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May 19, 1536: Anne Boleyn’s Unjust Execution On this day in 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife to King Henry VIII, was beheaded on false charges of adultery, incest, and treason in the Tower of London. This post commemorates her life and death.

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.

19.05.2025 11:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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!

16.05.2025 12:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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!

16.05.2025 11:19 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 3

Historians for Trans Rights - Open Letter to MPs In light of the recent and incessant attacks on the trans community in the UK by the UK government and legal system, a group of UK-based historians have drafted the letter linked below. Our aim is to ...

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

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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

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My Jeopardy! Experiences: Part 2 (Returning to LA and a Fateful Taping) Part 2 of a two-part series on my Jeopardy! experiences. This post: my return to Jeopardy! and the troubles of filming that return on Election Day.

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.

01.05.2025 16:19 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

My Jeopardy! Experiences: Part 1 (From History Bee to Two TV Appearances) Part 1 of a two-part series on my Jeopardy! experiences. This part: how I got to appear on Jeopardy! the first time.

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

15.02.2025 19:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ranking Twelve Depictions of Anne Boleyn: Part 3 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.

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

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01.01.2025 04:31 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Ranking Twelve Depictions of Anne Boleyn: Part 2 The second part of my three-part Anne Boleyn portrayals ranking! This time, I look at the portrayals that make me go, “Eh, they’re alright.”

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

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26.12.2024 21:43 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Ranking Twelve Depictions of Anne Boleyn: Part 2 The second part of my three-part Anne Boleyn portrayals ranking! This time, I look at the portrayals that make me go, “Eh, they’re alright.”

26.12.2024 21:43 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Ranking Twelve Depictions of Anne Boleyn: Part 1 I’m exploring twelve on-screen depictions of Anne Boleyn in this three-part series. First up: the awful portrayals.

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 👀

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#tudorhistory #anneboleyn #tudor

26.12.2024 20:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Welcome To My Blog! An introduction – who am I? Why do I study history? And what’s my academic journey been like so far?

I've already made two posts! The first is an introduction to the blog and my academic history so far (although I'll save the details on Oxford and Cambridge for another post): adventuresinearlymodernity.com/2024/12/25/w...

26.12.2024 20:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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.

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I'm really excited to meet other early modern historians/Tudor buffs on here!

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My teammates and I representing University College, Oxford on University Challenge

Ken Jennings (the host of Jeopardy!) and me in my first appearance on the show

My second appearance on Jeopardy!

You may have seen me on Series 29 (2022) of the ITV quiz show University Challenge, representing University College, Oxford, or on the American cable game show Jeopardy! I appeared on Jeopardy this June and am returning for a second time on January 7, 2025!

26.12.2024 20:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Me in front of the famous Walker Art Gallery Holbein portrait of Henry VIII, at the Six Lives NPG exhibition

My current MPhil research studies posthumous representations of Henry VIII in sixteenth century English and Spanish historical writings, especially William Thomas' 1547 dialogue "Peregryne" and Pedro de Ribadeneira's 1588 "Historia Ecclesiastica del Scisma del Reyno de Inglaterra".

26.12.2024 20:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Me in a suit, tie, and gown for my matriculation at Hughes Hall, Cambridge

Me at my graduation from University College, Oxford

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.

26.12.2024 20:36 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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