Anne Boleyn's Ghost

by Liam Archer

A true and shocking ghost story about one of England’s most famous queens, Anne Boleyn. Witnessed on numerous occasions throughout the centuries at her historic home, Hever Castle, and the Tower of London, where she was executed, as well as many less familiar places you wouldn't necessarily expect to find her, Anne Boleyn’s Ghost is considered to be one of the most frequently seen ghosts in the United Kingdom.

One day in 2009, a family visited Hever Castle on the five hundredth anniversary of King Henry the Eighth's accession to the throne. An outing full of twists and turns, their day at the castle had a few surprises in store for them. As they walked through the castle's ancient rooms, one of the family members – a budding photographer – unknowingly captured the ghost that has mystified so many individuals since her dramatic, and rather gruesome, end. It is Anne Boleyn like you have never seen her before. Her Ghost no longer dwells in the shadows but has appeared in her full glory in front of one, unsuspecting photographer's lens. Almost five hundred years after she was executed at the Tower of London, Anne Boleyn appears not a day older than the day she lost her head.

This is the story of that family's eventful day at Anne Boleyn's historic home, Hever Castle, and the mysterious photographs they took...

97 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 21, 2014

About the author

Liam Archer was born and raised in the south east of England. Visiting castles and historical sites was a big part of his youth, and ever since he found his love for photography he has captured some of Britain's most famous landmarks. His interest in ghosts and the supernatural was not something he ever thought he would come to write about; but after some very personal encounters with ghosts in his late teens and early twenties, the world beyond seemed to have revealed itself to him. And it wasn't long until he became fully aware of that strange world when his own photography shed light upon it. Now he spends most of his time reading and writing, and of course doing his much loved photography.

Reviews

[Helen Robare · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was not what I thought it was. I thought it would be a fictional story about the Ghost of Anne Boleyn who haunts the Tower of London. Instead, it turned out to be about someone (the author) taking pictures during a tour of Hever Castle and when the pictures were developed (from a nondigital camera), he saw what appeared to be signs of a ghost. Now to me, only two pictures could possibly be that of a ghost. With the type of camera he was using, it was possible some of the pics could have been a double exposure (common with early non-digital cameras) or the person at the store who developed the photographs could have used too much solution. Some of the pictures I could not even see the faintest hint of a ghost or what the author said he was seeing.

I have no problems believing that there might be ghosts or spirits haunting historical castles, houses, battlegrounds etc. That wasn't my problem with this book. My problem was that the author should have spent more time taking pictures and less time with explaining Anne's history. My other problem was that I kept wondering if a digital camera would have shown the "ghost" if he had used one.

Also note, this was a VERY short book! I finished it in 20 minutes on my Kindle and estimate it might be 50 pages at best if bought as a paperback or hardcover.

So, unfortunately, I have to give this book 3 stars and that's being generous.

[Wendy Zwin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring

No one. I can't recommend something I tried three different times to read and I just could not get drawn to the story.

[Vicki Granado · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not great

It was a little hard to believe. Most of the background history was a repeat of other books.

Cannot believe the story of his sighting