Anne Boleyn was a femme fatale in all senses of the word. Henry's love for her - and his subsequent divorce from Katharine of Aragon which came at the cost of the split with Rome - changed the course of English history. It was a love that turned to hate, however, culminating in Anne's execution. But did she die an innocent victim?
Alison Weir is one of Britain's best-loved and most-read historians. Her works include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Henry VIII: King and Court and Mary, Queen of Scots. Her next book will be a detailed account of Anne's dramatic and controversial imprisonment and execution.
In this intriguing talk on Anne's rise and fall, Weir makes a compelling case that she went to her death a wronged woman. (34 min, MP3)
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