Christmas at Hever Castle: A Guided Tour of Anne Boleyn's Childhood Home

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In this video, Jessica the Museum Guide (that’s me!) takes you on a festive guided tour through the magnificent Hever Castle in Kent, England. This was Anne Boleyn’s childhood home, and it's the perfect place to explore the Twelve Days of Christmas as they were celebrated in the 16th century.

This is the first time in nearly 500 years that the Boleyn apartments have been decorated for Christmas – I will take you on a detailed tour of the castle, Anne Boleyn’s life, and the magic of the Tudor holiday season.

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CORRECTION - Mary Boleyn's daughter was Catherine, not Elizabeth.

VIDEO SUMMARY

0:00 - Introduction to the tour
2:00 - The Boleyns and Hever Castle
3:36 - The Parlour and the 1st Day of Christmas - Christmas Eve
5:24 - Checking out the Gift Shop - An Anne Boleyn Teddy Bear?
7:12 - The Boleyn Nursery, Anne's Early Life, and Mummers
9:35 - Feasting in the Grand Chamber and the 1st Day of Christmas - Christmas Day
13:45 - The 2nd Day of Christmas - Boxing Day
14:43 - The Best Bedchamber, and Anne & Mary in France
16:43 - The Staircase Gallery and the 3rd Day of Christmas - Wassailing
18:10 - King Henry VIII's Bedchamber - Christmas trees in the Tudor Period?
18:43 - Anne and Henry Get Serious, and the 4th Day of Christmas - Childermas
21:55 - The Book of Hours Room - The End of Anne's Life
25:09 - The Long Gallery
26:05 - A Child's Room and the 7th Day of Christmas - New Year's Eve
26:30 - Back to the Boleyn Nursery for the 8th Day of Christmas - New Year's Day
27:09 - The Inner Hall and the 10th Day of Christmas - The Feast of Fools
28:42 - The Grand Hall and the 12th Day of Christmas - Twelfth Night and Epiphany (a note that some celebrate Epiphany as the 12th Day on Jan 6 (and start counting on Dec 26), and for others the 12th Day is Jan 5, then followed by Epiphany)

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