Who Buried Henry VIII's Second Wife Anne Boleyn?
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- The MYSTERIOUS Ladies Who Buried Anne Boleyn
There is much we know for certain about Anne Boleyn and her brutal execution inside of the Tower of London. For example we know that Henry VIII’s Second Wife and Queen was executed following being found guilty within the Tower itself of Adultery, Incest and Treason against her husband. We also know that a French swordsman was summoned from France to take off her head cleanly, in one final act of mercy by her husband Henry VIII. But there is a great deal 500 years on that we do not know, and today Anne’s story and downfall still captivates the world because of this. There is even much rumour about the burial site of Anne Boleyn and whether her heart was taken from the Tower of London to be buried in other places, but it’s believed that Anne was buried inside the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula within the walls of the place where she met a barbaric end.
I think her final speech was incredibly brave and in my imagination it was designed to keep her daughter Elizabeth safe once she herself had no hope left
That makes sense. I can't think of any other reason for her to be so gracious on her deathbed.
She was a very loving mother...
She rather die than making her daughter a bastard.she was a brave woman with principalities and protecting her daughter till the end.
@@fredericchang2140 don't exaggerate. She was no saint.
Agree
Anne had the final say, a sweet reward, her daughter became Elizabeth I, long reigning and well loved queen of England.
Elizabeth also had a lot of people beheaded including her own cousin Mary Queen of Scots.
Scant comfort, I'd say.
Lol that adultress got what she deserved....
Her & Henry & all of his other mistress false wives & corrupt protestant accomplices are probably all regretting their follies in hell.
I've always wondered why the English have such affection for Elizabeth 1. Like her father she was a cruel despot.
Dim reward, seeing as she didnt live to see a bit of it. Her childs life and her life are two different things.
I think she made that speech with Elizabeth in mind. If she had struck out against narcissist Henry, he would have taken his revenge against her. He was a petty man.
He was MAD! He could do as he pleased. But don’t forget he was married.
Exactly! Anne was highly intelligent and knew Henry very well. She loved her daughter. In Anne's shoes I would have done the same if only to protect my daughter.
She said it with her entire family in mind. It’s been proven that people who spoke highly of the king before they were executed did so, so the king wouldn’t execute their uninvolved family members. Keep in mind Elizabeth wasn’t the only family member Anne was tied to. She came from a large prestigious family that was closely tied to the King’s court and should Anne slight the king even at her execution he would’ve had no qualms with offing them.
I've always found it interesting that the ladies who were charged to look after Queen Anne as spies and jailors, in the end, found their sympathies turned toward her and became the final guardians and defenders of her dignity, to the best they were able to under an unprecedented situation.
They understood, even then, that this was judicial murder.
I M.G L A DI I.Was not.born.then.
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Princess Mary felt sorry for her. Because she got railroaded.
@@brendaharley3252 My ancestor’ s Creeksea Manor castle was said to be Anne Boyelyns home at one time,,, I don’t know if Sir William Harris was a relative of hers or not. I know the Harris family owned it in the 1500’s
Anne Boleyn deserved better . Seems these women were not meant to be friendly and only treated her well because they were still trying to gain information from her . Tudor era of England was just insanely awful … ugly and violent .
Every era was insanely ugly and violent, including the 20th century where just Marxism killed 100 million people. A lot more than ever died in Tudor England.
It was my understanding that the ladies wept as she was led and her head removed.
The women who accompanied Anne to her execution, according to various Tudor historians, were not her friends or chosen companions who might have been supportive to her. Quite the opposite: they were women hostile to her who had been put near her during her imprisonment in the Tower to spy on her and harass her, so they might gain further "evidence" against her by twisting her words uttered in terror and panic. It is telling that she did not speak to them, to express either affection or gratitude for their services, and took no farewell of them. (Contrast this with the 1587 execution of another queen, Mary of Scots, who did have her own loyal women attending her, and kissed them in farewell.) If the women attending Anne had really cared about her, they might have insisted on a proper coffin from the Constable of the Tower, and decent Christian burial (although at least she was buried in consecrated ground.)
This reminds me of Quebec politics in the 70's-
Rene Levesque
He started the Parti Quebecois
Full of French Hardliners
U know the type Rah Rah Rah
At the end when
Rene was Losing
They ALL Walked across the floor
2 join another Party
ALL I CAN SAY?
It's Hard 2 Get + Keep Good Help!!
I agree with Marijean Galloway. Anne had no one, absolutely no one on her side. She was alone. Those ladies were not her friends, not even Elizabeth Boleyn.
Marijean ,I agree with you on that historical fact . I don't know who is narrating this piece of tosh but she seems to be plagiarising someone's novel and her voice is a weird monotone .
dont think women could demand anything in those days, also this could be seen as a criticism of henry VIII he brought a swordsman from france if he wanted her to have a dignified burial he would have instructed this. just my thoughts.
