Christianity Today

The Rise & Fall of Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn, claims her biographer Eric Ives, “was the most influential and important queen consort this country has ever had.” This would seem a very strong statement when we consider that Anne spent ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Rumors Suggested That Anne Boleyn Was a Witch With Six Fingers. Did This Elizabethan Artist Rework a Portrait of the Tudor Queen to Debunk the Gossip?

A new analysis of the Hever Rose portrait suggests that the painter deliberately modified an existing template to showcase ...
Artnet

This Anne Boleyn Portrait Hides a ‘Visual Rebuttal’ to a Historic Smear Campaign

Infrared analysis of a 16th-century portrait of Anne Boleyn uncovered a deliberate reworking of the doomed queen’s hands. The clear depiction of five fingers on each hand is believed to counter ...

An Anne Boleyn Portrait Hid A 500-Year-Old Secret. Tech Uncovered It

Scientific analysis of the famed Anne Boleyn portrait "Hever Rose" reveals the artist may have tried to visually rebut rumors about the queen to protect her legacy.
NPR

If an Anne Boleyn portrait is really Elizabeth I, there's a good reason

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tudor historian Owen Emmerson about his theory that the face in a famous portrait of Anne Boleyn is actually that of her daughter, Elizabeth I. Anne Boleyn is arguably one ...