Natalia Richards
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Natalia Richards

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As a curator and historian with over 30 years of experience, I have worked in various museums in Derbyshire and London. I have also worked freelance for the History Channel USA as researcher, co-ordinator and interviewer on the award-winning production 'Secrets of War.' However, my passion for the study of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII has been present since a very early age.
I did not begin writing seriously until 2008, and originally wanted to write about Anne Boleyn at the English court. However, a great deal had already been written about this period, and so I began to look at her earlier life from around 1500 to 1521. Since research as a curator has always been my passion, I aspired to write as factual a novel as possible and visited the places Anne knew, including the palace of Margaret of Austria, in Mechelen, outside Brussels. There I was honoured to gain access to rooms not normally open to the public. The result of my research was ‘The Falcon's Rise,' my first book. I have followed it up with part two, ‘The Falcon's Flight' published 19 May 2020. This second book covers Anne’s time at the French court and ends as she is about to return to England. I had a wonderful time in France researching this book and visiting the château Anne herself knew. I hope you enjoy reading about these places, too.
The third book has now been finished (June 2026) and covers the years 1522-1533. Titled ‘The Falcon’s Triumph’, it follows Anne's journey from when she first returned to England, to when she was crowned Queen of England – and changed the world.

In my spare time, I love travelling, rambling and visiting historic houses, as well as reading and researching the Tudor period.
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