Articles on Anne Boleyn

September 23, 2022

Hilary Mantel was one of the great voices of historical fiction – and so much more

Dinah Birch, University of Liverpool

A short guide to the Wolf Hall author’s remarkably varied back catalogue.

June 7, 2021

Leanne Bibby, Teesside University

Historically inaccurate portrayals of Anne Boleyn aren’t new, and artistic license is vital to telling her story.

March 9, 2020

Janet Dickinson, University of Oxford

Mantel’s prize-winning novels put imaginary flesh on the skeletal historical record and gives us the complete picture of the Tudor courtier.

Dinah Birch
Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Cultural Engagement, Professor of English Literature, University of Liverpool
Leanne Bibby
Senior Lecturer in English Studies, Teesside University
Janet Dickinson
Senior Associate Tutor in History, University of Oxford