Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit
4.7 • 13.7K Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
This is the story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn as you've never heard it before. From their childhoods and courtship through to their union and Anne's brutal execution, we'll peel back layers of historical myth to find out how this marriage changed England forever.
Dan is joined by the Tudor historians John and Julia guy, authors of Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe, to examine one of the most famous and consequential marriages in history.
Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Ella Blaxill.
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