Owen explained to me that the placement of the inscriptions alongside illuminations has meaning, they are not random. The inscription is actually at the bottom of the page facing an illumination of the Presentation in the Temple. This is due to a mistake in Eric Ives' "The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn". Taking into account its production date, it seems likely that it was in her possession when she was Henry VIII's queen consort, from 1533-1536.Īs Owen Emmerson points out in the video that you'll find at the bottom of this article, the "Remember me" inscription is often described as accompanying the image of the coronation of the Virgin. The inscription "Remember me when you do pray that hope doth lead from day to day" appears on the bottom of a page in a Book of Hours that was produced in Paris in 1528, and is the later of the two Hever Castle books of hours that belonged to Anne. Photo of the page in question (photo by Claire Ridgway, with thanks to Hever Castle) - click to enlarge: My questions are: Under which text did she write her "Remember me" rhyme? Is there a transcription and/or translation of this text? Why did she place her message there? Was the rhyme she wrote meant as a prayer request or a farewell to someone? Is it known who owned the prayer book after her death? Where was the book before Hever Castle acquired it?"
It seems to me that Anne didn't write in her prayer books heedlessly, every inscription she has left somewhere is there for a reason and where she placed her "Remember me" rhyme could possibly be a clue to the point of time when she wrote these words. This rhyme has intrigued me for years, since we don't know when and where Anne wrote it, to whom she wrote it and what the real message behind her inscription was. The inscription reads "Remember me when you do pray that hope doth lead from day to day." It's the one with Anne Boleyn's inscription under a prayer adjacent to a miniature of the presentation of Jesus in the temple. "I've got some questions about one book of hours that Anne Boleyn owned and that is now at Hever Castle. I've included the video below my answer so that you can find out all about these beautiful books. I (Claire) opted to answer this one as I've done lots of research on the two books of hours in the collection at Hever Castle, and I was lucky enough to hold them and talk to my dear friend, castle supervisor, Owne Emmerson, about them back in May. Thank you so much to Tudor Society member Corinna Hahn for asking the following question for our "Expert Answers" section.
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