Posted by admin in Entertainment, Featured Articles on 05 29th, 2009 | Comments Off
Old Review of The Boleyn Girl: the movie
I wrote this when The Other Boleyn Girl came out a while ago- just wanted to post it to my blog. It was hard not to roll my eyes during The Other Boleyn Girl. To be fair, the book wasn’t the most accurate portrayal either, so it’s going to be automatically convoluted when it’s a movie based of...
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Posted by admin in Book News, Travel on 05 28th, 2009 | Comments Off
Alison Weir new books and tours!
My, my, this is exciting! Alison Weir has a new non fiction book coming out in September, called The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn with a special event accompanying the release of her book at the Tower of London. There will be a tour that consists of walking along the same route Anne did...
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Posted by admin in Book News on 05 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Wolf Hall
I still don’t understand what Wolf Hall is about- it’s a fiction but is it some sort of dramatized fictional book about Henry VIII getting a divorce from Catherine? Or what? Whose point of view is it from? Is it focused on Henry’s divorce or the court? I’m a little confused. Somebody...
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Posted by admin in Entertainment on 05 19th, 2009 | 8 Comments
Anne Boleyn in Gossip Girl
I watched the end of Gossip Girl last night and Blair brought up Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I. This is what she said: “That’s the thing. You need to be cool to be queen. Anne Boleyn thought only with her heart and she got her head chopped off. So her daughter Elizabeth made a vow never to...
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Posted by admin in Entertainment on 05 18th, 2009 | Comments Off
Thoughts about season 3 of The Tudors
I just want to say that I am really enjoying this season of The Tudors. I was catching up on the episodes and I just saw episodes 4, 5 and 6 of Season 3, and I must say – I was quite moved by all the episodes. This season is moving particularly fast because of all the events that happened post...
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Posted by admin in Special Days on 05 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Anne Boleyn Day coming up
Next Tuesday is Anne Boleyn Day!! “This special day has been created to commemorate the execution of Anne Boleyn, Queen of England and second wife to Henry VIII, on May 19 1536 after being found guilty of treason, adultery and incest. The aim of Anne Boleyn Day is to spread the message that Anne...
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Posted by admin in Featured Articles, History News on 05 14th, 2009 | Comments Off
Vatican letter on sale for $68,000
If you can spare $68,000, you can buy a copy of the letter in which Henry asked the Catholic church for an annulment from Catherine of Aragon. “The Vatican has opened its Secret Archives, the repository of centuries worth of documents pertaining to the Holy See, to let the world get a closer look...
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Posted by admin in Entertainment on 05 12th, 2009 | Comments Off
Joss Stone in the fourth and final season of The Tudors
According to Reuters, Joss Stone will not only appear in the current season of the Tudors, but also in the fourth and final season. (Waaa!) Stone will be playing the role of Anne of Cleves, Henry’s fourth wife. This has been discussed many a times, but Joss Stone is too pretty to play Anne. I...
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Posted by admin in Things to Ponder on 05 11th, 2009 | Comments Off
Bully or hero?
Henry VIII: Bully or Hero? I defintely don’t think Henry was a hero. Yes, he started the English Reformation and he represents this majestic monarch, but I think he was a spoiled selfish man who got everything he wanted and would do anything to get it. He was a fascinating figure in history and...
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Posted by admin in Book News on 05 8th, 2009 | Comments Off
New Mary Tudor book out
I don’t think it’s out in the US yet, but a new Mary Tudor book just came out this week in the UK. Mary Tudor: England’s First QueenBy Anna Whitelock Read review here
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