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Thursday 26 November at 7:30pmOf all the women in Henry VIII's life, none are more famed, studied and celebrated than his second wife, Anne Boleyn, and their daughter Elizabeth I. Anne not only became Henry`s queen, but she also played a major role in some of the most important policy decisions ever taken in England. Yet she over-reached herself, and ended vilified, disgraced and humiliated before suffering execution. Her daughter Elizabeth was not yet three years old, yet from such tragic and unfavourable origins, she rose to become one of the strongest and most powerful women in English history. Join Tudor historians Alison Weir and Siobhan Clarke as they discuss Anne's fall from grace and the daughter who, some argue, eclipsed even her father in the story of the nation.
Tickets £16-20 to include mulled wine and a mince pie
ALISON WEIR is one of Britain’s bestselling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods.
SIOBHAN CLARKE has worked as a lecturer and guide for Historic Royal Palaces for seventeen years, writing tours and lectures on Hampton Court Palace, the Tower of London and the Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace.
Alison and Siobhan met at an event at Hampton Court Palace in 2003, and have been friends ever since. They have given many joint talks over the years, including several talks on the theme ‘A Royal Christmas’, which inspired their book A Tudor Christmas.
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