UnholyTudor

Becoming Anne by Dr Owen Emmerson and Kate McCaffrey I am reccomending this book because I recently got the pleasure of meeting the authors of this book, and they highlighted the importance of Anne Boleyns upbringing. When thinking of Anne Boleyn, we only think of her once Henry VIII has taken interest in her. However, Anne became the woman she was because of influential figures, cultures and politics. The book highlights how Anne became so outspoken, and lets be frank wilful to a T! Anne was the epitome of the renaissance, she was for the new religion, she was a patron of the arts, she liked music and many more things. In the book, it includes people that heavily influenced Anne Boleyn in her formative years. For example, Margaret of Austria, Louise of Savoy, Queen Claude and Marguerite of Angouleme. These extraordinary ladies showed Anne women could be in power, and be  very successful. They also introduced Anne to the new religion, which would eventually shape the fate...

 Little Moreton Hall Little Moreton Hall is one of the best-known half-timbered buildings in Britain. The manor rises from the flat Cheshire plains that surround it, its magnificent timbers are as impressive now as when they were first hewn, carved and hefted into place some 500 years ago. This was a house built to impress. It is a lasting reminder of the sophistication and craftsmanship of the Tudor era. The first records we ever have of the Moretons go back to the late 13th century. The Moretons most likely developed their wealth following the Black Death in 1348 and the Dissolution of the Monasteries in King Henry VIII’s reign. The Moreton family bought vast amounts of land, which was an excellent move for the family, as, by the mid-16th century, the Moretons owned 1,360 acres of land. It was mainly from the income of the estate that allowed them to build Little Moreton Hall with little interruption, expanding and improving the manor from the early 16th century up until the Civi...