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Brilliant Boleyn

Brilliant Boleyn – The Artist and the Architects

October 22, 2020People and Places 3 Comments

Quick Links: The Artist / The Legend For those of you relatively new to Carshalton, you would never have seen the wooden Sculpture of Tudor Queen, Anne Boleyn at Church Hill. The empty plinth is where she once stood, and for nearly 50 years this prestigious sculpture has overlooked the site of Anne Boleyn’s Well. … Read More

Brilliant Boleyn – The Carshalton Legend of Anne Boleyn

October 21, 2020History 4 Comments

Quick Links: The Artist / The Legend Historians believe that the Anne Boleyn’s Well was never named after the Tudor Queen, but is purely a mis-spelling of an earlier name. However, they are agreed that there’s a possibility she did visit. Every aspect of Anne Boleyn’s life is controversial. Her birth date, her personality, her … Read More