Hello everyone and welcome to the History of England, episode 230, the execution of Anne

Bellin. Just to remind you that I am a proud member of the Agorra Podcast Network, we

have a series of podcasts out now celebrating the Reformation. How appropriate is that? Given

that the great man posted his 95 Theses on the… well, he posted them somewhere pretty close

to exactly 500 years ago. So just search for the Agorra Podcast Network through your normal

podcastery Dubri thing. Now then, before I go on about the Schmorgers Board of Delights and all

you should know that I have now posted a second quiz on the website, thehistoryofingland.co.uk,

seriously, no easier than the first, and everyone except Tiffany, Mani, Michelle and Mimi were really

pretty rubbish. Sorry to say that, but you know, we're all about truth, light and justice here on

the History of England, not about sugaring pills. So, I challenge you. To have a go at the second

quiz, all about Queen Anne. You might want to wait until the end of this week's episodes,

possibly. And then, this week, we have two things going on. For everyone in the world, we have

today's episode on the dramatic events, a 1535 and 36, and then incredibly, yes, incredibly,

there's more. No, no, no, don't thank me. In three days time, we have Claire Ridgeway,

creator of the really rather astounding Anbelin Files website, and multiple books on Anne and the

Tudors. Claire is going to talk about who killed Anbelin. Why was Anne executed? What are the theories?

Was she the victim of political infighting? Or did Henry decide he just wanted shot of her?

Or was she, in fact, guilty as charged? And look, Claire should know. She's written a book on the

subject called The Fall of Anne-Belin, which is actually one of the prizes for the scandal of

Christendom pole, which starts next weekend, wherein we consider our debating question.

So that's all great. But then this week, we have a second thing for members only.

If you are a member, you get to have a vote on why Anne was executed. This is not, repeat not,

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