Let God have mercy for her soul. She prompted Henry to break with Universal Church. Her guilt was so terrible as Henry's.
Henry's blood was leaking from his dead body And dogs were licking exactly as was prophesied by a monk. This monk told the king in face if he continue to persecute the Catholic Church then dogs would lick his blood as they licked king Achab's blood in the Old Testament time.
Phillipa Gregory writes books about people she knows cant sue her, lol. Anne was not a shrew or manipulative, in actuality had Henry not refused her love match to Henry Percy, she would have lived longer and happier. She wouldn't become the kings mistress, to me that is pretty honorable and smart. She saw how her sister was used the discarded by the same man, she was protecting her intersts, unfortunatly she fell in love with him, and the rest is history.
It is documented historically that Jane contributed to Anne's downfall. Henry desperatly wanted a son, that is all. If Katherine of Aragon Or Anne Boleyn had fulfilled this then there would not have been a scandal and or a Jane. He wouldve been devoted to whoever gave him the longedfor prince. If the prince had been Anne's he would've lived past 15, but the Seymores were weak stock. Elizabeth 1 lived a long life, and is revered as one of the greatest queens to ever sit on the throne, WTG Anne!
Anne WAS executed with a sword, NOT an axe. Henry requested the finest swordsman from France, i think the swordsman of Calais to do the job, he felt he was being humane and she requested it.
Also the "medal" is 475 years old give or take a few years, so time has taken a toll on it, so yeah it would be distorted. They didn't have laser engraving in those days, a silversmith would have done it by hand. The way they can put the mystery to bed is if they get permisssion from the English Monarchy to exhume the remains of anne and have a forensic pathologist reconstruct her face. That would be so cool, but I doubt that will ever happen.
Lets put this argument to bed, NOW! After Anne's death, Henry had all or atleast 98% of Anne's portraits destroyed, So there were no surviving portraits from her life to go from, only reproductions made from accounts of her image and recollections of her previously destroid portraits. The "Medal" IS the only image in existance form her actual life. The man in the video was not saying that she looked EXACTLY like it, all he was saying was that it would be the best resource to trust.
I agree especially when people still see her die in the tower today...even though she died in the court yard centuries ago...coining the...poem
"she walked down the steps of the bloody tower with her head tucked underneath her arm."
countless people have seen her ghost get be headed a little girl said that she was executed with a sword...and no one is sure if it was a sord or axe...the guide said how do you know...I saw it while you talked about it in that room.
Holbein did a drawing of Anne, I have it in a book published by Dover. There are also good portraits of her. They resemble each other. The guy talking in the video is rather lame....completely absurd to think an ugly,primitive coin is the best you can do to know what Anne looked like !
@cubomania3 Thanks for your constructive criticism. I think the point that you are missing is that the only *contemporary* image of Anne in existence is the medal struck during her reign. All of the other portraits are posthumous. The NPG gallery series are, as I discuss, probably the most likely representation of what Anne looked like, but it is still important to remember that they are posthumous, and therefore the only image that dates from her lifetime is the medal.
@cubomania3 The Holbein drawing, although labelled as AB at a later date is not thought to be her. Anne was described as having a slim long neck and she herself referred to as such. The Holbein drawing of a woman with a double chin and short neck does not accord with contemporary descriptions. To cubomania - Clearly you don't listen well. The coin is the only CONTEMPORARY likeness. All the other portraits were made after her death.
What a STUPID comment by the dude in the video ! That ugly coin is certainly NOT the most true likeness of Anne ! I know that by sheer common sense. Do you know how hard it is to make metal scratchings look like the real person ?! Now don't you think that paintings and drawing would be much closer to the real likeness ?! Of course. And many of the fleeting images shown just before the guy made that ridiculous comment were not even of Anne !
@cubomania3 thanks for yet another comment. I don't think you have quite comprehended that the fact that the portraits that you are so confident in are posthumous (i.e. painted AFTER Anne's death and making the coin the only image of Anne made whilst her head was still attached.) I think you should read some more... not just Dovers account... the historiography is extensive but fairly heavily weighted toward this thesis. Enjoy reading more about her... its kept me entertained for years.
@cubomania3 she couldn't have been far from those depictions, no matter how 'ugly' they might make her appear. she clearly had a face that was not interesting, flat traits and a long, thick nose. check out other royalties' paintings and see the difference- the most beautiful seems to be the countess of Pompadour, really strikingly beautiful even for the paintings of that era (i know Pompadour lived some 300 something years after anne, i am just sayin'..). she was NOT beautiful.
I'm an Italian girl I wish understand the words of this documentary but I can not: (can someone explain briefly the contents? love Anne Boleyn and I wonder if it was a really nice woman, and those who have always said bad things against her are just lies ...
The song is Pastime in Good Company, Written by King Henry VIII. Old english spelling is, Pastyme in good Comanye. A good version of the song is sung by, The New World Reanissance Band.
@HeavenGoesHell Its called "Pastime with Good Company" - written by Henry VIII. Henry wrote quite few pieces - this is the best known of those that have survived
Se afirma que Enrique poseía un miembro sexual pequeño. Lady Rochford declaró, bajo presión de los interrogadores, que Ana Bolena se había quejado de que "La espada de su esposo había perdido su filo y ya no cortaba". Le costaba un enorme esfuerzo desenvainarla y, una vez que la empuñaba, el esgrima carnal concluía casi antes de empezar. Además, la reina había hecho comentarios sarcásticos sobre el tamaño de la "espada" del rey, que no merecía tal nombre, sino el de "alfiler".
Esto provocó una gran ira en Enrique, que estalló en cólera, gritando "¡Perra ingrata!. ¡Después de haberme arrodillado ante ti como un mendigo y de haberte hecho mi reina me deshonras ante todos, mancillando mi hombría!". Esta declaración influyó en la condena por traición y adulterio que recibió Ana Bolena.
She was the ONLY real passion in Henri's life. For her, he isolated his country from the rest of the world, for her, he separated England from Rome, for her, he chased out a real princess who was catherine of Aragon, for her, he took the risk to be unloved by his own people, Yes. All that for her.He would not did such things for a simple "Jane Seymour", or anyone else! And finally, she won! the prosperity was for her, with Elizabeth.. A great great and courageous woman. That's what Ann was.
@verobinful and yet is this a good thing? he brought his country into an uproar for her and many innocent and good people (including Anne herself - agree she was probably innocent and under the constraining forces of her ambitious family) were killed... something to think about...
@verobinful Perhaps true, but ultimately, I do think while Anne was his passion, Jane Seymour was his love. He's buried next to her, while our Anne is buried in the chapel on the Tower grounds. Don't get me wrong, I think Anne is a wonderful woman, strong, maybe too modern for her time. But I do think Jane was the love of his life.
