Inside the Final Weeks of Anne Boleyn’s Life
The start of May marks the final days of the infamous queen’s hold over England and her people.
While people around the world celebrate the start of spring, dedicated historians of the Tudor period mark the beginning of May as a significant moment in history. That is especially true for the fans of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second and most infamous queen. Arrested on the 2nd of May in 1536, she was put to death only a couple of weeks later — one of the first queens ever executed in England’s history.
It’s hard to imagine. Anne rose from obscurity, a second daughter so unimportant that the date of her birth isn’t even recorded. Through her skills, charms, and wiles, she managed to capture the heart and mind of a king, placing herself on the highest seat a woman could hold in the land. Her death was not only recorded, it is marked as an infamous day in English history…as infamous as the queen who marked it with her life’s blood.
Now we ask ourselves…what happened? How did this great queen fall? What part did she play in her destruction? Why was it done? For those who wish to see, it can be seen best in Anne Boleyn’s final days.
