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Behind the scenes of The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family

Behind the scenes of The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family

Owen Emmerson, who recently appeared on BBC docu-drama The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, traces the clan’s meteoric rise – and crushing fall

Dr Owen Emmerson

Published: August 27, 2021 at 12:33 PM

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Through canny political manoeuvrings and passionate affairs, the Boleyns catapulted themselves from the sidelines of the Tudor court to the very apex of power. Dr Owen Emmerson, who recently appeared in the BBC docudrama The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, traces the clan’s meteoric rise – and crushing fall.

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Dr Owen EmmersonHistorian

Owen Emmerson is a social and cultural historian working as Castle Historian and Assistant Curator at Hever Castle