Oh dear Claire, I'm lost for words. This is absolutely thrilling. You are literally holding History!

That's so amazing, not only are you in the place Anne lived but you're holding something that was hers and she held, only thing separating you and Anne is time. I'm super jealous 😭 But thank you for showing us! 😍

What a wonderful moment for you Claire. If anyone deserves to have a good look at actual items connected to Ann it's you. I love the scarf you are wearing too.

....and yes! It is very emotional to be able to have these with Ann B’s DNA!

Wow 😳 And she makes sure to turn/touch each and EVERY page too...😆 Atta girl Claire! 👍🏻

I fell in love with Anne at the age of 11, and 40 years later, nothing has changed. To visit Hever is a dream; to actually hold something she touched, something so deeply personal, would have no doubt left me in a flood of tears. I commend you on your restraint. These are not just historical items to me, they are sacred.

Fabulous! So happy for you. Definitely a once in a lifetime experience. Thank you for sharing such a special time with us. And thank you to Owen for sharing so much fascinating information.

What a beautiful window into history! Thanks so much, Claire:))

Thank you Claire! Would you be willing to share some of the revelations/insights/dreams you may have had when you were deeply tuned in to her while you were visiting or while researching...I assume you have had many intimate moments as you are so close to her...thanks again for your loving presentations.

Absolutely smashing that you were able to arrange such an interview. So, the 1410 book was already an antique book by the time Anne received it. Perhaps it was a family heirloom. In my minds-eye I picture you and Natalie Dormer standing there together. If you ever get a chance to ask your friend, Owen, could you please ask if there are any plans in the works to digitize Anne's Book of Hours. I am sure many people would like to see her books for themselves.

Have you had that cry yet? I smiled through the entire video. I'm happy for you having the experience.

What a special Honour for us to be with you today 19th May 2019 At Queen Anne's home Hever Castle and to see her treasured books and her hand writing thank you so much Claire and everyone who helped you to share this day with us xx

I was lucky enough to hold Katherine of Aragon''s prayer book in York minster four years ago. It was a privilege, but to hold Anne Boleyn's book of hours must be a dream come true, I am so happy for you Claire you certainly deserve it.

Thank you so much for this special treat. How wonderful! I can't believe the books are still in such good condition. I feel your tears.

This is just amazing! The perfect way to end your series on the Fall of Anne Boleyn. What a wonderful surprise. Thank you sooo much! I teared up myself seeing you holding those books! I am officially insanely jealous. Visiting Hever Castle is definitely on my bucket list. When I was in London, I walked in the same doors that Diana Spencer did on her wedding day at St. Paul's. I know the feeling of walking in the footsteps of an admired & amazing person in history. There are no words to describe it. We actually walked down the aisle that she did. Thank you again for all you do. You are a wonderful person in your own right. Love you so much! ❤🌹👸🏰

Hever is my favourite place on earth, when I’m there I don’t want to be anywhere else. I was doing fine until it was mentioned how Anne would have been thinking of her mother and how maybe she thought of her home at Hever and how she might have wished to be able to return there when she was imprisoned in the Tower, now I’m an emotional mess. Those two Book of Hours are beautiful, and it’s always so heartwarming and poignant to see them. I’m so happy you got to touch and hold them. We don’t know what Anne looks like, we don’t know her date of birth, but knowing her actual DNA is on those books, that something physical still remains bearing her mark, which no one can refute - not to mention the castle itself - is something so incredibly profound and amazing.

Aww clarie you really do deserve to hold annas book of hours .i really feel for you 😁👑xxi want to cry for you bless yaxx

I’m very grateful for this special video. Anne has been a favourite historical person of mine since I was 9 years old. My Father found Henry VIII a fascination and bought me books about his reign. All these years later, I still admire Anne more than ever. May she be in heavenly peace. What a thrill for you Claire.

Thank you Claire what a wonderful experience.

Thank you Claire for including this video of your visit to Hever castle. A real treat that I certainly had no idea these books existed.

What a wonderful video! I'm so beyond excited and happy for you that you got to have this experience! Was tearing up a little myself haha

I am not only happy for you, Claire, but also relishing the experience of holding Anne through you. There is no one who would appreciate for me as well as you!

Oh my.... My heart was there with you. What an honor to be there reading & looking at her hour books. I definitely teared up. I live in the US and I don't travel and never been on a plane, so by sharing this experience is so very touching to me, for I shall never see with my own eyes or be in the presence of Queen Anne's home. Thank you so much Claire for all your research & sharing them with us. God Bless you & your journeys you take us all on with you.

