necklace; in ABC’s television show Ugly Betty, the protagonist wears a B necklace.

This is a late Elizabethan version of Anne Boleyn’s...

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:32:00 -0400

This is a late Elizabethan version of Anne Boleyn’s portrait. This was most likely derived from the a lost original. The original version of this portrait hangs in Hever Castle today