Anne Boleyn’s face has been copied so many times that it can feel more legend than person. Now, new research on one of her most famous portraits suggests the painter was doing more than recording a ...

New research suggests that mother and daughter's likenesses were blurred to reinforce Elizabeth I's claim to the throne. A portrait of Anne Boleyn from the late 16th century (c.1500-1536) by an ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. In one of the most recognizable images in Tudor history, Anne ...

Who was Anne Boleyn? She rose to power in the early 1530s, having played a strategic game to secure position as King Henry VIII‘s second wife. Posthumously, after he had her framed for treason and ...

A 400–year–old painting could finally prove that Anne Boleyn's 'sixth finger' was nothing more than a vicious rumour. During and after her lifetime, Henry VIII's second wife was hounded by accusations ...