Why Are We Obsessed With the Legacy of Anne Boleyn?
By Princess WeekesMay 14th, 2021, 11:58 am
Channel 5 has released a new teaser trailer for
Anne Boleyn, a three-part psychological thriller starring actress Jodie Turner-Smith as the infamous Tudor Queen a casting choice that will probably be the most interesting thing about this series. The three-parter will detail the final months of Boleyn’s life from her perspective, according to
Variety, “as she struggles to secure a future for her daughter and challenge the powerful patriarchy closing in around her.” Not a story we haven’t seen told before, but it raises the question: Why are we culturally so obsessed with Anne Boleyn?
Anne Boleyn FIRST LOOK: Jodie Turner-Smith awaits her fate as Henry VIII s doomed second wife in teaser for thrilling mini series - after becoming the first black actress to play the role
The Queen and Slim actress, 34, can be seen making her way through the castle as Henry VIII s doomed second wife
The upcoming series - scheduled to air later this year - explores the final moments of the queen s life from her perspective
The three-part miniseries, by Fable Pictures, Channel 5 and Sony Pictures TV, is expected to air later this year
Jodie has been cast as the first black actress to play Henry VIII s second wife in a bid to challenge conventions
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A three bedroom detached cottage where Henry VIII is believed to have romanced Anne Boleyn - while still married to first wife Catherine of Aragon - has gone on the market for £550,000.
The king is said to have secretly met up with Anne, who he would later marry, at the thatched property in Stoke Mandeville, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.
In 1529, Stoke Mandeville, and the whole of the surrounding area, was inherited by Sir Thomas Boleyn, Anne s father.
Henry had started taking an interest in Anne in 1526 and pursued her throughout the tail end of his marriage to Catherine, which finished in 1533.
A ‘love nest’ that was allegedly used by King Henry VIII on a regular basis in Buckinghamshire is now up for sale. The Thatched Cottage, which is located in Stoke Mandeville near Aylesbury, is currently on the market for £550,000 through Michael Anthony Estates. Thatched Cottage in Stoke Mandeville is on the market for £550,000 (Photo from Michael Anthony) According to folklore, the property on 3 Risborough Road in the village, was a secret meet-up place for King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, when the then King of England was currently married to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. The kitchen in Thatched Cottage (Photo from Michael Anthony)
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April 5, 2021 at 7:22 am
George Boleyn remains elusive through the distant mirror of the centuries, often pushed to the sidelines. For 500 years he has lived in the shadows of his more glamorous sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn – and, until his arrest for treason in the spring of 1536, he did exactly the same in his own lifetime.
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As a young man, George sought to carve out a career as a diplomat – with help, no doubt, from his father, Thomas Boleyn – but struggled to be taken seriously. Every advance he made in his career was attributed, not to his own merits, but the influence of his royal sister, Anne Boleyn.