Came here to say just this, thank you.
The hate I'd feel for my father if he had ordered my mother's execution. I wish we had Elizabeth's honest thoughts on this.
Elizabeth‘s own position was very precarious under the reign of her half-sister, Mary Tudor. Monarchs did have people put to death in that era, even former friends and lovers. I expect she accepted that as a reality of the age in which she lived and concentrated on staying alive until she ascended to the throne, not forgetting that she herself had one time friend Sir Walter Raleigh.
I thought about this too but Elizabeth then got Mary Stuart executed and then passed the throne to her son, James. Just wow. I always wondered if Elizabeth thought of the tragedy in all of this. And Mary was born in the same year as Elizabeth's brother Edward so she was a lot younger than Elizabeth too.
Jeez they could have cleaned her body a little????
what makes this even more sad is anne wasn’t guilty of the charges brought against her. she was a kind and generous queen and deserves to be seen as such, especially through her work of charity as that is what she had most passion for and took much pride in. she was killed for her poor law and the one who brought the false charges took credit for it after heavily breaking apart her original act. she deserved better than what she was given.
I totally agree with you. Long live Anne Boleyn!
@clover Unfortunately, there are many victimized and abused females all throughout history. King Henry VIII was a cold heartless man and I truly wonder if he loved any of the women he was married to.
@@Cook-hb2nf If he did, it was only secondary to his love of himself, which caused him to be bored with any of them, obsessed with having a male heir, at least that was his excuse. I think he just never matured.
I have always felt so Sorry for all of King Henry's wives.
All victims of circumstance..and of their time.
Blessings..Poor Queen.
Queen Anne Boleyn got her revenge when daughter Elizabeth became Queen. Also, King Henry had his heart broken when Katherine Howard committed adultery. He started his reign with promise but ended as a tortured pained soul.
The lies and accusations against Anne would be felt by Henry VIII as he lay dying. He knew she was innocent and carried that guilt until the day he died.
Karma is a bitch
He had a terrible, long suffering death.
How she was treated was horrible. No one is perfect but Henry had a murderous heart! He always had another woman lined up.
It's just so sad and frightening that this King Henry who was once so madly 'in love' with Lady Anne, to the point of upheaving his realm and religious convictions, turned on her down the road because she didn't produce a male heir...
Sad, isn't it.
And the wonderful irony - Anne produced Queen Elizabeth the first - the most revered monarch of her time. To this day Elizabeth is still thought of as good Queen Bess.
I don't believe that was the only reason why, Henry, had Queen Anne, executed.
Henry probably schemed revenge for all the years Anne rebuffed him. Then he thougjt he would give her a chance to produce a male heir. She was still young enough to do so when she died so Cromwell must have worked on Henry's narcissistic ego to blame her for his inability to produce a ale heir.
Which is hilarious because it's the man's spunk who determines the sex of the child
Poor Anne Bolyn did not recieve a fair trial. A brave woman to face her execution. Ann Bolyn, still amazes me.
And a woman who wanted Henry 8 to kill his first wife and daughter.
Charmeing 😳
Anne Boleyn was denied a trial as were her brother and the other men condemned.
@@tmfromdenmark9158 Right. It’s sad what happened to Anne, but she wasn’t a good person herself.
@@tiahnarodriguez3809 exactly. So sick of this fake romanticized view of AB. She was no poor victim. She was a scheming conniver. MeghanMarkle reminds me of AB.
@@tmfromdenmark9158 thank you!
Wow I’ve followed Anne for 20 years but I must say that you are bringing her story to life in a remarkable way I haven’t heard before, kudos to you!
He could have at least spelled her name right!
It's really amazing how much senseless murder took place in these ancient centuries, with no consequences to the murderers.
Because now there's no senseless killing and murder?
Especially in backward countries.
yes, senseless, dark time
@@marjoriegarner5369 Really? Have you any idea how many people died under Communism and in two world wars in the 20th century? Just under Communism it’s believed to be 100 million people. Dark times indeed!
Still is happening.... the ‘elite’ unelected power hungry globalists think nothing of murder.
Humans haven’t changed, we still live in a Cruel world full of brutal people. All over the world innocent people are being persecuted . Just like our ancestors we turn a blind eye and pretend it’s not happening.
When you really think about these actions, the barbarity of it is overwhelming. It's horrific.
Called justice.
@Aw Flower Mary the real queen
@@quiricomazarin476 Well, she thought she was queen, made several attempts to assasinate Elizabeth. Elizabeth did not want to execute Mary, but Mary was a serious threat, not to just Elizabeth, but to thousands of Protestants. Elizabeth was a rightful Queen, daughter of Henry. Mary was disenfranchised by Henry's divorce from Catherine...questionable legal line there, agreed, but it was considered "legal" to crown Elizabeth. I am so glad it went as it did.