@swanlakegirl I'm sorry to say that i'm not agree with you. Jane was exactly the contrary of Ann. And Henry, after all the years of battle between Ann, Catherin, The pope, The emperor, wanted a period of peace. Jane was perfect for that. It was certainely a tender love, but not passion! And don't forget that she died after only ONE year after the weeding!Really, she was just a belly for him. And did perfecty the job! Do you think henry would love jane during all the rest of his life?
@verobinful can I point out a few more things of the difference between Jane and Anne. Jane died after one year, yes, but she wasn't executed on Henry's order, she died in childbirth. She then was given all the honors of a Brittish queen at her funeral, while they couldn't even find a coffin for Anne. And last, Henry is buried next to Jane. I don't think he would've done that just for a 'belly', if that had been the case he would never have been buried beside her.
a great great and courageous woman. Thats what Ann was/ That's why i don't understand a "modern woman" like philippa gregory hates her so much. For a woman who know how much it was difficult to live in the XVIe century, i really don't understand her. Ann should be support by all the women in this earth! an attitud like that against ann boleyn make me think to jealousy! i was so dissapointed she speaks about ann like that!...
@himeizayoi It exaggerated some aspects of her and also skipped many valid points of history. Phillipa Gregory is a biased author and does not look to kindly on Anne or Elizabeth (see her novel the Virgin Queen and The Queens Fool). I reccommend watching the Showtime series The Tudors for a closer portrayal. However, do not take any portrayals to be completely accurate. It is unlikely any portrayal is completely accurate
I am wondering what are some good books on Anne? I read some from Alison Weir but I am not sure how good she is historically. Does anyone have any good suggestions? Thanks!
@acn328 Alison Weir is a historian and does plenty of research before writing her books. However, all historians are biased. If you are looking for historical fiction try Phillipa Gregory or Jean Plaidy. If you are looking for a more introspective view on Anne and the Tudor dynasty, I recommend David Starky.
@seahorseofvenice however, her foresight was amazing... the stump and the roses showed in a sense the English Renaissance... which came to be under Elizabeth the First.
Excellent work on your Anne Boleyn doc! I too hate any source that still incorrectly states that she had a sixth finger. I have always found her one of the most controversial and interesting women to have ever been Queen Consort of England.
All of the painting's that exist were painted after her death. Henry ordered all her portraits and personal effects burned after death. She was actually very beautiful. Her enemies created a vision of Anne as less than attractive too make the idea that she was a witch and had bewitched Henry with magic rather than beauty and intelligence. They rumored her 6 finger's as a curse for practicing witchcraft. All idol gossip that stuck after her death. Anne was both deeply loved and deeply despised .
great vid. and i'm totally with you-i get so irritated when people claim she had 6 fingers, etc. while we know that not true. and i personally believe she was beautiful:)
if im not makin a mistake 220 pounds back in those time is like around $14,417,920 american dollars today so no wonder to me anymore that she praised him as on of the most noble princes on the face of the earth because how generous he was with her
@24Abstract who anne?, i doubt it, as henry was red and thats were elizabeth got her hair colour, all anne portraits and descriptions say she had brown/black hair
I have question. Anne's body was exhumed in 1876. How were they able to tell it was her? Wawsn't she buried in an unmarked grave, or something? I know that after she was executed, her body was placed in elm chest, and buried in the chapel St. Peter ad Vincula.
@scorpianofthesun There were only a few women beheaded and buried in the Tower Two were much younger - Jane Grey and Catherine Howard. One was much older - Margaret Countess of Sailsbury and she was butchered to death with an axe, whereas Anne was executed with one one from a sword.. There were probably only two bodies that could have been Anne in the chapel. If she was in an arrow chest that may have identified her.
I heard somewhere that the portraits of Anne Boleyn were painted during the reign of her daughter, Elizabeth I. But people back then described Anne as being of average height, thin, had long dark hair, an olive complexion, and dark eyes.
So, i guess the only thing we can do is use our imagination.
@hgchjk Henry was a good ruler, or he was until the pressure of getting a son became too much for him. After all, he had only to think of the civil war that had been going on for years in England, which ended when his father became King. Henry VIII wouldn't have wanted the kingdom to return to civil war because he didn't have a son. Also, he was justified in thinking that women couldn't rule, the only Queen Regnant prior to Queen Mary I was Queen Matilda, who was ousted from her throne.
Enjoyed this a great deal and thanks for debunking so many of the myths surrounding Anne, including the 11 fingers and all. We must have heard the same Beefeater at the Tower! When I visited back in 2000, our guide told us the same Anne myth (as well as some other story regarding an illegitimate son of Charles II). He caught me shaking my head in disbelief and called me out to embarrass me, but I just kept shaking my head! Anyway, can't wait to see your other videos.
Being that Quenn Anne's excution is coming up on the 19th of this month, I must say that she was done wrong by her husband King Henry 8th. Everyone knows her story and it's very brave, heartbreaking, and exciting all at the same. Wherever Queen Anne is today I hope she has found peace because she sure didn't get any being married to Henry.
@kisha1682 Well, she could sing Henry's silly song back to him! 'Alas, my love, you do me wrong...' assuming that she loved him in the first place, ha!
@xkirbyofacex ok yes and no Even though when elizabth was born she was favord more but mary didnt HATE HER but she did have some dislike to her. mary actually sent her gifts and partly tookcare of her and sent her letters yes mary also was a bit of a bitch growing up but she did also love elizabth even though she didnt always treat her with kindness..remember blood is thicker then water
@9862972 I don't think "blood is thicker than water" applies for royalty... most of them treated eachother like shit.... killed their own nephews, brothers, mothers, etc. Mary Stuart and Elizabeth were blood.. but that didn't stop Mary from plotting against Elizabeth and subsequently getting executed. Oh I could name a bunch more examples, but I'll run out of "the characters remaining" :)
you act like the reformation was a good thing. In reality, the reformation was responsible for the destruction of the abbeys and the deaths of thousands-- all for Anne- AND FOR WHAT? So that she could be beheaded and have her terrible daughter rule? The Reformation isolated England from Europe, and damned millions of souls to Hell.
well your entitled to your own opinion. I agree the reformation was horrible as thousands of men, women and children died for it and that people were not allowed to practice what they believed in freely. Conversly, the reformation allowed other people to survive and made some people feel closer to God. I also don't believe it was all for Anne and I don't believe that is what Anne herself wanted. I'm assuming you are a Catholic and as strongly as you believe in your religion, Anne did in hers.
@evaperonfan Anne lived in a different time under different circumstances and faced very different pressures to yourself. You believe you're right as Anne did. But good for you having such strong convictions. Just so you're aware, it is coming off as pretty narrow minded though.
@evaperonfan Anne lived in a different time under different circumstances and faced very different pressures to yourself. You believe you're right as Anne did. But good for you having such strong convictions. Just so you're aware, it is coming off as pretty narrow minded though.
@evaperonfan Nobody is completely right or wrong. But one thing the Roman church is famous for is its rigidity and blindness to the middle path. No one side is totally innocent or evil.
