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Beyond the podcast | Anne Boleyn: a modern woman?

Beyond the podcast | Anne Boleyn: a modern woman?

Loved the HistoryExtra podcast episode 'Anne Boleyn: a modern woman' with Estelle Paranque? Broaden your knowledge with our editor's selection of further reading...

Rachel Dinning

Published: June 27, 2024 at 11:58 AM

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Anne Boleyn is one the most famous queens in history, but what do we get wrong about Henry VIII's tragic second wife? Speaking to Lauren Good on the HistoryExtra podcast, historian Estelle Paranque sheds new light on this iconic Tudor queen by taking a look at the influences that shaped her.

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Want to know more about Anne Boleyn? These articles by expert historians will help you truly understand the story of Henry VIII's second wife...

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The three French queens who inspired Anne Boleyn. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sent to France for seven years as a teenager, Anne Boleyn grew into the woman that would catch Henry VIII’s eye and become his queen. Her role models and influences at the French court included the wife, mother and sister of the king, three very different women each with different life lessons, as Estelle Paranque explores…
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Anne Boleyn's youth: how her years on the continent made her a match for Henry VIII. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Amy Licence explains how the future English queen’s youth in royal courts on the continent made her a Renaissance woman – but perhaps one for whom England wasn’t quite ready
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Anne Boleyn: a 16th-century feminist?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Can Anne Boleyn – the second wife of Henry VIII – be considered a feminist? While the word 'feminism' may not have existed in the Tudor period, the concept of equality between the sexes was very much a subject of debate at the time, says historian Alison Weir. Here, she considers Anne's early years spent in Europe and the many influences on her, from female rulers and thinkers to cultural debates
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Anne Boleyn’s final battle: Tracy Borman reveals Henry VIII's final 'kindness'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, famously lost her head at her husband’s behest. Tracy Borman, the presenter of a new TV series on Anne’s fall from grace, delves into the queen’s dramatic final days
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Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I in their own words: 5 fascinating letters from Tudor monarchs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

When Henry VII and his successors put quill to paper, they left us a priceless insight into their desires, fears and motivations. Andrea Clarke tells the story of the five Tudor monarchs via their letters and diaries...

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Rachel DinningDigital editor (engagement and video)

Rachel Dinning is digital editor (engagement and video) at HistoryExtra

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