@@alanmcneill2407 Henry never had a divorce.....learn history dufus
Anne Boleyn produced one of the most impressive queens of England enter Legacy lives on through that
It is frustrating that history doesn't record the names of so many people from history because those who wrote the history just didn't care. These ladies have an important role in this event, yet they are practically anonymous. The French swordsman that performed the execution is never named, although it wasn't common to record the names of executioners. Still isn't. But I'll bet that the lives of these people would make a fascinating read.
I have read that the reason Anne had such nice words for her husband in her final speech was so he would not be unkind to her daughter Elizabeth. Had she said anything against Henry VIII he would have punished their daughter Elizabeth.
Yes. According to most books I've read when your neck was on the block you had to grovel for forgiveness, if you spoke your mind your family would be made to pay.
Her "final words" are very suspicious, i.e. they were recorded by those who had reason to suck up to the king.
Whatever the end for Anne Boleyn, she was given a better send off than Catherine Howard. There was no Act of Attainder against her, unlike against Catherine and George Boleyn her brother and the other men of the Court whom Anne was supposed to have had “dalliances” with - now believed to be trumped-up accusations. They were all executed as well. They were not treated as well as she was. Its interesting to see what author Hilary Mantel, who wrote the “Wolf Hall” trilogy of books, and the film, “Wolf Hall” about Thomas Cromwell, had to say. New research recently emerged that Cromwell could never have done anything against Anne including spying and paying these female informers unless on the orders of Henry VIII. So Henry was really the murderer here🎎
it was such a horrible time, caused by such a horrible, evil man, and his men. Poor women and men who were destroyed by Henry.
Kind of like now?
@@steveweight1317 yes, a time very like now.
King Henry was originally a fine man,so it was said,but riddled by syphilis he turned brutish,peevish and foul tempered as his previous high intellect was eaten away .I don't condone his treatment of others , infact I think he wasawful but one must remember how the sexual disease left incorrectly treated would adversely affect mind as well as body
I maybe an American cousin to the Royal family, but thank God I am not related to Henry VIII.
@@marjoriegarner5369 who are you referring to? I don’t see people being publicly beheaded
I’ve never heard of this before! Anne had such class even when facing such a horrific fate. 💔
She was a better woman than me. I wouldn't have sung Henry's praises. I woud have said, "look, my cheating, scumbag husband is too much of a coward to watch me die".
Her kind words were so that her daughter would be spared his cruelty.
Maybe she was hoping that he would change his mind
She said it to protect Elizabeth.
She was trying to protect her child.
@@LadyGwynhwfar I read somewhere that till the very last moment she thought that Henry would change his mind...
Women have had to fight for their rights, respect and dignity for centuries. Henry was not held accountable for his actions. This is a warning for all women in 2022 worldwide. R.I.P. Anne, you're not forgotten.
at the time what he did was legal. barbaric but legal. He was a absolute ruler who could hold he accountable ?
Enrique fue un asesino como todos los ingleses piratas que asesinó a Ana Bolena para casarse con su concubina, inventando cargos falsos en su contra
@@mariaelenachicatto7705 you play the game of thrones you win or you die. All the noble family's were trying to get they daughter in the kings bed , the one that gets a male child gets a grand child on the throne. If it cost the life of a daughter so be it.
@@DarrenMalin yes Darrin is true!!!! Thanks for your answer!!!!
Anne Boleyn was found guilty of incest, adultery and treason. SHE gave up her own dignity, along with her rights and respect, as anyone male or female would who committed such immoral and heinous acts.
I think we know the names of the women who attended/spied on her in the Tower, but it’s not known for sure if the women on the scaffold were the same women or if women who were comrades of Anne were allowed to attend her for the execution. My recollection was that one of her aunts was with her in the Tower, but I thought her name was also Anne Boleyn. Perhaps I am mistaken on that. And I would like to think that Margaret Lee nee Wyatt was one of her ladies at the end, as she seemed to be a close childhood friend of hers.
The Tudor women were very brave indeed. I would have fainted at the horrific scene.
I am so thankful I finally made it to London several years ago. I visited the memorial to Anne Boleyn and saw her resting place in the St Peter Ad Vincula chapel. If you have the chance, visit London. I hope to go there again before I die.
Poor Anne politically murdered on trumped up charges.You repeatedly said that she was 'brutally killed' but in reality, in comparison to the deaths melted out to many during this era, hers was a civilised and easy passing. Even the ax was withheld from her pretty neck .Her younger cousin, the vivacious Catherine Howard, suffered far worse, being hysterical and running frantically away from the executioner who felled her by removing her head with his ax .RIP to all victims of the bloody tower.