@63blessed Hear hear! No, the Reformation helped get rid of tyranny, superstition,t taboos... cheating the people and hoarding knowledge and money wasn't what Anne wanted. But things like this got out of hand after her death... Anne was catholic evangelist, not protestant.
It was not for Anne. She was against the destruction of the abbeys (a fact Cromwell was concerned about) and the reformation continued without her. Cromwell had more responsability on it. Martin Luther was a Catherine supporter and thought Aragon marriage was the valid one not Anne's. He never considered Anne as the King's wife.
@evaperonfan You are entitled to your beliefs, but the Reformation WOULD have happened sooner or later, without Anne Boleyn. People were already starting to see problems with the system of the Church at the time- Martin Luther for one, and he was a priest!
@Purkette She wasn't really the main reason, the main reason was Henry's desire for an heir, Anne was a way of begetting heirs. When she failed she lost her head. I wrote those comments months ago, and if you come across any more comments from me, plesase just reply to all of them in one message, it's easier. It follows that Edward I was a descendant of William the Conqueror, but in history books, you find for Anne Boleyn they generally stop tracing back at Edward I, because you know the rest.
@Purkette Because Henry fancied Anne! As for your other point, was Anne pregnant for the duration of their courtship? Henry was a man who was not used to people saying no to him. Anne's refusal to sleep with Henry for as long as she did would only make him more enamoured of her. The pope's refusal to grant a divorce only incensed Henry further.
@UsagiDreams Henry couldn't live without Anne. They had major separations but still he insisted. Anne couldn't sleep with Henry before they were married. She didn't have the means to keep an illegitimate child, and probably didn't want to lean on her awful father. Once she was Marchioness of Pembroke, well, that's when she gave in to his wishes. And since he couldn't get a divorce to marry Anne, he brought on Cranmer to bear on his great affair. Thus Anne was the key element to the reformation
@UsagiDreams Anne couldn't get preggers before becoming the Marchioness of Pembroke for good reasons. And since the pope refused the divorce, Henry brought on Cranmer. Thus, Anne was an important element to the break with the Roman church. Without her, there might not be the Church of England with the king as supreme head.
@Purkette Firstly I did not say anything about that, and she was not a Marchioness, she as a Marquis, the first woman to hold that role whilst other women woul be Marchionesses. Henry was a Roman Catholic and he just didn't like not getting his own way. That's why he still had people who were like Anne in their religious beliefs executed. After, this, I won't answer any more replies from you because my inbox doesn't like getting spammed, and there will be others who are starting to get annoyed.
@UsagiDreams Anne was Marchioness, check it out at the peerage.com This passage doesn't hold... it was Anne who turned Henry to reforming the church. No matter if you choose not to answer; I have my sweet little book by Prof Ives! lol
@UsagiDreams It's not whether of not it would have happened; it's how it turned out. As Anne was pregnant, Henry felt that he had to marry her or the child would have been one out of wedlock. To break the power of the Roman Church, they kicked it out of England!
What I meant! "She is a simple British woman", she was not the handsomest woman in the world, she was moderately good looking. She did spend most of her life in France.
You must remember that the body they exhumed was later thought to be much more likely Katherine Howard then Anne Boleyn, and likewise the body identified as KH was actually AB.
Excellent, fascinating video, Bullen! You are a real professional. I think Anne was less known for her beauty - she was probably less classically beautiful than Katherine of Aragon or Jane Seymour - than for her wit, charm, humour, outspokenness and intelligence.
Don't get me wrong. Anne was a smart, beautiful and intelligent woman. She had a strong power of seduction and she managed to have the most powerful man in england wrapped around her finger for a long time. I just feel sorry for Mary and Catherine as I am sure had things been different Mary might have been a better Queen. But yes Anne did so much and her only fault was that she couldn't bear a son.
I don't belive for a second the Anne Boleyn seduced Henry he fell for her as he did for many others. I believe Anne loved the king and he loved her although his love for a male heir was much greater.
I think people compassion for Catherine and Mary was shown by them and they followers constantly branding Anne Boleyn as a 'Whore' and stating they marrigae was unholy.
I don't think Anne Boleyn was a huge influence on Henry he was a strong willed man who knew what he was doing.
You should really check your history, Anne was really very beautiful not as she was betrayed in her pictures you find online. Jayne Seymour, was and thus, Kathryn of Aragon (1st Queen) quite homely.
Henry was very spoiled, arrogrant, however, he was tricked into the whole affair by her father Boleyn. He was a no one who was jealous of his wife's family history of nobality. He wanted the throne using his Anne who was very sexually active in the French court with many men and very experienced
I think your misunderstood i did not say Anne Boleyn was unattactive, yes I have heard of Anne Boleyn corrupt father Sir Thomas Boleyn may have used his daughter to gain status.
But i think Anne Boleyn loved the king I think Anne Boleyn was the innocent party in this suituation many people hated her therfore vicious rumours circulated around court.
P.s Mary Boleyn was the one who was famous for her Promiscuity the King francis described he as'' a great prostitute, infamous above all"
Whoa. I thought this was like, an actual documentary o.O Great videos btw'
Anne's one of my favorite wives, idk why. It was probably the fact that she stood her ground + her intelligence. I really admire Anne + believe that she was innocent. She was the most influential + important of Henry's consorts. I just feel a conection to Anne. The only things I dislike about her was her cruelty/hatred toward KOA and Mary.
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I do not like Anne Boleyn. She might have been a most intelligent woman, but the way she treated Princess Mary as if she was nothing, was out of line. In the end, Princess Mary was royal by birth. Anne came from a mere noble family. You might not believe in monarchy at this time, but back in the day, it was something of a big deal. Who was she to treat Queen Catherine, the daughter of strong monarchs, and Mary Tudor, like crap.
How can you say that? Anne got the Protestant train going and bore Elizabeth! She was an amazing woman. Besides, Mary murdered hundreds, Anne didn't kill anyone. I think that speaks volumes about who was the better woman!
I agree Anne was a great woman and gave birth to a great Queen but I feel that Anne was very cruel to Mary and convinced Henry to be cruel to Catherine. Catherine was the daughter of two great monarchs. I think if Mary had a better childhood she wouldn't have killed os many. I think because of her resentment for Anne was why she punished the protestants.
@Thomestecles Well actually if you trace back family trees, all the noble families of the day were interrelated (they would be if you're only going to marry nobility) which results in Queen Anne Boleyn being a descendant of King Edward I of England.
anne boleyn is one of my fav female figures of history but my top raw model is elizabeth her daughter..she was one of those rare and formidable monarchs
Would anyone happen to know what ever happened to Anne's "B" necklace? I have read different things, but none definitive. Thank you, also a special Thank you to the creator of this vid, Beautiful!!!
No one really knows. Some say that it was passed down to Elizabeth who then put it into her crown. If that is true then it is destroyed. Some say it was buried with her and some say that Henry got rid of it with the rest of her things. Its sad that such a beautiful and important necklace was lost.
This is terrific-thank you for posting the entire documentary! I love the song "Pastyme with Good Company" in the background. Allegedly Old Henry the old goat composed it himself-though it would not surprize me if some uknown court composer was the true author.
