Tudor Tours from The Anne Boleyn Files

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We have been lucky enough to line up some great speakers to share their knowledge of Anne Boleyn and Tudor times with Anne Boleyn Experience 2010 participants.

Elizabeth Norton

Elizabeth Norton is an historian and author of “Anne Boleyn: Henry VIII’s Obsession”, “Jane Seymour: Henry VIII’s True Love”, “Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII’s Discarded Bride” and “She-wolves: The Notorious Queens of England”. She is presently writing a book on Catherine Parr which will be published early next year, just before the tour.

The research she has done for her books makes her the perfect speaker for our tour – she’s a bit of an expert on Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII’s other wives. She will be speaking on Anne Boleyn, Mary Boleyn and the relationships in the Boleyn family on the night of the 19th May followed by a Q&A session and book signing.

Elizabeth gained her first degree from the University of Cambridge and then went on to do her Masters degree at the University of Oxford.

Click here to read an interview with Elizabeth Norton.

Bess Chilver – Tudor Costumer

Susan Meinir Elizabeth Chilver, better known as Bess, is an experienced Tudor costumer who has been recreating Tudor and Elizabethan life, and making Tudor costumes, at Kentwell Hall, Suffolk, for well over a decade.

Bess has just finished making her 1535 costume and will be sharing her knowledge of Tudor costumes with us and bringing along some gowns for us to look at.

After her talk, Bess will be happy to answer any questions you may have,so get thinking!

John Renshaw

John Renshaw will be our tour guide for our visits to the Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace. John is a registered and professional Blue Badge Tourist Guide who has an in depth knowledge of many of London’s sites.

We can trust him to give us a fantastic tour of the Tower of London because he was awarded a prize for being the “Best Tower of London Guide” and has also been on the winning team of the Yeoman Warder’s pub quiz which is held in their private club in the Tower!

He also has an excellent knowledge of Hampton Court Palace.

Henry VIII

Hever Castle Historian

I have arranged for us to have a special talk and slideshow from Hever Castle’s expert historian. With Hever Castle being Anne Boleyn’s former home, and having many Tudor artefacts and portraits, this is sure to be a fascinating talk.

****NEW**** On the Other Hand Theatre Company

On The Other Hand Theatre Group will be joining us on our full day at Hever to perform “The Henry VIII Show” which they performed at the Tower of London on Halloween weekend.

Their show looks fantastic fun and will be followed by a question and answer session where John (Henry VIII), who is a bit of a Tudor expert, will share his knowledge and stories and anecdotes that will make out hair curl!

Claire Ridgway – Tour Leader

Claire Ridgway is the tour organiser and leader, and will be giving the introductory talk on the first night and making sure that everyone is happy.

She is a the creator of www.theanneboleynfiles.com, a website dedicated to debunking the myths about Anne Boleyn and spreading the truth about this amazing historical figure. She describes herself as being “a full-time freelance writer, closet history lover, armchair historian and champion of the underdog, from England – land of the Tudors, Shakespeare, green fields and yummy fish and chips.”