That was Henry's dear cousin Margaret Pole, as far as I know. The executioner chased her around with axe, chopping as he went.
@@AR-dz8ol yes but also Catherine Howard who was convinced that if only she could reach Henry he would pardon her. Margaret Pole did suffer horribly as did Mary Queen of Scots. The ax used on her was by accounts blunt.
Catherine was recorded as having been hysterical during her detention, yet dignified at her execution.
@@veronicaelsegood5175 Are you referring to Catherine running down a corridor at Hampton Court , trying to gain entry to the chaple , where the king was inside ?. She was barred from entry and removed by the guards. This corridor is known as the screaming gallery.
@@annhollowell5352 They say you can still her scream today though don't know if anyone has and Anne Bolyn can be seen walking along the balcony somewhere.
Catherine Howard, the 5th wife of Henry VIII was also Anne Boleyn's first cousin from her mother's side.
Jane Seymour was her cousin as well. And Catherine Parr was tasked with raising Elizabeth for many years.
I like to think that Catherine Carey was one of rhe ladies present at Anne's death. As Anne's neice, she loved Anne. Then she was one of Elizabeth's best loved friends for the remainder of her life
It's believed she was there, but she would have been about 12 when Anne was executed, so if she was present at the burial, it was likely as a witness.
Shews only 12 years old when Anne died so no, I do not think so. Catherine was Lady in waiting to Anne of Cleaves at age 15, not Anne Boleyn.
I need to find out more about the ‘Carey’s.’ I am a Carey myself and I remember my grandfather telling me that we have some connection to Henry VIII. Interesting.
@@cezza57 🙄... Well I do not want too be rude but Carey is a popular last name... I think in this case you need a little bit more than just a shared last name...
@@shop-a-holic3194 that could be very true. However, the only reason I raised interest was from what I had stated in my last post with what my grandfather told me.
I'm going to honour Anne next week by visiting her final resting place on the anniversary of her execution. I will say prayers for her at St Peter ad vincula and tell her how much I admire her. )
Look out for the flowers. They come every year on her anniversary
Get a life
very nice
Anne Boleyn's ending was so tragic, one of the saddest in my opinion.
I read that Anne Boleyn was buried in an arrow chest as no cofin had been arranged.
She was.
I have no sympathies for Ann. She was a cunning woman who was mean to Mary I and made sure that Katherine of Aragon never saw her daughter again
Yeah those are all good reasons to kill somebody glad I’m not related to you
Same
Henry persued her and Anne was smart not to give it away. if the king caught your eye, you were screwed in so many ways. Anne actually was smart for doing what she did but her down fall was having miscarriages just like Catherine.
The one you should have no sympathy for is King Henry. He was an asshole/./
The evil of Henry the eighth has always amazed me that he was not assasinated
Too scared of him
He ruled by fear and people those days believed a monarch was ordained by god
hello , great share vvery interesting . i always wondered about these ladies , poor anne . the visual quality of your blog is beautiful thank you , for sharing......😉😉😉😉............
Why such reverence to a "king" who was a paranoid butcher?
A good mother will do anything to protect her child. Even on the scaffold, she was trying to protect Elizabeth.
@@melissaraymond538 exactly this 💯
Her final words were likely counterfeited by those who wanted to appease the king and gain his favor.
So this was 1536. Columbus’ voyage was 1492. For some reason, this always seemed to be further back in time, but it was well after the discovery of America
It's so interesting when you line up the timelines!
If it could ever be found out it, would be interesting if anyone ever can find out who the infamous executioner was, that killed her. Wonder if he knew of the scandal surrounding his 'job'; and if so, IF he felt any remorse behind it.
Why would he feel remorse? He did an incredibly professional job, removing her head in a single stroke. Certainly it's unlikely Anne was guilty of the lies Cromwell put forward but Anne was viciously spiteful towards Queen Katherine and worse still,poor little Princess Mary caught in the middle. We reap what we sow - and the higher we aspire the further we fall.
I used to work with someone whose aunt had been related to Albert Pierrepoint, a public hangman in England in the 20th century. The aunt had known him quite well and asked him if he had felt remorse about the people he had hanged. He saw it as his job, to make sure people passed quickly, and was always respectful. He hanged about 460- 600 people. His father had been a hangman too. It was just a job to him. Later in life though, he did feel uneasy about the death penalty, as there would have been innocent people who were hung, and he spoke out against the death penalty. He wrote a biography about his life. I used to live in the village he came from.
@@amandamorton-king2112 some people reap what they never sowed and fall hard by not of their own doing but someone else's machinations and narcissism.
That is such a pretentious saying.
@@feliciagaffney1998 Well in Anne Boleyn's case her spite and obsession with humiliating both Queen Katherine and her daughter Mary are clearly documented - so Anne certainly got what SHE deserved.
