When Love Came Draped in Ermine Henry VIIIâs Lavish Offerings to Anne Boleynâand What Became of Them In the glittering court of Henry VIII, love didnât just whisper sonnetsâit roared in rubies, furs, and country estates. To win Anne Boleynâs heart (and perhaps her hand), the king spared no expense. His pursuit wasnât paved with… Continue reading Queenly Gifts
Author: Lottie Bennett
The mind behind Crowned & Curious
đ Title: Royal daydreamer. Head researcher. Tiara enthusiast.
đ From: Gilded Willow Manor (ok, itâs a city apartmentâbut let me dream)
â Fueled by: Iced coffee, dusty scrolls, and midnight curiosity
đ Day job: Research librarian at the Royal Archive Annex
đȘ Superpower: Turning history into happily-ever-afters (with a plot twist)
đ Favourite royal? Anne Boleyn. Complicated. Captivating. Misunderstood.
đ Catchphrase: âLong live curiosity. Long live storytelling.â
đ Fun Fact: Once cried over a Tudor documentary and a Bridgerton ball gown in the same day
đ Motto: If history had Instagram, Iâd be its royal correspondent
Sibling Rivalry: The Boleyn Edition
Three Siblings. One Crown. Zero Survivors. History remembers Anne Boleyn as the queen who lost her head. But behind the throne was a family whose ambitions soared just as highâand fell just as hard. Meet the Boleyn siblings: Anne, Mary, and George. Raised in the heady glow of Tudor ambition, they became a trio tangled… Continue reading Sibling Rivalry: The Boleyn Edition
Waiting, Watching, and Waging Hearts
Anne, Katherine, and the Court That Watched Them Burn At the glittering center of Henry VIIIâs court, velvet gowns rustled, whispers stirred the air, and hearts beat with ambition, devotionâand dread. Anne Boleyn, sharp of wit and shrouded in mystery, had once walked behind Queen Katherine of Aragon as her lady-in-waiting. She held the queenâs… Continue reading Waiting, Watching, and Waging Hearts
When Harry Met Mary đ
What If Henry VIII Had Chosen Mary Boleyn, Not Anne? The Other Boleyn Girl Becomes the Boleyn Girl. When we think of Henry VIIIâs great romantic obsession, the name Anne Boleyn reigns supremeâsharp-witted, bold, and crowned. But rewind the courtly clock a little, and youâll find Mary Boleyn quietly standing in the background, already in… Continue reading When Harry Met Mary đ
Royally Yours
She didnât fall in loveâshe made it kneel. Before the crown glinted in the sunlight⊠Before the Tower gates clanged shut⊠Before history etched her name in tragedyâ There was Anne. Not yet queen. Not yet legend. Just a girl with a laugh like lace and eyes that missed nothing. A Heart Already Spoken For… Continue reading Royally Yours
Before the Crown
Anne Boleyn: The French Files Before she wore the âBâ necklace. Before she shattered the English church. Before her name became synonymous with scandal and seductionâ Anne Boleyn was just a clever girl with ambition in her eyes and French lace at her cuffs. Welcome to Before the Crown: The Royal Gap Years, where we… Continue reading Before the Crown
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn: The Queen Who Changed Everything Fact, fiction, and a whole lot of flair. Welcome to the court of Anne Boleynâthe woman who turned heads, toppled crowns, and rewrote the rules of love and power (all while rocking French fashion and a killer necklace). Before Anne, queens were seenânot necessarily heard. But Anne? She spoke, sparked, stirred.… Continue reading Anne Boleyn
WaitâŠ.. who is Lottie ?
Who is Lottie? Well⊠you might be right. Sheâs not exactly real. But sheâs very much alive. Lottie is my imaginary friend. My little history bestie. My daydreaming doppelgĂ€nger and time-traveling alter ego. Sheâs the curious one tucked away in library corners and castle corridors. The one who falls in love with lost queens, forgotten… Continue reading WaitâŠ.. who is Lottie ?
Meet our first Queen
Welcome to my caffeinated, curious little world. Itâs truly an honour to have you here. We begin our journey with the queen who started it all for meâ Anne Boleyn. Enthralling. Passionate. Mysterious. Whispered about. Betrayed. And ultimately... beheaded. Her story is stitched together with love, ambition, truth (and lies), and betrayal. A real-life drama… Continue reading Meet our first Queen
Who are we ?
Welcome to Crowned & Curious: Where History Wears a Tiara To honour the stories that history rushed pastâone queen, one question, and one cup of tea at a time What We're About Weâre not your high school history class (though we do have a soft spot for parchment and powdered wigs). Crowned & Curious is a… Continue reading Who are we ?
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