Anne boleyn artifacts

Anne Boleyn B Brooch

The origins of the distinctive Anne Boleyn B necklace are not known, but it is thought that it may have been a gift from her father, Thomas Boleyn.

The 1495 summary of works by philosopher and theologian William of Ockham shows how agents for the monarch scoured the country for texts in order to question the authority of the pope.

The lead Moost Happi medal, believed to be a commemorative coin from 1534 and the only undisputed image of Anne Boleyn

On Sunday 10th April 2016 Anne Boleyn hit the news with articles in the Sunday Times and Mail Online claiming that a copy of a lost portrait of Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn B Necklace

An example of the stitchwork produced by one of the Tower's most famous temporary residents.

Anne Boleyn's Lute

Anne Boleyn allegedly held this prayer book during her beheading in 1536.

The newly discovered emblem goes back on show on the 500th anniversary of the day King Henry VIII first met his future second wife

Anne Boleyn's Gateway – East Molesey, England - Atlas Obscura

Anne Boleyn coin

Queen Elizabeth's I gloves

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Queen Anne Boleyn's Psalter. By tradition this tiny gold prayer book was carried by Anne to her execution where she presented it to one of the ladies attending her on the scaffold, her friend Margaret Wyatt. It would have been worn hanging from a waist chain.

A replica of Anne Boleyn's necklace ~ The “B” necklace was Anne Boleyn’s favourite piece of jewellery and can be seen in the few portraits of her that still exist today. It was her signature piece and was passed down to Elizabeth I, along with her “A” necklace and “AB” brooch. The origins of the distinctive Anne Boleyn B necklace are not known, but it is thought that it may have been a gift from her father, Thomas Boleyn. Personalised jewellery, with initials on it, was very popular at the…