Another great video! I find it funny that Charles I commissioned the painting. If only he knew that he would be the first anointed English King beheaded while she was the first Queen Consort of England beheaded.
I thought there was another photo, found in Elizabeth I ring when she died, which is actually in colour, believed to be the photo that she Henry VIII in locket, befiore it was returned to her before her execution.
No-I like Anne. I admire her very much. What I don't like is her behaviour towards Katherine of Aragon and her daughter Mary. That is well-documented and is history. But Anne will continue to fascinate (well all of Henry's wives will in degrees) for millenia to come.
I don't really blame her... she was a scared mother. I think she was frightened of Henry choosing Mary over Elizabeth. And besides, everyone knows that Mary was a b word when she became queen what makes you think she wasn't always like that? She hated Elizabeth and was really mean to her.
yes mary tudor or bloody mary charged elizabeth falsely at having attempted to assasinate her..elizabeth was locked in a prison in the tower of london and escaped by using her keen wit and intelligence so that they wouldn't be able to trcik her into admitting something she didn't do.
Can i just say this is fabulous, well done on making this, im in love with Anne Boleyn and I found this really interesting, i will be watching more, thanks for making this, xx
Everyone says Elizabeth resembles her father and only has her mother's eyes. But if you look close at her face she has alot of her mother's features, especially the thin face. But Elizabeth was fair and had her fathers hair which instantly made you think of Henry VIII
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Let God have mercy for her soul. She prompted Henry to break with Universal Church. Her guilt was so terrible as Henry's.
Henry's blood was leaking from his dead body And dogs were licking exactly as was prophesied by a monk. This monk told the king in face if he continue to persecute the Catholic Church then dogs would lick his blood as they licked king Achab's blood in the Old Testament time.
franciszek8D 1 month ago
Phillipa Gregory writes books about people she knows cant sue her, lol. Anne was not a shrew or manipulative, in actuality had Henry not refused her love match to Henry Percy, she would have lived longer and happier. She wouldn't become the kings mistress, to me that is pretty honorable and smart. She saw how her sister was used the discarded by the same man, she was protecting her intersts, unfortunatly she fell in love with him, and the rest is history.
Annabolina1533 4 months ago
It is documented historically that Jane contributed to Anne's downfall. Henry desperatly wanted a son, that is all. If Katherine of Aragon Or Anne Boleyn had fulfilled this then there would not have been a scandal and or a Jane. He wouldve been devoted to whoever gave him the longedfor prince. If the prince had been Anne's he would've lived past 15, but the Seymores were weak stock. Elizabeth 1 lived a long life, and is revered as one of the greatest queens to ever sit on the throne, WTG Anne!
Annabolina1533 4 months ago
Anne WAS executed with a sword, NOT an axe. Henry requested the finest swordsman from France, i think the swordsman of Calais to do the job, he felt he was being humane and she requested it.
Annabolina1533 4 months ago
Also the "medal" is 475 years old give or take a few years, so time has taken a toll on it, so yeah it would be distorted. They didn't have laser engraving in those days, a silversmith would have done it by hand. The way they can put the mystery to bed is if they get permisssion from the English Monarchy to exhume the remains of anne and have a forensic pathologist reconstruct her face. That would be so cool, but I doubt that will ever happen.
Annabolina1533 4 months ago
Lets put this argument to bed, NOW! After Anne's death, Henry had all or atleast 98% of Anne's portraits destroyed, So there were no surviving portraits from her life to go from, only reproductions made from accounts of her image and recollections of her previously destroid portraits. The "Medal" IS the only image in existance form her actual life. The man in the video was not saying that she looked EXACTLY like it, all he was saying was that it would be the best resource to trust.
Annabolina1533 4 months ago
Never heard of "beauty comes in hand with personality" ??
The0rdinary0ne 4 months ago
I love her taste in jewelry I would so wear her pearls to a fancy dinner or wedding...I love it.
Fairygirl7023 5 months ago
I agree especially when people still see her die in the tower today...even though she died in the court yard centuries ago...coining the...poem
"she walked down the steps of the bloody tower with her head tucked underneath her arm."
countless people have seen her ghost get be headed a little girl said that she was executed with a sword...and no one is sure if it was a sord or axe...the guide said how do you know...I saw it while you talked about it in that room.
Fairygirl7023 5 months ago
Holbein did a drawing of Anne, I have it in a book published by Dover. There are also good portraits of her. They resemble each other. The guy talking in the video is rather lame....completely absurd to think an ugly,primitive coin is the best you can do to know what Anne looked like !
cubomania3 6 months ago
@cubomania3 Thanks for your constructive criticism. I think the point that you are missing is that the only *contemporary* image of Anne in existence is the medal struck during her reign. All of the other portraits are posthumous. The NPG gallery series are, as I discuss, probably the most likely representation of what Anne looked like, but it is still important to remember that they are posthumous, and therefore the only image that dates from her lifetime is the medal.
TheBullen1 6 months ago 9
@cubomania3 The Holbein drawing, although labelled as AB at a later date is not thought to be her. Anne was described as having a slim long neck and she herself referred to as such. The Holbein drawing of a woman with a double chin and short neck does not accord with contemporary descriptions. To cubomania - Clearly you don't listen well. The coin is the only CONTEMPORARY likeness. All the other portraits were made after her death.
SteveBell1942 3 weeks ago
What a STUPID comment by the dude in the video ! That ugly coin is certainly NOT the most true likeness of Anne ! I know that by sheer common sense. Do you know how hard it is to make metal scratchings look like the real person ?! Now don't you think that paintings and drawing would be much closer to the real likeness ?! Of course. And many of the fleeting images shown just before the guy made that ridiculous comment were not even of Anne !
cubomania3 6 months ago
@cubomania3 thanks for yet another comment. I don't think you have quite comprehended that the fact that the portraits that you are so confident in are posthumous (i.e. painted AFTER Anne's death and making the coin the only image of Anne made whilst her head was still attached.) I think you should read some more... not just Dovers account... the historiography is extensive but fairly heavily weighted toward this thesis. Enjoy reading more about her... its kept me entertained for years.
TheBullen1 6 months ago 7
@cubomania3 she couldn't have been far from those depictions, no matter how 'ugly' they might make her appear. she clearly had a face that was not interesting, flat traits and a long, thick nose. check out other royalties' paintings and see the difference- the most beautiful seems to be the countess of Pompadour, really strikingly beautiful even for the paintings of that era (i know Pompadour lived some 300 something years after anne, i am just sayin'..). she was NOT beautiful.
MarieVonDoll 5 months ago
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I'm an Italian girl I wish understand the words of this documentary but I can not: (can someone explain briefly the contents? love Anne Boleyn and I wonder if it was a really nice woman, and those who have always said bad things against her are just lies ...
claryssa93 7 months ago
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claryssa93 7 months ago
Love Anne Boleyn.
Hate Jane Seymour.
