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Portrait of Anne Boleyn that's created modern image of tragic queen isn't her says leading historian

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13th January 2026
The famous portrait of Anne Boleyn that has become the modern image of the tragic queen is probably not a painting of her at all. Instead, one leading expert thinks that the face in the portrait is actually that of her daughter, Queen Elizabeth I. The picture in question is kept in the National Gallery in London. It depicts Anne Boleyn, who was Queen of England between 1533 and 1536, as dark…
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Royal History Mystery: What happened to Amy Robsart?

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28th April 2020
Today we’re looking at a royal history mystery involving a noblewoman of the Elizabethan age. What happened to Amy Robsart? Amy Robsart was born in Norfolk on 7 June 1532, the only child of Sir John Robsart and his wife Elizabeth Scott. Raised in a prominent Protestant household, Amy received a fine education and was married three days before her 18th birthday to Robert Dudley, a younger son…
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A Week in Royal History: fashion, lost secrets and a right royal romance

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16th February 2019
Royalty is never far from the news and Britain’s rich regal history can offer up tales to thrill on even the wettest Wednesday in February. The past seven days have seen a slew of stories all about the past so here’s a round up of the week just gone in royal history. The Princess Royal came face to face with part of her own history when she visited York. Anne stopped off at the…
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A Week in Royal History

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20th October 2018
In a week when we got our first news of royal history to come (yes, I’m talking baby Sussex here) there were also plenty of tidbits from times gone to whet the appetite of even the hungriest fan of the royal past. From once in a lifetime exhibitions to the promise of majestic and princely tales as we’ve never seen them before, here’s a round up of the highlights of the past week…
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