Anne Boleyn | The Great Matter | 2

British Scandal

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Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.5 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Anne and Henry face two tiny obstacles: his wife and the Pope. As they plot to dethrone a queen and secure a divorce, Anne discovers crowns come with catches.

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0:00.0	Alice, why is it dark in here?
0:07.7	And why are you wearing a cloak?
0:09.8	Come, sit, Matt.
0:11.9	Um, okay.
0:13.1	Place your palm and mine.
0:15.2	Okay.
0:16.4	Clammy.
0:17.7	It's warm in here.
0:19.4	I have the gift, Matt. I have the third eye. Okay, read my fortune then.
0:25.5	Tracing this line, I can see the next show you do will involve a scandal. It might be about sex.
0:35.4	It might be about money, but it will definitely be about power.
0:40.5	That's just the intro to the show.
0:42.8	Come on, you've got to do better than that.
0:44.8	Very well.
0:46.7	You have but weeks.
0:49.9	Okay, it's fairly dark because a couple of years ago, that felt like a definite possibility.
0:55.1	I regret saying that. You're right. This was an off-color joke.
1:00.2	But, I mean, you've got the cloak and everything. I don't know whether you're...
1:03.4	Should I go to the hospital?
1:05.4	I regret starting this bit.
1:07.8	Okay, I'm going to call my wife.
1:09.6	Unsure if this joke is too much for the audience.
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