Neutral towards Katharine of Aragon.
NHisDANGEROUS93 7 months ago
What's that song in the beginning?
ureallysuckglobes 7 months ago
@ureallysuckglobes Nevermind, got it.
ureallysuckglobes 7 months ago
@ureallysuckglobes
The song is Pastime in Good Company, Written by King Henry VIII. Old english spelling is, Pastyme in good Comanye. A good version of the song is sung by, The New World Reanissance Band.
Annabolina1533 4 months ago
On this 19th of May 2011 I wish to say that you, dear Anne, are not forgotten.
I think of how you bravely, in the midst of blooming trees and birdsong, walked
to your execution with such fortitude. You were ill used by a selfish man who
hopefully got his just rewards for murdering you. You are my personal heroine.
agora1955 8 months ago 14
@agora1955 i completely agree
lauren6616 6 months ago
@lauren6616 Thank you Lauren.
agora1955 6 months ago
What's the title of the piece of music in the beginning? I love it
HeavenGoesHell 9 months ago
@HeavenGoesHell Its called "Pastime with Good Company" - written by Henry VIII. Henry wrote quite few pieces - this is the best known of those that have survived
brontewcat 8 months ago
I'm Anne's 26th cousin once removed.
ewd76 11 months ago 3
Se afirma que Enrique poseía un miembro sexual pequeño. Lady Rochford declaró, bajo presión de los interrogadores, que Ana Bolena se había quejado de que "La espada de su esposo había perdido su filo y ya no cortaba". Le costaba un enorme esfuerzo desenvainarla y, una vez que la empuñaba, el esgrima carnal concluía casi antes de empezar. Además, la reina había hecho comentarios sarcásticos sobre el tamaño de la "espada" del rey, que no merecía tal nombre, sino el de "alfiler".
PuertoRicoesMIERDA 11 months ago
Esto provocó una gran ira en Enrique, que estalló en cólera, gritando "¡Perra ingrata!. ¡Después de haberme arrodillado ante ti como un mendigo y de haberte hecho mi reina me deshonras ante todos, mancillando mi hombría!". Esta declaración influyó en la condena por traición y adulterio que recibió Ana Bolena.
PuertoRicoesMIERDA 11 months ago
Oooh, who is that actress at 3:53? She's quite perfect, I think.
kragey 1 year ago
@kragey Hi - you've probably lost interest by now, but I think it's Charlotte Rampling :-)
Ellie8969 11 months ago
@Ellie8969 Thanks!
kragey 11 months ago
She was the ONLY real passion in Henri's life. For her, he isolated his country from the rest of the world, for her, he separated England from Rome, for her, he chased out a real princess who was catherine of Aragon, for her, he took the risk to be unloved by his own people, Yes. All that for her.He would not did such things for a simple "Jane Seymour", or anyone else! And finally, she won! the prosperity was for her, with Elizabeth.. A great great and courageous woman. That's what Ann was.
verobinful 1 year ago 4
@verobinful and yet is this a good thing? he brought his country into an uproar for her and many innocent and good people (including Anne herself - agree she was probably innocent and under the constraining forces of her ambitious family) were killed... something to think about...
sirimarias 1 year ago
@verobinful Perhaps true, but ultimately, I do think while Anne was his passion, Jane Seymour was his love. He's buried next to her, while our Anne is buried in the chapel on the Tower grounds. Don't get me wrong, I think Anne is a wonderful woman, strong, maybe too modern for her time. But I do think Jane was the love of his life.
swanlakegirl 8 months ago
@swanlakegirl I'm sorry to say that i'm not agree with you. Jane was exactly the contrary of Ann. And Henry, after all the years of battle between Ann, Catherin, The pope, The emperor, wanted a period of peace. Jane was perfect for that. It was certainely a tender love, but not passion! And don't forget that she died after only ONE year after the weeding!Really, she was just a belly for him. And did perfecty the job! Do you think henry would love jane during all the rest of his life?
verobinful 8 months ago
@verobinful can I point out a few more things of the difference between Jane and Anne. Jane died after one year, yes, but she wasn't executed on Henry's order, she died in childbirth. She then was given all the honors of a Brittish queen at her funeral, while they couldn't even find a coffin for Anne. And last, Henry is buried next to Jane. I don't think he would've done that just for a 'belly', if that had been the case he would never have been buried beside her.
swanlakegirl 8 months ago
a great great and courageous woman. Thats what Ann was/ That's why i don't understand a "modern woman" like philippa gregory hates her so much. For a woman who know how much it was difficult to live in the XVIe century, i really don't understand her. Ann should be support by all the women in this earth! an attitud like that against ann boleyn make me think to jealousy! i was so dissapointed she speaks about ann like that!...
verobinful 1 year ago
The other boelyn girl
Movie and the book by phillipa Gregory
Accurate portrayal of Anne boelyn ?
himeizayoi 1 year ago
@himeizayoi It exaggerated some aspects of her and also skipped many valid points of history. Phillipa Gregory is a biased author and does not look to kindly on Anne or Elizabeth (see her novel the Virgin Queen and The Queens Fool). I reccommend watching the Showtime series The Tudors for a closer portrayal. However, do not take any portrayals to be completely accurate. It is unlikely any portrayal is completely accurate
ktfromnz 1 year ago
@himeizayoi i have read many of her novels- not accurate portrayal of any history at all!
dancingnancy09 1 year ago
I am wondering what are some good books on Anne? I read some from Alison Weir but I am not sure how good she is historically. Does anyone have any good suggestions? Thanks!
acn328 1 year ago
@acn328 Alison Weir is a historian and does plenty of research before writing her books. However, all historians are biased. If you are looking for historical fiction try Phillipa Gregory or Jean Plaidy. If you are looking for a more introspective view on Anne and the Tudor dynasty, I recommend David Starky.
Hope this helps!
ktfromnz 1 year ago
@ktfromnz
I fully agree. Jean Plaidy did base her novels on fact though, however David Starky is without question the world leader in Tudor History
gilyat 1 year ago
Does anyone know the name of the song at the beginning and throughout the vid? It's kinda epic.........
englove369 1 year ago
We can't air our opinions now. What is this, some disney site where all has to be happy? Really!
lindenbrookes 1 year ago
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lindenbrookes 1 year ago
@seahorseofvenice however, her foresight was amazing... the stump and the roses showed in a sense the English Renaissance... which came to be under Elizabeth the First.
Purkette 1 year ago
@hgchjk She got it from her mum.
Purkette 1 year ago
It's sad that He killed his wives .
dedrawilliams 1 year ago
Excellent work on your Anne Boleyn doc! I too hate any source that still incorrectly states that she had a sixth finger. I have always found her one of the most controversial and interesting women to have ever been Queen Consort of England.
cranky1chick 1 year ago
You sure have done your research. This is without a doubt the best presentation on Anne Boleyn I've ever seen. Many thanks for your efforts.
v1x4g2 1 year ago
All of the painting's that exist were painted after her death. Henry ordered all her portraits and personal effects burned after death. She was actually very beautiful. Her enemies created a vision of Anne as less than attractive too make the idea that she was a witch and had bewitched Henry with magic rather than beauty and intelligence. They rumored her 6 finger's as a curse for practicing witchcraft. All idol gossip that stuck after her death. Anne was both deeply loved and deeply despised .
