Comments on: Why was Anne Boleyn buried in an arrow chest?

By: Sylwia

Sylwia — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:01:05 +0000

Thank you for your comment, Robert. I am so happy you enjoy my article. I couldn’t agree more with you – people in Tudor times were all about symbolism, and Anne Boleyn&Henry VIII are probably the best examples. I’m looking forward to read “The Arrow Chest” – sounds really interesting.

By: Sylwia

Sylwia — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:59:19 +0000

Thank you for stopping by at my blog, Anne! I’m glad you like the article.

By: Sylwia

Sylwia — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:58:52 +0000

Thank you for your lovely comment, Kimberly!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:21:56 +0000

Awesome point about the symbolism. Wow. If true, how hard-hearted was Henry VIII? I loved the book The Arrow Chest. His previous novel Virgin and the Crab – about Elizabeth I and John Dee is also an amazingly good book. You should definitely read The Arrow Chest.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:52:38 +0000

Loved the book! The connection between the Tudors and the Victorian times was excellent. Very unusual and spellbinding. I enjoyed every page!

By: Robert Parry

Robert Parry — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:19:53 +0000

Thank you so much for mentioning my story in your article, Sylwia. You raised some good points here. It is not perhaps widely appreciated the extent to which Henry associated himself with Apollo – for example the tableau designed by Holbein for Anne’s coronation procession. The poetry of Wyatt is key to understanding much of what went on – at least I believe so. The Tudor aristocracy lived a good deal of their mental life immersed in a landscape of religious symbolism, classical mythology and allegory. It provides a key to answering so many of the questions regarding the life and death of Anne Boleyn.

By: Anne Barnhill

Anne Barnhill — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:30:56 +0000

I like the connection you make between Henry being a hunter and Anne ending up in an arrow chest–I never got the symbolism until you pointed it out! Great job–thanks!

By: Kimberly Eve

Kimberly Eve — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:28:35 +0000

This was wonderful to read. I have read and reviewed The Arrow Chest and it has become a favorite! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
Especially if you share a love for all things Tudor and Victorian eras!