Hey friends, welcome to the Renaissance English History podcast.

This is the weekly highlight reel of videos that I have put out on YouTube.

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And then what I've started doing is weekly highlight reels of some of the videos that have

gone out on YouTube that would be of interest to the podcast listeners as well. So thanks for

listening. And you can also, like I said, go over and join me on YouTube history and coffee

and search for Heather. And there I am. So let's get right into it. Today, I'm in a spooky kind of mood.

It is that time of year. And we're going to talk about the ghosts of Henry's wives, where all of the

Tudor queens are haunting. So let's get right into it. Henry VIII and his six wives have captivated the

imaginations of people for centuries. Their lives were filled with drama, intrigue, and tragedy,

and some say that their stories did not necessarily end with their deaths.

From castles to churches, the spirits of Henry's wives are said to linger with us,

forever tied to the places where many of their most profound moments unfolded.

So today we're going to talk about some of these eerie, ghostly sightings

that linked these tragic queens. And we're going to talk about Anne Boleyn to start with,

who even in death seems to be the most active ghost of all, haunting no fewer than six,

count them six locations around Britain. So we're going to start at

Blickling Hall in Norfolk. Every year on the night of May 19th, the anniversary of Anne's execution,

a spectral coach is said to arrive at Blickling, which was her family home. A headless ambulance steps out.

Her head is tucked neatly under her arm. Local legend says that when the news of her death

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