TheMeriale 1 year ago
great vid. and i'm totally with you-i get so irritated when people claim she had 6 fingers, etc. while we know that not true. and i personally believe she was beautiful:)
orliluv 1 year ago
if im not makin a mistake 220 pounds back in those time is like around $14,417,920 american dollars today so no wonder to me anymore that she praised him as on of the most noble princes on the face of the earth because how generous he was with her
donnylovesayesha1 1 year ago
I dont know why they think that that coin is the perfect image of her, i dont and i have a good reason not to think so
donnylovesayesha1 1 year ago
She had red hair not black hair.
24Abstract 1 year ago
@24Abstract who anne?, i doubt it, as henry was red and thats were elizabeth got her hair colour, all anne portraits and descriptions say she had brown/black hair
orla0colette0cullen1 1 year ago
I have question. Anne's body was exhumed in 1876. How were they able to tell it was her? Wawsn't she buried in an unmarked grave, or something? I know that after she was executed, her body was placed in elm chest, and buried in the chapel St. Peter ad Vincula.
scorpianofthesun 1 year ago
@scorpianofthesun There were only a few women beheaded and buried in the Tower Two were much younger - Jane Grey and Catherine Howard. One was much older - Margaret Countess of Sailsbury and she was butchered to death with an axe, whereas Anne was executed with one one from a sword.. There were probably only two bodies that could have been Anne in the chapel. If she was in an arrow chest that may have identified her.
brontewcat 8 months ago
I heard somewhere that the portraits of Anne Boleyn were painted during the reign of her daughter, Elizabeth I. But people back then described Anne as being of average height, thin, had long dark hair, an olive complexion, and dark eyes.
So, i guess the only thing we can do is use our imagination.
scorpianofthesun 1 year ago
@hgchjk Henry was a good ruler, or he was until the pressure of getting a son became too much for him. After all, he had only to think of the civil war that had been going on for years in England, which ended when his father became King. Henry VIII wouldn't have wanted the kingdom to return to civil war because he didn't have a son. Also, he was justified in thinking that women couldn't rule, the only Queen Regnant prior to Queen Mary I was Queen Matilda, who was ousted from her throne.
UsagiDreams 1 year ago
I was born on the 19th may
her exectution
Starryvideos 1 year ago
Enjoyed this a great deal and thanks for debunking so many of the myths surrounding Anne, including the 11 fingers and all. We must have heard the same Beefeater at the Tower! When I visited back in 2000, our guide told us the same Anne myth (as well as some other story regarding an illegitimate son of Charles II). He caught me shaking my head in disbelief and called me out to embarrass me, but I just kept shaking my head! Anyway, can't wait to see your other videos.
II2None59 1 year ago
Being that Quenn Anne's excution is coming up on the 19th of this month, I must say that she was done wrong by her husband King Henry 8th. Everyone knows her story and it's very brave, heartbreaking, and exciting all at the same. Wherever Queen Anne is today I hope she has found peace because she sure didn't get any being married to Henry.
kisha1682 1 year ago
@kisha1682 Well, she could sing Henry's silly song back to him! 'Alas, my love, you do me wrong...' assuming that she loved him in the first place, ha!
Purkette 1 year ago
Anne be my role model
chocolatefountain95 1 year ago
anne boleyn was an amazing person!
nickamber10 1 year ago
whats the meaning of arrogant? o i know its british history.
bidarsho1972 1 year ago
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UsagiDreams 1 year ago
What a fantastic video thanks for this.
WeAreQPR1882 1 year ago
@xkirbyofacex ok yes and no Even though when elizabth was born she was favord more but mary didnt HATE HER but she did have some dislike to her. mary actually sent her gifts and partly tookcare of her and sent her letters yes mary also was a bit of a bitch growing up but she did also love elizabth even though she didnt always treat her with kindness..remember blood is thicker then water
9862972 1 year ago
@9862972 I don't think "blood is thicker than water" applies for royalty... most of them treated eachother like shit.... killed their own nephews, brothers, mothers, etc. Mary Stuart and Elizabeth were blood.. but that didn't stop Mary from plotting against Elizabeth and subsequently getting executed. Oh I could name a bunch more examples, but I'll run out of "the characters remaining" :)
Nicollie1062 1 year ago
I agree with you Leah but I also believe that the reformation would never have gone through the way it did without her
63blessed 1 year ago
you act like the reformation was a good thing. In reality, the reformation was responsible for the destruction of the abbeys and the deaths of thousands-- all for Anne- AND FOR WHAT? So that she could be beheaded and have her terrible daughter rule? The Reformation isolated England from Europe, and damned millions of souls to Hell.
evaperonfan 1 year ago
well your entitled to your own opinion. I agree the reformation was horrible as thousands of men, women and children died for it and that people were not allowed to practice what they believed in freely. Conversly, the reformation allowed other people to survive and made some people feel closer to God. I also don't believe it was all for Anne and I don't believe that is what Anne herself wanted. I'm assuming you are a Catholic and as strongly as you believe in your religion, Anne did in hers.
63blessed 1 year ago
@63blessed Anne was wrong. I am right.
evaperonfan 1 year ago
@evaperonfan Anne lived in a different time under different circumstances and faced very different pressures to yourself. You believe you're right as Anne did. But good for you having such strong convictions. Just so you're aware, it is coming off as pretty narrow minded though.
63blessed 1 year ago
@63blessed I agree... intolerant is the word... but then... that hasn't changed for centuries, why would it now?
Purkette 1 year ago
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@evaperonfan Anne lived in a different time under different circumstances and faced very different pressures to yourself. You believe you're right as Anne did. But good for you having such strong convictions. Just so you're aware, it is coming off as pretty narrow minded though.
63blessed 1 year ago
@evaperonfan Nobody is completely right or wrong. But one thing the Roman church is famous for is its rigidity and blindness to the middle path. No one side is totally innocent or evil.
Purkette 1 year ago
@63blessed Hear hear! No, the Reformation helped get rid of tyranny, superstition,t taboos... cheating the people and hoarding knowledge and money wasn't what Anne wanted. But things like this got out of hand after her death... Anne was catholic evangelist, not protestant.
Purkette 1 year ago
It was not for Anne. She was against the destruction of the abbeys (a fact Cromwell was concerned about) and the reformation continued without her. Cromwell had more responsability on it. Martin Luther was a Catherine supporter and thought Aragon marriage was the valid one not Anne's. He never considered Anne as the King's wife.
YeOldeTune 1 year ago
@YeOldeTune It was the issue of the monasteries that convinced Cromwell that he had to destroy her.
