A narration on Anne Boleyn's life and the debate over her personality, as well as her downfall, by historian Gareth Russell, author of "Young and Damned and Fair." Was Henry VIII's second wife an evangelical hero, a self-obsessed disaster, a vicious politician? This is an ad hoc video and a little rough around the edges, I think; I made it during lockdown in the UK in the hope it entertains, distracts, and informs history fans who are at home at the moment.
Books mentioned in the video: -
"Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions" by G. W. Bernard (Yale University Press, 2010)
"Anne Boleyn" by Marie Louise Bruce (London, 1972)
"The Challenge of Anne Boleyn" by Hester W. Chapman (London, 1974)
"George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier, and Diplomat" by Clare Cherry and Claire Ridgway (MadeGlobal, 2014)
"The Six Wives of Henry VIII" by Lady Antonia Fraser (London, 1992)
"The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn" by Eric Ives (Oxford, 2004)
"Anne Boleyn" by Amy Licence (Stroud, 2018)
"Among the Wolves of Court: The Untold Story of Thomas and George Boleyn" by Lauren Mackay (London, 2018)
"A History of the English Monarchy: From Boadicea to Elizabeth I" by Gareth Russell (MadeGlobal, 2014)
"Young and Damned and Fair: The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII" by Gareth Russell (London and New York, 2017)
"Six Wives" by David Starkey (London, 2003)
"The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family politics at the court of Henry VIII" by Retha M. Warnicke (Cambridge University Press, 1989)
"The Six Wives of Henry VIII" by Alison Weir (London, 1991)