What did Elizabeth I think of her mother, Anne Boleyn?
On 19 May 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII, was executed by beheading within the confines of the Tower of London. She had been queen for just three years.
Anne and Henry's daughter, Elizabeth – who became Queen Elizabeth I in 1558 – was just a small child at the time of her mother's death. How did Elizabeth I view Anne as she grew up?
Historian Tracy Borman explains in 60 seconds...
Read more about the Tudors – including Elizabeth I, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn on historyextra.com
Suggested reading:
The final days of Anne Boleyn: why did she die?
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The royal weddings of Henry VIII: Alison Weir on what came before divorced, beheaded, died…
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What did Queen Elizabeth I really look like at 60?
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Tracy Borman was speaking to Rachel Dinning at BBC History Magazine's History Weekend 2017.
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