Elizabeth Boleyn: Recovering a Life

Historian and author Sophie Bacchus-Waterman will be speaking about her new book Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen’s Mother, the first solo biography of Elizabeth Boleyn, mother of Queen Anne Boleyn.

This talk will shed light on Elizabeth Boleyn’s time as a lady-in-waiting to Katherine of Aragon, her pivotal role during the King’s Great Matter, and how she supported Anne Boleyn during her short but dramatic queenship. Who was the mother who raised the most famous queen consort in English history, and why has her story gone untold for so many centuries?

Tickets are free, but booking is essential.

We regret that access to the Upper Library is by a large spiral staircase only and may cause difficulty for anyone with limited mobility.

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