This is the coolest thing and I am sitting with a brick in my stomach..I HAVE TO GO THERE!!! My dream is to go there and visit where she has been and lived and touch the things she touched. I'm stuck in the US and I'm 37 and I haven't been able to go yet..one day I pray that I can make a tour before I die. You are so lucky and for now I have to live through you and what you post. A beautiful video you and Andrew made!

This is a marvelous video. Thank you for this thrilling experience. Cannot imagine how you felt holding a part of Anne in your hands and so natural to feel such emotion. Hever Castle is so beautiful and serene.

How utterly amazing that these, and so few other, items escaped the purge of all things Anne after her death.

Extraordinary moment!! You do NOT disappoint, Claire!!!!

Thank you for this beautiful treat today xxx

How amazing you got to hold that in your hands! You certainly deserve that honor after all you have done to help us learn more about her and her life ❤️

I can't express how much I enjoyed this...and the music!! Incredible. Please do a series of you travelling to all the relevant castles and chatting with the curators, please!!! There is a house belonging to Anne of Cleaves close by Hever. Thank you.

Very Cool

Claire, thank you so much for sharing with us this deeply moving experience.

Thank you, beyond words, for taking us along on your field trip. Know that it was an experience which I’d never thought that I’d have, but had the chance to enjoy through you.

Claire, what a treat! you have shared with us all! I am moved by Anne's Christian devotion which is demonstrated by her Books of Hours!! Ty, Claire.

Wow those books are in amazing condition for being almost 500 years old. To hold a book that Anne Boleyn held..

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to be there!!!

Claire, I don't have adequate words to tell you how much I appreciate your videos on Queen Anne, and all that you've done to give us the "real" Anne Boleyn. This has been a very moving series and a wonderful tribute to her life. Your final video has ended the "Countdown" on a high and glorious note, and I know there are hundreds (or thousands!) of us who will always be grateful to you. Well done . . . thank you!

No one deserves it more than you do to hold Anne's precious prayer book. What a marvelous experience! Thanks so much for sharing it with us!

Emotional, to be able to to touch these books and have time melt away. thank you for sharing.

What a unique and wonderful experience. So lucky to have gone and see what you have seen. Holding Anne's book of hours what a special treat. Thank you for sharing this with all of us.

Wonderful!!! Thank you!

This was totally beautiful. 😢

Oh Claire...how wonderful...at Heber & holding Anne's books....I would have been walking round..biting my lip..with an oh wow..daft grin on my face all day!! 😀...So happy for you that you got your dream...What a wonderful end for all your viewers to the Anne Boleyn videos...thankyou so much xx

WOW thank you!

Just before you said about how incredible it is to touch a book that Anne herself held and loved and touched I was thinking the same thing! Amazing! I also write in my books too and keep a diary and a journal. I feel like crying watching this. Dear Anne! And to die so tragically and unnecessarily when she could have had years and years with her own beloved daughter! What a heartless man Henry must have been to deprive a young woman who he once cherished with her life and to deprive his own child with her love and support.

Claire, you are the ultimate Anne Boleyn fangirl! I'm surprised you didn't grab one of the books, whip out a fountain pen and write, "Claire Ridgway was here on [day and month], 2019, and I am blown away! Coolest thing EVAH!!!" I tease you, but as I have mentioned before, I spent some quality time at Anne's daughter's resting place at Westminster Abbey and QEI is lucky I didn't take a selfie with her! In earnest seriousness, thank you SO much for this wonderful video. It is exceptional, and very heartfelt. I'm thinking hard about going on next year's Anne Boleyn tour--what a amazing opportunity that would be!

So happy for you...touching Anne’s world especially during this time...

What a huge thrill to be able to achieve a lifelong dream. You are so fortunate, and I am so happy for you :)

Hi Claire - such a lovely video - you can really feel history all around you at Hever and for someone as passionate as you I can imagine it must have been thrilling. A well-deserved treat for you, considering how you're "re-habilitating" Anne's reputation. Thank you for all your videos!

How extraordinary!!!! seeing something Queen Anne Boleyn held,, 500 + years had passed and her life story lives on so strong, courageous brave and beautiful lady !!!

What a wonderful experience. So happy for you.

Fascinating! Incredible to be able to see these. So awe inspiring. Thank you for this!!!!

WOW!! What an opportunity to see these! I'm surprised the Cromwell name came up as the Cromwell family is also connected to my Dad's family!

Thrilling. So happy you got this privilege

Such beautiful books!!

It’s so touching to not only see these items and learn about them but to see how meaningful it all is to you as well

Thank you for sharing your visit and experience. Wonderful.

You are living my dremas. Thanks for filming it.

Amazing - you brighten my day with tid bits of wonderful history . Thank you for all you do ! I listen every day.

Fascinating! Thank you for this special treat!

