History Archives - Nerdalicious

The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: Did Religion Come Between Jane and George?

Olga Hughes October 24, 2022

She could have been influenced by her own family’s long association with the Princess Mary. Eric Ives 1 The idea...

Olga Hughes September 13, 2022

The Myth The idea that Jane Boleyn testified against her husband and sister-in-law is further complicated with by the claim...

Olga Hughes August 30, 2022

Back in 2017, all we knew about an upcoming film on the search for Richard III’s lost grave was a...

Olga Hughes August 28, 2022

It is also the case that Lady Rochford’s interests as a widow were carefully looked after by Cromwell Eric Ives...

Olga Hughes August 12, 2022

One of the common approaches to creating the ‘villainous’ Jane Boleyn is to seperate her from her Boleyn family, to...

Olga Hughes August 11, 2022

Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, has really only left a faint impression on history. Yet I find Jane the most fascinating...

Olga Hughes June 12, 2021

There are certain aspects of Anne Boleyn’s life, and death, that will always influence the way her story is told....

Olga Hughes January 25, 2021

There was a time, not that long ago, when I was enthusiastic about arguing every detail, and examining every possible...

Olga Hughes November 12, 2020

The recently formed ‘James Maxwell and The Shadow of the Tower’ Facebook group will be holding its first The Shadow...

Olga Hughes October 31, 2020

Recently I saw a meme aimed at history nerds making fun of ‘social justice warriors’. I’ll laugh all day long...