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Anne Boleyn

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25 days ago

A 400-year-old painting could finally prove that Anne Boleyn's 'sixth finger' was nothing more than a vicious rumour.
Hever Castle says Boleyn's hands are included to rebut "hostile rumours" she had extra fingers.

Exclusive: Underdrawing suggests attempt to debunk myth that former wife of Henry VIII had sixth finger

Anne Boleyn’s Hever “Rose” portrait is one of history’s most iconic faces, with her “B” pendant,…

87 days ago

Historian Kate Williams discusses one treasured item Elizabeth I wore until her dying day, which may signal her lasting love for her mother and a secret act of rebellion against her tyrannical father.

3 months ago

Holbein: Renaissance Master by Elizabeth Goldring review – a magnificent portrait of the artist ⊖

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The first scholarly biography in more than 100 years of the man who immortalised the Tudor court does not disappoint

Much of what we know, or think we know, about the court of Henry VIII comes directl…

From Claire Foy’s Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall to Adriana in The Sopranos, we meet the actors who had to bump off TV legends … and then face the wrath of the public

Talk about being a pantomime villain. I…

4 months ago

Joint prayer in Sistine Chapel is symbolic act of rapprochement between Catholic church and Church of England after centuries of division

Almost every British schoolchild is taught that Henry VIII, th…

Who founded the Royal Ballet School in 1926? The Saturday quiz ⊕

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From Anne Boleyn’s ghost to a novel in three volumes, by a lady, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

1 What is Earth’s largest living toothed predator?
2 What 1811 work was “a novel in three vol…

8 months ago

‘A gift of a role for a mother’: Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer on playing Tolstoy’s tortured Anna Karenina ○

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

From Anne Boleyn to Lady W to Game of Thrones, she has played tough women who kick against society’s constraints. What will the actor bring to the great Russian character who leaves her husband and s…

13 months ago

Who spent 40% of last year at the top of the UK singles chart? The Saturday quiz ○

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From the Companions of Artemis to The Rubber-Keyed Wonder, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

1 Who spent 40% of last year at the top of the UK singles chart?
2 What Japanese model is the best-…

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