What an amazing experience. I have a great fascination with Anne Boleyn and to experience holding something that she has held and read many times is so special. And to explore where she stayed in so many times. That's amazing. ❤ I definitely need to visit!

Thank you claire for the awesome video and letting me share this experience with you

I'd love to go to Hever castle. Wow

Oh wow! How exciting to be holding something that Anne held!! They’re so beautifully made, and I can’t believe how vibrant and well preserved they are! It’s mind blowing the condition they’re in!! I’m so glad you could hold them Claire!😍😍 It must have been amazing! Plus being the inspiration for your tattoo as well!! ❤️❤️

Thank you so very much for sharing Anne with us newbies. What a wonderful experience, Claire! xo

Congrats!💚💚💚

Wow, speechless! Thrilling.

What an incredible moment!!! I probably would have failed to hold my composure 😆

Dearest Claire, thank you for sharing your dream with us. To be able to hold the actual book Queen Anne read, made notes of her thoughts. To walk in the same halls, view the grounds. I just have goosebumps and chills. Blessings and peace.

I believe it no coincidence the beautiful floral motifs are later worn in her daughter's gowns. Perhaps a very young Elizabeth knew her mother's book well. Amazing experience. 💖

Have been there! It is a special place. I was thrilled to be able to see the books of hours because it is a direct link to Anne and the Tudors. Be still my heart.

This is remarkable! Nothing like a great history fix for a history junkie like me. 👍

So cool. So glad these glorious books have been preserved.

This is such a special link to the past. Thank you Claire, for bringing this to our attention. It moved me to tears.

I would've cried to have just touched the book. My whole life I've had such a connection to Queen Anne Boleyn. Thank you for your research.

One of Claire's best videos to date. The emotions pouring from Claire here are very palpable. A dream come true for her and deservedly so after all the work she's done towards Anne's legacy. How amazing is it to hold a book that was once held by Anne and view the pages that once captured the attention of her intellectual mind and bewitching dark eyes. Hever Castle is definitely a must-see location for me. Such a beautiful spot nestled in the English countryside that holds many memories of the Boleyns within it's walls.

Incredible. I can't even imagine what it would be like to hold something that was part of Anne's life with Anne's DNA on it. i really want to visit Hever Castle to just experience something, ANYTHING, that she would have and walk in her footsteps as you did. I am thrilled for you that you had this phenomenal experience.

Hello Claire how fabulous. I can't wait to visit Hever myself. Thanks once again for the delightful videos

Wow! What an incredible experience! I wish we could have seen her signature, but I guess we have to go visit. Thank you Claire for an incredible insight into Anne’s life.

Thank you so much Claire I almost cryed too. This was amazing. Holding Ann Bolines Book of Hours.

What an honour and privilege Claire, you must have been bursting inside with joy.

What a thrill! I'm thrilled for you, too, to be able to see and hold these belongings of Anne's!

There’s nothing more thrilling to me, than touching history. I love to touch old building, books and wonder what stories they could tell. I collect old cookbooks and always search for the ones that the user wrote notes. It makes them so special. I can’t wait to visit the U.K. again and this time I’ll make sure to get to Hever Castle. ⭐️

Thank you so much Claire! So, so special to all of us fascinated with Tudor history.

It is amazing how vibrant the inks are still after all this time. What a wonderful experience to have held items that she cherished so.

Absolutely thrilled for you, Claire. This video is very special of a very special moment. I feel like I want to watch it again! Xx

How thrilling and exciting.

Thank you Claire, not only for your willingness to share your knowledge with us daily but for the years of hard work and dedication to your education that made it possible. For all that Henry wanted Anne to be out of sight with her death and, therefore, out of mind, he gave England a great Queen and through his injustice to Anne, insured she would never be forgotten. Although I'm not sure he would appreciate how his acts would impact his legacy.

I had watched this when it first came out. But decided to watch again as I had just watched Sarah Morris’ account of the Anne of Cleves panels. Amazing how history finds its way to be told. The book of hours also found its way to its rightful home. I’m blown away. Truly!

I’m so very excited for you to have such an extraordinarily moment! Thank you for your enthusiastic about all things Anne Boleyn! 🙏🏻💖🙏🏻

Beautiful books!

So very poignant & beautiful. Thank you for sharing your experience, Claire Ridgway. You have lived a dream of mine.

So beautiful... I'm getting teary just watching you. There are no words that can be used when you feel that close to someone. Thank you for sharing this with us! Cheers from Canada.

Congratulations on your special day at the castle.💜

Amazing! Thank you for sharing this with us!

Very neat! Now your tatoo makes more sense! Thanks!

So very precious. Anne speaks through you I strongly feel! 💜

Amazing! So happy for you Claire and you are so deserving!

I almost cried myself. Well done you.