OTD in 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn was unjustly beheaded in the Tower of London on the orders of her husband, Henry VIII. This post commemorates her life and death.

I'm so excited to announce that I'll be presenting a paper at the postgraduate Cambridge Workshop for the Early Modern Period on 16 June, 5-6:30 PM GMT! I'll be posting the Zoom link nearer the date. Hop on if you're interested in the Tudors or history!

We are thrilled to share out termcard for Easter, as well as the details for out first session this Monday (19 May) at 5pm. We are thrilled to be welcoming three amazing speakers! As always a Zoom link will be circulated to our mailing list

We look foward to seeing you there!

OPEN LETTER: HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS

Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now!

Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn

Heartened to see that close to 900 fellow academics and educators have already signed our letter in support of trans rights, trans wellbeing & trans inclusion, and against essentialist, anti-scientific, racialised & regressive views of womanhood. Please do read, share & sign! tinyurl.com/mud7va29

Back with the second-part of my Jeopardy! reminiscences, this time reflecting on my second stint on the show and how Election Day 2024 was perhaps the worst day I could've been assigned for filming.

Breaking the radio silence now that my workload has cleared up a bit to talk about my experiences on Jeopardy! Part 1: the background to my first Jeopardy! appearance, and the filming itself

Happy New Year! I'm back with the final installment in my on-screen Anne depictions ranking trilogy! This time, I'll tell you all about my four favorite Anne portrayals. Where I placed them may surprise you...

#henryviii #thetudors #tudor #anneboleyn

adventuresinearlymodernity.com/2024/12/31/r...

Happy New Year! I'm back with the final installment in my on-screen Anne depictions ranking trilogy! This time, I'll tell you all about my four favorite Anne portrayals. Where I placed them may surprise you...

#henryviii #thetudors #tudor #anneboleyn

adventuresinearlymodernity.com/2024/12/31/r...

The second part of my three-part ranking of on-screen Anne Boleyn portrayals is out now! This time, it's the middling bunch.

#tudorhistory #anneboleyn #tudor #wolfhall

adventuresinearlymodernity.com/2024/12/26/r...

The second part of my three-part ranking of on-screen Anne Boleyn portrayals is out now! This time, it's the middling bunch.

#tudorhistory #anneboleyn #tudor #wolfhall

adventuresinearlymodernity.com/2024/12/26/r...

The second is the first part of my three-part ranking of twelve on-screen depictions of Anne Boleyn, from Merle Oberon to Amy James-Kelly. First up: my least favorite portrayals 👀

adventuresinearlymodernity.com/2024/12/25/r...

#tudorhistory #anneboleyn #tudor

I've also launched my new blog! It's called Adventures in Early Modernity, and it'll focus on the early modern world, the Tudors in media, and my journey in academia, along with many of my other interests! You can find it at adventuresinearlymodernity.com.

Hi, y'all! My name's Enzo Cunanan, and I'm studying for an MPhil in Early Modern History at the University of Cambridge. I graduated this summer from the University of Oxford with a BA in History.