@@amandamorton-king2112 Neither Mary, Katherine, Anne or Elizabeth deserved what Henry did to them. Neither of them were particularly anything other than a victim when it came to Henry. Luckily karma came for them especially to Henry nonetheless.
If it would be permissible they could determine the parentage of the skeleton in the chapel with DNA removed from Elizabeth the first. The DNA inside teeth would be more than acceptable. The problem does result that the crown may not find favor with the idea of exhumation and examination. They could do this procedure with any one of the bull and family that were alive and closely related to Anne.
Why, dig up two Queen's of England? Why don't we just dig everyone up and get their dna's? I don't blame the Queen or even Westminster, and or The Tower of saying no. Where and when do you stop? It will answer one question, and then have a dozen others needed to be answered.
@@AR-dz8ol With dna history becomes alive and explained for history. All that is left are their bones their soul is gone.
I have a hunch Anne wouldn't mind but Henry might..., which wouldn't bother me at all. As far as "where & when do you stop?" That's the point we don't. Each generation has it's questions to be answered. Let's investigate for history's sake. Linda from Michigan +
@@AR-dz8ol Studying history is the only way we keep history alive. Knowing where she was buried and knowing what happened to her and learning as much as possible is the most previous gift acrually
In Florence they have opened up some of the tombs and remove the clothing and restore it for museum display.. Bones are reinterred in the same tomb in the same tomb With the appropriate religious rights observed The same thing has been done with many Royal tombs in London England I'm in England ambulance burial place Was likewise opened and the remains We're kept in storage while the workman showed up the foundations of the chapel in which she was interred . By knowing what happened in the past week may learn lessons that are definitely available for the future. We are also able to avoid Or contend with With events that we have to face and yet face In the present. It still is a toss of the coin When it comes to examining remains from Graves and tombs . In some cases we are trespassing on sacred ground on other cases We let our curiosity make this decision Indeed some historical personages have done more traveling after they died and when they were alive. For instance the money is of Egypt. Yet for the people who Are charged with doing this work Do so with a great deal of respect and care.
@@AR-dz8ol I say lets find out the real history...
What an amaxing speech Amne gave!
Great history video I enjoyed it can't wait to see more soon. Your videos are always enjoyable 😀
Even if she was guilty of the crimes she was "convicted" of which seems unlikely to me, I cannot imagine how she came up with those kind and gracious words for the man who moments later would have her beheaded because he'd fallen in love with another and couldn't have two wives. Does anyone have an explanation for this I could wrap my head around? From what I know at this point Anne Boleyn seems like a treasure. Well, I mean apart from the pesky fact he'd had a wife when he fixed his eyes upon her.
Because that man had sole charge and control of their daughter, Elizabeth. Leaving a memory of a graceful, dignified parting from the world had a twofold purpose: leaving a store of goodwill for Henry to reminisce over, and leaving a legacy of love for Elizabeth; that her parents came together in genuine love and esteem, even to her mother’s end. It was a brave farewell.
@@Aitchotwo1 OMG, of course! Brilliant.
I suspect Anne was trying to keep her daughter safe after her execution. She had to not offend the king with her last speech.
@@anasharman1501 There was no question of Elizabeth’s safety being in jeopardy. King Henry was a loving father, appreciative of the fact that his wive’s (Catherine and Anne) conception was problematic, and he therefore valued the children he sired, even though the legitimate issue at various stages was female. He was an attentive father to Mary and Elizabeth, even while attempting to secure the succession with a male child. Even while changing the legitimacy status of his female issue they were still treated as nobility, if not royalty. Hope this helps.
Elizabeth and the remaining Boleyn family were still under the control of Henry VIII and she couldn’t risk angering him.
That speech had to be complete sarcasm
People condemned to die often made speeches of this kind so that the monarch would not take revenge on the condemned's living relatives.
She was protecting Elizabeth. At least that's what I feel.
Likely counterfeited latter by servants of the king in order to please him.
What about Lady Margaret Lee? I thought she was with Anne in the tower and at her execution and supposedly Anne gave Margaret Lee her bible before her execution. Would love to hear more about her.
True. You know your history. It is said that Anne loved Lady Margaret Lee as a sister. Anne was buried in an arrow-chest. Anne gave Margaret her personal Book of Hours prior too her execution.
There was a letter or poem in the bible they were trying to send out so they say.
Mercy wasn't in Henry OR Cromwell's dictionaries.
Cromwell managed to plead for it in writing when awaiting his own execution. A thug notwithstanding recent revisionist fiction.
Except that when it was Cromwell's turn on the scaffold, he wrote to Henry begging for 'Mercy, mercy, mercy '!
@@annepollock8306 "What you do to others you do to yourself" Buddha. I don't think he meant it quite so literally though.🤣
Brilliant as usual! TYVM!
