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  A life working at Hampton Court Palace Interviewing James Peacock, the Anne Boleyn Society               I have had an exclusive interview with James Peacock, he works at Hampton Court Palace and he created the Anne Boleyn Society. I have questioned him on all things Hampton Court and Anne Boleyn! Let us dig in! So, James tell us a bit about yourself! So, I live on the outskirts of London and have been interested in Anne Boleyn/Tudor history since childhood. I lived in Australia for a few years growing up. I'm a huge fan of Kylie Minogue and about nine years ago I set up The Queen Anne Boleyn Society. What drew you to wanting to work at Hampton Court Palace? I've always had a fascination with the Tudors and of course Anne Boleyn, but also other parts of history as well and fortunately Hampton Court has a  diverse history spanning multiple eras. What do you find so fascinating about Tudor history? The Tudors have something for everyone. It's full of incredible characters a

  The saddest princess by Leah Toole An exclusive interview with Leah Toole on her first book Leah wrote her first book on Princess Mary Tudor, the first-born daughter of Henry VIII. This book is historical fiction but is thoroughly enjoyable. You can purchase Leah's book for yourself on Amazon. Tell us a bit about yourself, Leah!  I am a German/British mum of 2, passionate about Tudor history. I grew up in Portugal and lived there for 24 years, where I met my husband and our kids were born.  Where did your fascination with history start? I decided to study History completely at random alongside English Literature and Language and instantly fell in love with it.   Why did you decide to write your first book on Princess Mary?   I believe that Mary I and how we perceive her today is so negative due to the Propaganda during her reign which we still believe to this day when she didn't actually do anything that Henry VIII or even Elizabeth I did. People forget that she was a royal-b

The Fall of Anne Boleyn A Countdown by Claire Ridgway Hello my fellow history lovers, how are you all doing in the month of May? Claire is the founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and has written many books on the Boleyn family. Seeing that May is the downfall of Anne Boleyn, I decided to recommend a book on the last weeks of Anne Boleyn. This book is utterly fabulous, it goes into enough detail but does not overcomplicate it. The book actually begins in January 1536 with her miscarriage which is a major factor in Anne Boleyn's fall, it factors in everything that will have contributed to the events of May 1536. She does not exclude anyone or forget anyone that was in the events of 1536. When I read this book I was overcome with emotion, because Claire wrote it so beautifully, Anne could not do anything to change what was happening nor did she have any idea of what was going to happen to her.  I do also like that this book goes day by day and month by month as someone who is an avid Tud