Purkette 1 year ago
@evaperonfan You are entitled to your beliefs, but the Reformation WOULD have happened sooner or later, without Anne Boleyn. People were already starting to see problems with the system of the Church at the time- Martin Luther for one, and he was a priest!
UsagiDreams 1 year ago
@UsagiDreams It had most force under Anne, as she was the main reason why the throne supported the reformation.
Purkette 1 year ago
@Purkette She wasn't really the main reason, the main reason was Henry's desire for an heir, Anne was a way of begetting heirs. When she failed she lost her head. I wrote those comments months ago, and if you come across any more comments from me, plesase just reply to all of them in one message, it's easier. It follows that Edward I was a descendant of William the Conqueror, but in history books, you find for Anne Boleyn they generally stop tracing back at Edward I, because you know the rest.
UsagiDreams 1 year ago
@UsagiDreams If that was the case, why not a French princess or any other princess? Why Anne?
Purkette 1 year ago
@Purkette Because Henry fancied Anne! As for your other point, was Anne pregnant for the duration of their courtship? Henry was a man who was not used to people saying no to him. Anne's refusal to sleep with Henry for as long as she did would only make him more enamoured of her. The pope's refusal to grant a divorce only incensed Henry further.
UsagiDreams 1 year ago
@UsagiDreams Henry couldn't live without Anne. They had major separations but still he insisted. Anne couldn't sleep with Henry before they were married. She didn't have the means to keep an illegitimate child, and probably didn't want to lean on her awful father. Once she was Marchioness of Pembroke, well, that's when she gave in to his wishes. And since he couldn't get a divorce to marry Anne, he brought on Cranmer to bear on his great affair. Thus Anne was the key element to the reformation
Purkette 1 year ago
@UsagiDreams Anne couldn't get preggers before becoming the Marchioness of Pembroke for good reasons. And since the pope refused the divorce, Henry brought on Cranmer. Thus, Anne was an important element to the break with the Roman church. Without her, there might not be the Church of England with the king as supreme head.
Purkette 1 year ago
@Purkette Firstly I did not say anything about that, and she was not a Marchioness, she as a Marquis, the first woman to hold that role whilst other women woul be Marchionesses. Henry was a Roman Catholic and he just didn't like not getting his own way. That's why he still had people who were like Anne in their religious beliefs executed. After, this, I won't answer any more replies from you because my inbox doesn't like getting spammed, and there will be others who are starting to get annoyed.
UsagiDreams 1 year ago
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lindenbrookes 1 year ago
@UsagiDreams Anne was Marchioness, check it out at the peerage.com This passage doesn't hold... it was Anne who turned Henry to reforming the church. No matter if you choose not to answer; I have my sweet little book by Prof Ives! lol
lindenbrookes 1 year ago
@UsagiDreams It's not whether of not it would have happened; it's how it turned out. As Anne was pregnant, Henry felt that he had to marry her or the child would have been one out of wedlock. To break the power of the Roman Church, they kicked it out of England!
Purkette 1 year ago
She was just a simple english woman who got caught up with a nut whose Testosterone's was working overtime.
franklindavid 2 years ago 2
She was not a simple english woman. She spent a lot of time in France and was far more french than english.
christofcgn31 2 years ago
What I meant! "She is a simple British woman", she was not the handsomest woman in the world, she was moderately good looking. She did spend most of her life in France.
franklindavid 2 years ago
@franklindavid She was considered native French, and therefore her danger.
Purkette 1 year ago
Does anyone know where I can find the image of Anne that appears at 5:10? It sort of looks like a watercolor painting. Thanks in advance!
CaeliLacrima 2 years ago
You must remember that the body they exhumed was later thought to be much more likely Katherine Howard then Anne Boleyn, and likewise the body identified as KH was actually AB.
marsflamesniper 2 years ago
actually 8 fingers b/c thumbs don't count
chocolatefountain95 2 years ago
Excellent, fascinating video, Bullen! You are a real professional. I think Anne was less known for her beauty - she was probably less classically beautiful than Katherine of Aragon or Jane Seymour - than for her wit, charm, humour, outspokenness and intelligence.
dinastein44 2 years ago
@dinastein44 For her incomparable style!
Purkette 1 year ago
she is pretty
sebrina321 2 years ago 2
Excellent.
Rossdhu16 2 years ago 2
Don't get me wrong. Anne was a smart, beautiful and intelligent woman. She had a strong power of seduction and she managed to have the most powerful man in england wrapped around her finger for a long time. I just feel sorry for Mary and Catherine as I am sure had things been different Mary might have been a better Queen. But yes Anne did so much and her only fault was that she couldn't bear a son.
TheQueenAlexandria 2 years ago 6
I don't belive for a second the Anne Boleyn seduced Henry he fell for her as he did for many others. I believe Anne loved the king and he loved her although his love for a male heir was much greater.
I think people compassion for Catherine and Mary was shown by them and they followers constantly branding Anne Boleyn as a 'Whore' and stating they marrigae was unholy.
I don't think Anne Boleyn was a huge influence on Henry he was a strong willed man who knew what he was doing.
Leah57816 2 years ago
You should really check your history, Anne was really very beautiful not as she was betrayed in her pictures you find online. Jayne Seymour, was and thus, Kathryn of Aragon (1st Queen) quite homely.
Henry was very spoiled, arrogrant, however, he was tricked into the whole affair by her father Boleyn. He was a no one who was jealous of his wife's family history of nobality. He wanted the throne using his Anne who was very sexually active in the French court with many men and very experienced
Ellendurer 2 years ago
I think your misunderstood i did not say Anne Boleyn was unattactive, yes I have heard of Anne Boleyn corrupt father Sir Thomas Boleyn may have used his daughter to gain status.
But i think Anne Boleyn loved the king I think Anne Boleyn was the innocent party in this suituation many people hated her therfore vicious rumours circulated around court.
P.s Mary Boleyn was the one who was famous for her Promiscuity the King francis described he as'' a great prostitute, infamous above all"
Leah57816 2 years ago 2
@Leah57816 Not a huge influence? The things he did for her!
Purkette 1 year ago
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Loved, revered? Please...
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IvTheHatevI 2 years ago
Whoa. I thought this was like, an actual documentary o.O Great videos btw'
Anne's one of my favorite wives, idk why. It was probably the fact that she stood her ground + her intelligence. I really admire Anne + believe that she was innocent. She was the most influential + important of Henry's consorts. I just feel a conection to Anne. The only things I dislike about her was her cruelty/hatred toward KOA and Mary.
TheFreeSpiritX 2 years ago 18
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I do not like Anne Boleyn. She might have been a most intelligent woman, but the way she treated Princess Mary as if she was nothing, was out of line. In the end, Princess Mary was royal by birth. Anne came from a mere noble family. You might not believe in monarchy at this time, but back in the day, it was something of a big deal. Who was she to treat Queen Catherine, the daughter of strong monarchs, and Mary Tudor, like crap.
I dislike Anne.