Why in the world would Cromwell need to put Spies in with Anne? The trial was over; the verdict given. Anne was awaiting her death although she must have had hope of a reprieve from Henry until that final walk.
She could possibly have information about other "enemies of the king" or in fact enemies of Cromwell.
Politics. Until she was dead, there was always the chance of a reprieve. Plus, more evidence would have made it harder to criticise Cromwell
To gather further evidence Henry V111 had a bad habit of changing his mind
Look at Katherine Parr his last wife, the warrant was signed, the guards approached whilst Henry was with her and Henry said “off with you naves” and she outlived him
I have always been infatuated with Anne Boleyn and the Tudors HenryV111 was an evil cruel man.
There are no words could express the extreme cruelty of Henry VIII.
It's amazing, that after 100s of years, Anne's brilliance is talked about. She is the Superstar of Henry's wives.
Enjoy all historal documentarys and topical commentaries , so much information available,
Norah Lofts, in her novel, "The Concubine," offers one possible theory as to who took care of Anne's remains. I highly recommend the book if you can find it.
She is my favourite woman in history a fascinating person
I have Norah's biography of Anne, one of my favourite books.
One of my favorite books!
I have always wondered why Lofts believed Anne was secretly taken to Norfolk and buried there. What truth may lie in that? 🙏
I have a question. As there is some doubt about the remains definitely being of Anne Boleyn, could they not use The DNA of the current queen (who is a direct descendant of Mary Boleyn) to add meat to the bones of the evidence? I don’t really know if that is possible but I would imagine someone knows.
The supposed remains were reburied and are unlikely to be exhumed again. I guess it's not worth the money and hassle. Probably would need a tonne of permission slips and builders to dig her out and fix up the chapel again. I am curious too but I doubt it will happen unless the chapel needs renovating again. Personally, I would love for some famous sculls to be dug up and reconstructed so we can see how certain people looked like
@@LusiaEyre yeah, I would love to see facial reconstruction on some famous skulls. But on other hand I’m a bit reluctant as I kind of think they should be left alone if you understand what I mean.
Jane Boleyn was the wife of George Boleyn, Anne's Brother and her maiden married name was Parker. She wasn't a close relative of Anne's family.
Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana BOTH descended from MARY Boleyn. Diana from Henry Carey and Elizabeth from Cahterine Carey. Jane Boleyn was their brother's wife. HOWEVER, they are like 12 and 14 generations away from Anne's sister. chances are since you only inherit half each of your parent's DNA over so any generations there would be little to compare. The Y chromosome men inherit from their fathers is different but that only goes from father to son.
@@franm.8343 and Jane never had children so she has no descendants.
Henry supposedly lied to Mary, Anne’s sister and led her to believe Anne would be pardoned at the last moment. Mary would have told Anne, as Henry wanted, so Anne wouldn’t speak against him in her final words, believing she would be pardoned from death. Even if this wasn’t true, Anne was certainly hoping for a pardon and the fate of her daughter and her whole family depended on Henry’s favor. There was no chance she could have called him out or spoken frankly about her being killed for nothing.
Henry was known to speak nicely to people's faces (especially women) and less kindly when speaking about them. Don't forget that Mary was his mistress, so there may have been a sexual motivation to appearing nice. He was also a sentimentalist so this may also have been a reason for his inconsistent behaviour
I often wondered why England's skies are so gloomy and rainy. Perhaps the shadows of the past can never leave.
They're not often "so gloomy & rainy"! Have you ever visited Great Britain?
🤣We are a small group of islands surrounded by cold sea. No romantic and poorly thought out reasoning by you. Just geology and geographic location.
I see what you're saying, yes only England has a bad history, everywhere else just got it right first time.
Britain's judgment day is coming 😝
that is probably a good answer..
When AB was found and exhumed, she was missing teeth as if someone pulled them out for a souvenir
Hi to all please love to know how long Queen Ann was in the tower before the execution TY ...Love your soft voice and your knowledge
Anne was arrested on the 2nd May. She was executed on the 19th.
@@mariesagearing That date 📅 is coming up.
Imagine seeing Anne's actually body. If you had any interest in history at all you'd be blown away. I know I would. Even looking at her signature would have me in awe..
Imagine if Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard and all the people that were killed because of the accusations were never killed and they were all just locked in the Tower of London however Anne Boleyn and Cathrine Howard manage to get a divorce with Anne Boleyn becoming a nun and Cathrine Howard was kept in the Tower of London until Henry’s death I think Edward would let her go do you think Anne Boleyn and Cathrine Howard could be free and make it to Elizabeth reign
Catherine Howard was killed because she cheated on the king
Es una fantasía imposible en esa época donde asesinaban niños y adultos de la realeza confinàndolos en la famosa torre
I think Mary would have had Anne executed in revenge for her mothers usurping as Queen.
