Historian & author. Anna of Cleves expert. Also attorney & part-time law professor. Mother of parrots. 📚⚖️💻🦜🦜🦜 Most recently published book: Katharine of Aragon, Spanish Princess: ‘I am not as Simple as I may Seem’ (Amberley 2025)https://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3mkkzhysd2c2nMany thanks to Nathen Amin for spotting this beauty in the wilds of Cambridge! Do you have your copy yet? Anne Boleyn season is just around the corner! On sale now in the UK, US, and internationally. #anneboleyn #sixwivesofhenryviii #henryviii #tudors Link: tinyurl.com/bde2cj228 Apr 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkzhysd2c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3mezmcrykh32vAnne Boleyn Forces Legal Reform By Heather R. Darsie, J. D. Anne Boleyn is famously seen as the reason for Henry VIII breaking from the Catholic church. Her interest in at least reforming religion in England, if not going more toward the way of Martin Luther, made her a figurehead in some ways for… http://maidensandmanuscripts.com/2026/02/17/anne-boleyn-forces-legal-reform/17 Feb 2026 03:21 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezmcrykh32vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3mdlaesymms2qA 19th century copy, this portrait is traditionally held to be Anna of Cleves’ elder sister Sybylla w her eldest son. It is more likely of Sybylla’s mother-in-law Sophie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin w Sybylla’s husband Johann Friedrich. #anneofcleves #annaofcleves #lutheran29 Jan 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlaesymms2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3mdghsh3a7m2xThe Power of Anne Boleyn by Heather R. Darsie, J. D. When Henry VIII elevated Anne Boleyn to the position of Lady Marquess of Pembroke on 1 September 1532, he was making Anne the most powerful person in England second only to him. She attained a status that not even Katharine of Aragon had. Not… http://maidensandmanuscripts.com/2026/01/27/the-power-of-anne-boleyn/27 Jan 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdghsh3a7m2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3mddurciru22jA beautiful 18th century court portrait of Anna von der Mark/Anne of Cleves, held for sale by Surrey Fine Arts, Ltd. #annaofcleves #anneofcleves26 Jan 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddurciru22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3mcalaobfb22pIn celebration of my book release for, “If Any Person will Meddle of My Cause: The Judicial Murder of Anne Boleyn”, please enjoy this post as my first stop! https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/2026/01/12/saint-erkenwalds-day-an-inauspicious-tudor-wedding-day/ #anneboleyn #BookRelease #HenryVII12 Jan 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcalaobfb22phttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3mc7aadqe7i2oSaint Erkenwald’s Day: An Inauspicious Tudor Wedding Day By Heather R. Darsie, J. D. Please enjoy this post in celebration of the release of, If Any Person will Meddle of My Cause: The Judicial Murder of Anne Boleyn, with free shipping to the UK and US from Blackwell's. Two future Tudor queens wed… http://maidensandmanuscripts.com/2026/01/12/saint-erkenwalds-day-an-inauspicious-tudor-wedding-day/12 Jan 2026 04:45 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7aadqe7i2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3mbylju4sf22b#anneboleyn [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jan 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbylju4sf22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3mbawy3zi2c2fApparently my old headset was causing clicking/tapping sounds during recording. I’ve picked up a new one. Sorry about that! Here’s to clearer recordings in the new year!31 Dec 2025 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbawy3zi2c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3mat6auw73s2t25 Dec 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mat6auw73s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3mamc2ppd4s2cHappy holidays!22 Dec 2025 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mamc2ppd4s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3ma2d37pwas2khttps://maidensandmanuscripts.com/2019/05/08/the-poetry-of-anne-boleyn-second-poem/15 Dec 2025 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma2d37pwas2khttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3m7zoyhs7ns2lReleased today! #anneboleyn15 Dec 2025 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zoyhs7ns2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3m7s4prk4g22oWhy did Henry VIII kill Anne Boleyn? How did her own behavior, however innocent, make her a threat to stability within and without England? Check out this podcast, and consider pre-ordering my latest book: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0ob-f-4rpjI&pp=ygUbSGVhdGhlciBkYXJzaWUsIHR1ZG9yIGNoZXN0 #anneboleyn12 Dec 2025 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7s4prk4g22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3m36bxcbwac2wHello, everyone! Today is the US release of my biography about Katharine of Aragon, which covers the founding of her family dynasty and how it impacted her time in England. #bookrelease #catherineofaragon #katharineofaragon #henryviii tinyurl.com/3ykhabdt https://tinyurl.com/3ykhabdt14 Oct 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m36bxcbwac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3ly6e53ypts2vI have meddled with Anne Boleyn’s cause. Why did this poor woman have to be killed? What made her become such a danger in Henry VIII’s mind? Pre-order now for the December release date. tinyurl.com/4srcumv3 #anneboleyn06 Sep 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly6e53ypts2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hrdarsiehistory.bsky.social/post/3lwsf6axazk2xI am 100% done with all the things related to my Anne Boleyn book. I really hope it is well-received; definitely took some risks with this one. Going to purge my mind with some fiction reading and resuming long-form poetry writing. I have no chill, friends.20 Aug 2025 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:zelzxgtioiwmq2va7xp3r2fn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwsf6axazk2x