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Queens of England Podcast

41 - Anne Boleyn (1): The Birth of a Legend

Queens of England Podcast

James Boulton

Education, History, Society & Culture

4.8637 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2017

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Anne Boleyn is probably the most controversial queen in English history, with more books, films and tv shows about her than just about anyone else. Yet the secret to her success and fame started, not in England, but in the courts of Margaret of Austria and Francis I.

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Natalie Dormer
Claire Foy
Natalie Portman
Genevieve Bujold
Helena Bonham Carter (warning, violent sexual assault scene depicted)

Margaret of Austria (wikipedia)

Queen Claude of France (wikipedia)

Anne Boleyn's portrait in the National Portrait Gallery (National Portrait Gallery)

Henry Percy & Anne Boleyn (English History)

Thomas Wyatt (Anne Boleyn Files)


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0:00.0

Before we get going with the story of Anne Boleyn, I have my usual notices.

0:04.0

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0:18.0

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0:21.6

either through my website, queensofenglandpodcast.com, or by emailing me direct at queens

0:27.0

of England podcast at gmail.com. My names are things that are not all that original. Finally,

0:32.5

the dirty question of money. I am so very lucky that many of you have generously contributed towards the cost of running

0:38.8

this podcast on Patreon, and I'm grateful to every one of my subscribers. What many of you don't know

0:44.7

is that if I reach $200 per month, I'm willing to make this a weekly podcast forever, not just for

0:51.4

the month of February, rather than the bi-weekly extravaganza that it is normally.

0:56.3

Making it permanently a weekly show would be a significant challenge for me, and would require me

1:01.9

to make significant changes to my personal and professional life, but I'd be willing to do it if it

1:07.2

makes financial sense. So if you'd like to make this happen, go to patreon.com forward slash queens of England podcast and contribute.

1:14.2

If you can't or don't want to,

1:16.4

then no worries.

1:17.6

This podcast will still keep going

1:18.9

and will always be free for everyone, forever.

1:23.8

Hello and welcome to the Queens of England podcast.

1:28.0

Episode 41, Amber Lynn, the birth of a legend. You have no need to worry.

1:53.0

There is good news all round.

1:55.0

Catherine is dead.

1:58.0

And I...

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