@@annhollowell5352 what about Cathrine Howard
@@raumaanking I don't think Mary would have executed her , but she would have been banished into exile possibly.
Anne didn't have a square chin she had a slightly pointed chin on her oval face. She was 36 when she died. The lady with the square chin was Lady Rochford and they were found to be buried in each others places, under the wrongly named plaque. Anne was buried intact, heart burial had gone out of fashion by this time. Her ladies didn't bury her, they carried hr body in an arrow chest from the scaffold to the chapel but she wasn't buried for a few hours as the was nobody available to dog the grave beneath the chancel. Also her rich gown and expensive clothing and jewellery had to be stripped from her and returned to the king, and would have been buried in a plain white shift. Normally, as perks, the tower officials were rewarded with the apparel and belongings of the prisoner but sumptuary laws meant they weren't allowed to wear the velvets and silks of the aristocracy or royalty, which the men could have cut down and made into coats and shirts and long pants. But in this case the king rewarded them with cash. He also did not want Anne's royal garb sold off as souvenirs or kept for the same reason, thus keeping her memory alive and the scandal of her death.
Lady Rochford would have been in her late 30's/40's at her time of death, so it's unlikely she is the skeleton of the woman aged 25-30.
Anne's contemporary said that she was 29 when she died.
Anne was 34 to 35 when she died not 36. She was born between around 1501 or 1502.
@@mariesagearing Jane Rochford was 36 when she died.
How do you know all these things ???
@@shonamcwilliam4171 I read a lot and there are written accounts of the bodies under the chancel being dug up and examined and reinterred in fresh coffins as the old ones were falling apart.
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BTW, humble topic request, would love for you to do Eva Peron. Her life and afterlife is so fascinating and she is still very much in the lives of Argentinian people today!
I bet you will see more in her than Andrew Lloyd Webber did (no disrespect to him but she didn't become who she was just sleeping her way to the top).
The way you covered Anne of Cleves convinced me that you are legit in it for a good deep look into the people behind the history.
We have heard that Anne Boleyn had a sixth finger on one hand, which (if true) should have made identifying the body easier.
Can DNA be recovered, perhaps from a tooth, for comparison to her descendants?
Actually, her daughter, Elizabeth I, had no direct descendants, so I should suggest that any DNA retrieved from the body believed to be that if Anne Boleyn might be compared to DNA of later relatives.
There is zero evidence of that; it was tabloid fodder.
Great idea! However,i believe that this was ( a sixth finger on one hand) completely false, and it was a catholic propaganda invented by the men who tried to discredit Elizabeth I .
Regardless of who assisted the king (Cromwell), Henry VIII was a serial murderer! The last man to show her compassion and dignity was the French swordsman.
Anne's crime was she was having miscarriages
most likely due to the stress of finding him wenching with Jane Semour. lol
Crazy that they didn't have a coffin ready.
She was not found guilty of incest or adultery
Unfortunately those were the accusations levelled against her.
She was innocent, of course, but the real reason was that she could not deliver a son and heir for the King. RIP👑👑👑
Katherine of Aragon also was unable to produce a surviving son, but she was the aunt of the Spanish Emperor, which saved her from the block at least.
I wonder if it is the same ladies who were with her in the tower. I think regardless of how they felt about her personally, you never want to witness her execution. It's not exactly a fun thing to witness, especially after you spent a while getting to know her, and most of them probably knew her before her fall. Probably everyone knew it was all excuses to get the king out of his marriage. I can't think of anyone I hate so much that I wouldn't be sad and traumatized at having to attend their public, bloody execution. And they had to do it with a crowd of people watching your every move. And you'd still want to ensure their body was handled with dignity and respect afterwards. (It says more about you as a person than about them) And you'd still want to perform your duties properly. Being feminine and proper was important back then. If you showed callous indifference it would affect your reputation and probably your 'career' at court and in society. It's the same reason that people would praise the king and his laws in their last words. It's also why Thomas Boleyn, Anne's father, was on the jury that convicted the other men accused with Anne. But he knew he was dooming his son and daughter. (If the men were guilty of adultery with the queen, well... she must be guilty of the same thing, right? It's not like the courts or trial were going to be fair. What the king wants, the king gets, and it's not smart to stand in his way. Look what Anne got for her trouble, and her only 'crimes' were
1. usurping Queen Catherine's position years before,
2. birthing a girl then having a miscarriage
3. still being alive and in the wwas tired of you and wanted to try for a son 2 with a new wife.
Everything had to be done the 'right' way, regardless of how they actually felt. They were very religious, and it was very important to them that everyone received a proper burial. I'd guess it might have been considered a sin to be a 'bad servant,' especially for women.
