Anne Boleyn Part One - 'Debut'
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Part One. Dr David Starkey discusses Anne's upbringing, and her fateful debut at the Court of King Henry VIII. Using clips from Starkey's 'Six Wives of Henry VIII', 'Anne of the Thousand Days' & the 70's BBC series 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII', Anne is described as a highly intelligent, determined and ambitious young lady.
The film focuses on her childhood, her time in France, and her debut at the English court, where more than one man falls for her charm. When the King himself turns his affections toward Anne, a union is sealed that would change the course of History.
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OMG MINE TOO!!! i'm such a tudor fanatic. all of my friends keep telling me i'm obsessed. i even have natalie dormer as anne boleyn on both sides of my binder!!! i loooooooove her and the tudors!
Poor Catherine.
I can appreciate both women, and hate Henry. Lol
I'm sitting here and reading the discussions about whether or not Anne Boleyn was a good queen or not. I can move with neither side.
Anne was one of the ladies-in-waiting of Queen Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII first wife. Anne at first tried to resist Henry: It had been rumoured that one or both of mary Boleyn's children were Henry's. But she eventually gave in to him.
While Anne may not have been the best role model by any stretch, she was clever. She knew the inner workings of the court. She helped to orchestrate the downfall of Catherine of Aragon and to make England Protestant instead of the Catholic it had been for centuries.Anne was once called "the most influential and important queen consort England has ever had."
Anne, while many hate her, should at least be loved for this. While she gave Henry no son, she bore him one of the best loved monarchs in English history, Elizabeth I. On the other hand, Anne said that she would make Mary a maid or marry her off to someone who was generally looked down upon.
Anne went on to have three miscarriages in the quest for a son. Eventually, Henry started to court one of Anne's ladies-in-waiting, Jane Seymour. While Henry eventually accused Anne of adultery, incest, and witchcraft. She was convicted and sentenced to death. The last grain of mercy that Henry showed to the woman he had once so loved was to have her head cut off by a single stroke from the sword instead of many blows from the axe.
Anne was buried in an unmarked grave in the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula. Her skeleton wasn't found and identified until 1876 during the reign of Queen Victoria. Anne now rests in a marked grave under the floor.
+Arya Shadeslayer It's now known that neither of Mary Boleyn's children were the kings. At a time he was desperate for sons he would have acknowledged any who were for sure proven to be his, as he did with henry Fitzroy by his mistress Blount.
Catherine Of Aragon I think contributed to her own demise, its seems she loved being queen more than anything, and believed she deserved by right of her birth. Truly Henry like all dogs saw another woman, wanted her, Anne was in love with another man, and would have been happy being married to him, Henry stopped that, threw Catherine out of his house, Catherine refuse to give up this despot and fought to hold on, both she and Anne lost their life because of this man. What a devil this man was.
Catherine died NOT because she loved being Queen, but because she Refused to agree to support the Lie that she lived for over 20 years with Henry as his "whore" vs as his lawful wife, or that her Only child was indeed a "bastard" therefore did Not qualify to inherit the Throne. I don't blame her as I surely would have done the exact Same thing!! You don't cave in important matters with a man like Henry, as you give ass-wipes like him an inch and they Always will take a Mile. It was Due to Catherine's convictions that her daughter Mary did in fact become Queen eventually, as the English people would Not have accepted any other while Mary I lived (at that time). Some matters are worth dying for, and this was certainly One of them! If Catherine had decided to she could have easily declared War on Henry's fat azz, and probably would have Won it! Don't think for one minute Henry was ignorant of this fact. Catherine was just as Much a Warrior Queen as her mother. She had already proved this Fact. The only thing stopping her was her Love for England and it's loving people who cherished her. Otherwise Henry would have been Toast had she summoned the Forces she was capable of securing.
Henry in all fairness at the beginning of did offer Catherine a comfortable life, he would not disinherit daughter, Cathrine honestly wanted to hang to position was felt she was born for. The situation became toxic, because she refuse to divorce him.Queen Anne as much a victim as Catherine, Its not fair to call Anne a whore..
The one war that Catherine, was part of was Scotland, and Sussex secured victory, keep in mind Catherine did not go to the battlefield as her mother did.
Her love for England was not on her mine when she was feeding information to her father, Sorry I don't see her as a heroine, To many good men died because of her stubborness. Anne of Cleves Took the Divorce, and went on with her life.
I can't in my mine see Catherine as much as heroine as Anne, she was born into royalty, and took it as her right, she was strong will and a good match for Henry, and so was Anne. Anne at a time when chastity was important, was condemn for it, because she refuse to sleep with Henry, for six years she held off, and Henry like most men, once they got the goodies they moved on.I see Anne as a Heroine much like Princess Diana of our days.
+linda merchette Catherine WAS the legitimate queen of England and Henry's wife. She had every right to uphold her status, but her concern was more for the rights of her daughter than herself. And in the early stages Katherine truly believed it was not the king himself but his "evil advisors" who were pulling the strings. However she was eventually disabused of this notion.
