August 26 - Queen Anne Boleyn takes her chamber to prepare for childbirth

On this day in Tudor history, 26th August 1533, Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII, prepared for the birth of her first child by "taking her chamber" at Greenwich Palace. This child was of course the future Queen Elizabeth I.

 

"Taking her chamber" was common practice in Tudor England, and in today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown", explains all of the rituals and traditions involved, as well as describing what Anne Boleyn's chamber would have been like.

 

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/xsfsQEhlVD4

 

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