Its the 19th may today. What a coincidence
very interesting👑Poor Anne. It's a shame what happened to her
The vengeance & justice serve was when her daughter Elizabeth became a Queen of England👸🇬🇧
when was the french swordsman summoned, and how long did it take for him to travel to the tower? was he summoned before the “trial”?
it is 270 Km from Paris to London , travel back then was slow 30Km to 50Km a day so at 50km a day that is 9.4 days. this is not allowing for part of the trip being by sea. Also a messenger would have to have been sent from England to France to summon the executioner.
I thought it was ONLY a French sword, not a Swordsman.
It was a Calais Swordsman that was requested by King Henry, BEFORE she was sentenced, Henry knew what was going to happen.
@@AR-dz8ol thanks, was not aware of that. Henry sure had it planned, to 'do away' with poor Anne. 😢
@@CanzausKids Yes, Darren Malin is correct, Henry had requested a swordsman to come and execute Queen Anne.While Queen Anne was in prison Henry had dear Ole innocent Jane, stashed away close by..
i was under the impression by scholarly journals that no one knows exactly where she is buried because her grave was unmarked.
….. why is that surgeon so attracted to skeletons.
I just wonder what would have Anne Boleyn said if she knew that time that, Y chromosome comes from male/husband. In that case Hanry was in fault.
Sometimes the most productive choice is to rest, disconnect and take time off.
Thanks!
Unfortunately, spoiled murderous impotent brats tend to be cruel.
Topic begins at about 2:35
Who was the executioner??
All we know is he was from France 🇫🇷. I believe their names are not given out for fear of revenge.
He was from France. He was late in arriving so they post poned her beheading. King Henry was trying to show "Mercy" lol
Thank you too always interesting
Knowing Cromwell and Henry as I do, from them you expect no kindness or mercy extended to poor Anne.
St Peter ad Vincula is Latin. Vincula is pronounced Vin-cu-la with the stress on the first syllable “Vin”, not the second “cu
I’m glad those mysterious ladies were able to work in at least two separate teams. ;-)
It’s very sad what happened to AB but she did and hoped for some evil things too.
Very sad
Funny you say she was killed in the Tower. I’ve been to The Tower and we were shown the actual spot where she was executed. It was outside on a spot of grass which is enclosed completely by a black iron fence.
Maybe the grounds outside are considered being ‘in the Tower’ ….?
yes "the tower" is a familiarisation which refers to the Tower of London in its entirety, the grounds not literally inside. "The tower" represents it's reputation and that most would have some stay there within the walls, then be executed outside within the grounds of the tower, not inside a tower
I wonder if the so called final act of "mercy" on Henry's part was because he knew he was falsely accusing Anne and having her done away with for his own selfish and lustful gain and maybe the french swordsman was to assuage some of the guilt he may have felt for such a treacherous act and betrayal against his second wife.
It only captivates the world for its exceptional cruelty given how the mad king treated her after having trashed the rightful queen because he was besot with Anne.
🤣 What, precisely, is an "intellectual forehead"?
back in the day a long forhead was a sign of intelligence and was favored.
Thank you.
I have always been fascinated with Anne Boleyn
She was my 1st cousin 15x removed.
Blessings to your poor relative..Peace to you and your family.
Which Boleyn are you related to? Ann is my 1st cousin 17 times removed through her aunty Margaret Boleyn who is my 16 times grandmother.
Mine too
Sweet Anne was protecting her daughter from her blood thrusty father ! I think She was afraid her daughter .would be next
we *know* she was ACCUSED of adultery and incest and treason.
we also *know* she denied any such crimes until her death, despite happily welcoming the execution as if it would finally give her peace.
anne was done dirty by a narcissist whose taste did not age with him. tortured, cheated, and betrayed multiple times,; she put through hell only to be ousted through false accusations so her death could be orchestrated quickly to the convenience of henry and jane.
i hope anne looks from heaven on that pig while he rots in hell
@sheellie1317 i really do agree with u, because henry was a very bad man and he was a very bad sinner and he was a horrible person and he had multiple liaisons with many other women, and I do certainly wish that he and (archbishop cramer)are now rotting in hell for all of the sins that they have committed and I place the word cramer in a half _circle because he was never 👎 a saint, nor was he a good archbishop 🎉
I certainly do wish that I could have lived when ANA lived, and I would certainly never have been cruel to her, because she was quite a beauty, and quite a very beautiful queen, and I most certainly would have taken care of her for the rest of our lives 😢
This is so very interesting. Who are you - can you provide some citations? Thank you.
merciful prince my ass.....Boleyn was so naive to think Henry was any sort of a proper good man, he was the devil incarnate. Her life was shortened because of that rat.
Anne could never be described as naive! She had to say that to protect her loved ones!
Poor, poor Anne. So very sad 😢
Lady Margaret Lee.
It was not called traitors gate at the time, it was called the water gate.