+linda merchette Even if the queen had agreed to a divorce the Pope would not have, so the decision was not hers to make. Henry VIII had to break with the Catholic church in order to have Anne, and install Cranmer as arch bishop to do so. And Henry VIII was famous for not keeping to his promises so it's quite possible katherine of Aragon did not believe them either so decided to fight for her and her daughters rights.
Anne was not playing games, not was she manipulating Henry into marrying her. She said no because she meant it and Henry wouldn't take no for an answer, coupled with the fact he wanted a son and he has a wife who couldn't give him one. I remember someone telling me Starkey was a misogynist, his interpretation of the wives supports that assertion. As to her not answering her letters, she more than likely did but after Henry turned against her he destroyed her responses.
@kjs12533 you gotta remember though people didnt live as long as we do now, and girls were routinely married off at 12-13 and 14! when you were 25 you were middle aged cause the average age of a man at his death was 45-55 and for women it was just a little longer! 1 out of every 3 women died or had serious complications during childbirth so the younger and stronger you were the better! and dont forget, 14 back then wasnt what 14 is now! completely different world and and morays! PEACE!
Thank you for uploading this interesting series. I have never been wholly convinced by some historians' suggestions that Henry was compelled to have Anne executed rather than exiled or at least in some form of house arrest. It has been suggested by some that if his next wife delivered a son, which she did, then he could afford no doubt as to the child's legitimacy in the eyes of the world. However, Catherine of Aragon had already died - no problem for Henry there. His marriage to Anne had been annulled on the rather flimsy excuse of a pre-engagement to Percy and Anne as well as her supposed and highly unlikely 'adulteries' and even though adultery was translated as treason he could still have spared her, for quite literally his word was law.
It is unlikely that Cromwell was to blame for her destruction - Henry had made up his mind, Cromwell merely carried out his wishes. Anne had few supporters at home or abroad at the time of her downfall; she would have been powerless. Henry could have spared her and still saved face, which was very important to his formidable ego. The mere fact of accusation would have been enough. But it is important to see Henry in context. Henry was not famous for an over-abundance of mercy; he was not living in merciful times. Perhaps being a man of extremes, he could not abide the thought of her still alive at the time of his third marriage, a ghastly thought. His hatreds seem to have been as volatile as his passions. Well, I suppose it's back to the books. Again.
+mark prescott They couldn't use the Percy "engagement" as grounds for annulment as Percy denied on oath several times that they were ever betrothed, and Percy was already precontracted to the woman he loathed but was forced to marry. Even if he had secretly become engaged to Anne it would not have been seen as legitimate as a precontract was binding. There was some other impediment, known to both Henry and Anne but not to the public, of why their marriage was null and void, and this was probably the kings relationship with Anne's sister Mary. I believe that Cromwell was in a life and death struggle with Anne and that he needed to destroy her entire faction. However I believe he did it on the kings orders, framed Anne, and the others accused with her all had issues with Cromwell one way or another. He got rid of them all in one fell swoop. But Henry VIII must have known that his faithful servant Norris was not guilty, but sacrificed him anyway.
Very good post. I also think Henry would have been less hated if he hadn't had her executed. I honestly don't think Cromwell would dare to move against her without Henry telling him to.
Anne of the Thousand Days brilliant film I suggest you watch it :) xxx
Dave Starkley I believe, Tony Robinson is always one in my book in history documentation, and Peter Schofield rocks.🥰💐💐🥰💐💐 Defeating v-19 borxem here. Awesome.
I ADORE READING
Anne's my favourite too.
Henry didn't know what love was he just wanted his way. Unfortunately it is the lord who chooses who will sit upon the throne of David ruling over the house of Israel. To the end that men may know that the most high rules in the kingdom of men .
Good Grief I'm watching and then reading the comments realize either people aren't watching or they aren't listening they STILL get facts wrong
I appreciate you posting this, I love Starkey's doco and the clips from other productions are a neat add in.
umm is " anne of the thousand days" on u tube? or not........
starflower17 - yes it is! It stars Richard Burton as King Henry VIII. It was very well done. Just use a search on You Tube for the movie title and you will see it! Enjoy!😎
How did anne do it? How was she able to wrap him around her finger like that
Playing hard to get. He tried to screw her 7 years and wouldn't give it up until they were married. An absolute monarch rarely hears no from women.
This actress who played Anne was too old.
I agree, and she looks nothing like Anne was said to look like. Anne had very dark hair and eyes . This actress has very large , gaping nostrils ,as well. Ugh.
Anybody know what the clips shown in this are from? They look like they're from a play or some sort of production D:
May May ...Anne of a Thousand Days..It's on TH-cam....also : The Six Wives of Henry VIII
i don't like Anne's accent in the letter.
did you make this? I am impressed
what movie is the clips from?
Mine too