The Last Days of Anne Boleyn

Season 1

In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the wife of Henry VIII, became the first queen in Britain's history to be executed. The brutal speed of her downfall and the astonishing nature of the charges against her - treason, adultery, even incest - make her story shocking even to this day. The truth behind her brutal death, and who was responsible, has been the subject of fiery debate across six centuries.

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S1 E1 - The Last Days of Anne Boleyn
May 22, 2013
59min
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