Thomestecles 2 years ago
How can you say that? Anne got the Protestant train going and bore Elizabeth! She was an amazing woman. Besides, Mary murdered hundreds, Anne didn't kill anyone. I think that speaks volumes about who was the better woman!
evaperonfan 2 years ago 13
I agree Anne was a great woman and gave birth to a great Queen but I feel that Anne was very cruel to Mary and convinced Henry to be cruel to Catherine. Catherine was the daughter of two great monarchs. I think if Mary had a better childhood she wouldn't have killed os many. I think because of her resentment for Anne was why she punished the protestants.
TheQueenAlexandria 2 years ago 2
@TheQueenAlexandria Well then, that was her problem, not Anne's. Why should Anne shoulder the blame for Mary's twisted childhood?
Purkette 1 year ago
@evaperonfan And Elizabeth more.
Purkette 1 year ago
@Thomestecles Well actually if you trace back family trees, all the noble families of the day were interrelated (they would be if you're only going to marry nobility) which results in Queen Anne Boleyn being a descendant of King Edward I of England.
UsagiDreams 1 year ago
@UsagiDreams To WIlliam the Conqueror.
Purkette 1 year ago
what did you say at 7:17
THEYUFFIE 2 years ago
a true queen of england. She is a role model to follow
balenguer 2 years ago 19
@balenguer She was a manipulative, vicious shrew.
Some role model.
benny4700 1 year ago
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balenguer 2 years ago
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balenguer 2 years ago
anne boleyn is one of my fav female figures of history but my top raw model is elizabeth her daughter..she was one of those rare and formidable monarchs
vashtiverous78 2 years ago 25
I agree. But Anne remains my fave one.
YeOldeTune 2 years ago 10
@vashtiverous78 role model?
VirtualRaconteur 1 year ago
Didn't she have a death mask? I thought I saw it in a Wax museum once.
RapscallionRebellion 2 years ago
The picture of the older woman mixed in here is Katharine of Aragon's portrait...
kappleviolet 2 years ago
oh i just wish we could view the past on a screen!
its fascinating to think how they spoke, and what they were like and everything..
Jaeqo 2 years ago 5
@Jaeqo SOmebody saw Anne at Hever Castle.
Purkette 1 year ago
Would anyone happen to know what ever happened to Anne's "B" necklace? I have read different things, but none definitive. Thank you, also a special Thank you to the creator of this vid, Beautiful!!!
faeryjennie 2 years ago 2
No one really knows. Some say that it was passed down to Elizabeth who then put it into her crown. If that is true then it is destroyed. Some say it was buried with her and some say that Henry got rid of it with the rest of her things. Its sad that such a beautiful and important necklace was lost.
xkirbyofacex 2 years ago 2
whats the backround music?
jmghrr 2 years ago
It is pastime with good company. I think Henry VIII himself composed.
shila1307 2 years ago
He did compose it,you're right!
Sztriki86 2 years ago
Yes, Henry VIII was a good composer.
UsagiDreams 2 years ago
@UsagiDreams Anne was better.
Purkette 1 year ago
This is terrific-thank you for posting the entire documentary! I love the song "Pastyme with Good Company" in the background. Allegedly Old Henry the old goat composed it himself-though it would not surprize me if some uknown court composer was the true author.
PhillyGal4Ever 2 years ago
haha true!
Jaeqo 2 years ago
A most interesting documentary! I'll certainly use this information for my English project! Thanks for sharing it!
andra510 2 years ago 2
Another great video! I find it funny that Charles I commissioned the painting. If only he knew that he would be the first anointed English King beheaded while she was the first Queen Consort of England beheaded.
theothertudorgirl 2 years ago 4
Did he? Wow-how ironic is that?
PhillyGal4Ever 2 years ago
Oh sorry posted comment before I watched it all haha!
but still wouldn't that picture as well?
laurenlfc48 2 years ago
I thought there was another photo, found in Elizabeth I ring when she died, which is actually in colour, believed to be the photo that she Henry VIII in locket, befiore it was returned to her before her execution.
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AndromedaMariaCarmen 3 years ago
Am I the only one in the world that likes Anne Boleyn?
AndromedaMariaCarmen 3 years ago 4
No. Anne Boleyn is the fave wife for most Tudor fans and scholars.
YeOldeTune 2 years ago 8
I love her!
stokrotka1011 2 years ago 13
Me too
YeOldeTune 2 years ago 3
No at all! I love Anne Boleyn and protest for her innocence at the charges made against her!
berrysnooze 2 years ago 5
no i do too. i really wanna take a trip to england to see the castles and stuff especially hever
Gvanillavodka 2 years ago 2
No-I like Anne. I admire her very much. What I don't like is her behaviour towards Katherine of Aragon and her daughter Mary. That is well-documented and is history. But Anne will continue to fascinate (well all of Henry's wives will in degrees) for millenia to come.
PhillyGal4Ever 2 years ago 6
I don't really blame her... she was a scared mother. I think she was frightened of Henry choosing Mary over Elizabeth. And besides, everyone knows that Mary was a b word when she became queen what makes you think she wasn't always like that? She hated Elizabeth and was really mean to her.
xkirbyofacex 2 years ago 7
yes mary tudor or bloody mary charged elizabeth falsely at having attempted to assasinate her..elizabeth was locked in a prison in the tower of london and escaped by using her keen wit and intelligence so that they wouldn't be able to trcik her into admitting something she didn't do.
vashtiverous78 2 years ago
I love her too. She was amazing and misunderstood woman!
asia576 2 years ago 8
@AndromedaMariaCarmen She has many fans the world over.
Purkette 1 year ago
are you the narrator of this?
Gvanillavodka 3 years ago
hey there, yup I sure am, hope you enjoyed
TheBullen1 3 years ago
your voice is soothing...
you should narrate childrens books
CAR18MEN 2 years ago
Can i just say this is fabulous, well done on making this, im in love with Anne Boleyn and I found this really interesting, i will be watching more, thanks for making this, xx
heartofsnow23 3 years ago
I'm really loving this set of videos. Fabulous job!
tina0089 3 years ago
Hey, cheers very much! Glad you are enjoying.. hope to get a few more up soon
TheBullen1 3 years ago
Anyone know who made this?
CarolinaPsych 3 years ago
Hey there, it was myself! Hope you enjoyed?
TheBullen1 3 years ago
Everyone says Elizabeth resembles her father and only has her mother's eyes. But if you look close at her face she has alot of her mother's features, especially the thin face. But Elizabeth was fair and had her fathers hair which instantly made you think of Henry VIII
Ladissea 3 years ago 2
thats true actually i hadnt noticed untill now...
XxCrazygal2007xX 3 years ago
@Ladissea She had her mother's face and eyes... a most beautiful queen.
Purkette 1 year ago
Also, can anyone shed some light on the last part of this programme?
lookinglass123 3 years ago
hey there.. what is it exactly that you need clarification on? more than happy to help you out!
TheBullen1 3 years ago
Who made this programme?
lookinglass123 3 years ago