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They are two of history’s most talked about figures, but how much do we really know about the ill-fated lovers? What were their real characters and motives? ...
- 45 min
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- Timeline - World History Documentaries
On the morning of May 19, 1536, Henry VIII’s fallen queen ascended the scaffold, delivered a conventional speech praising the king as a “ gentle and sovereign lord ,” and knelt to receive the death...
- Queen of England
- Henry VIII
- Anne Boleyn's Childhood. Anne was born in about 1500 (we don’t know exactly when). Her father, Sir Thomas Boleyn, was a respected courtier. Her mother, Elizabeth Howard, was the daughter of Sir Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, one of the most powerful men in the country.
- Anne and Mary Boleyn. By 1522, Anne had returned to England. Anne’s married sister Mary had become Henry’s mistress, and possibly remained so until 1525.
- Henry and Anne's Courtship. In 1526, the King’s interest in Anne significantly upped the stakes. Henry VIII’s long marriage to Katherine of Aragon had produced only one surviving child, Princess Mary.
- Anne's downfall. After the birth of Princess Elizabeth, Anne and Henry had no more children. Miscarriages in 1534 and 1536 may have led Henry, always spiritually superstitious, to question whether he had made the right choice in marrying Anne.
Anne Boleyn (/ ˈ b ʊ l ɪ n, b ʊ ˈ l ɪ n /; c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and execution by beheading for treason, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation .
Nov 26, 2022 · After just three years of marriage to King Henry VIII, Queen Anne Boleyn is under arrest in the Tower of London and about to become the first English Queen in history to be executed. This film reconstructs the harrowing story of Anne's final hours and reveals the circumstances that led to her execution.
- November 26, 2022
- Docflix - Free Documentaries
- 28 min
- 374
This is one of the few contemporary portraits of Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I. Anne was executed for treason in May 1536. Anne wears an informal gown, possibly one given to her as a gift by Henry. No finished portrait after this drawing is known.
Apr 20, 2018 · In 1536, England’s King Henry VIII accused his second wife Anne Boleyn, who had been crowned queen in 1533, of charges including adultery, incest and conspiracy against the king. At her trial...
