Anne Boleyn
They called Anne Boleyn the Great Whore. It is a Bible thing. Great Whore is a title from the Book of Revelation, and it is "end of the world" stuff.
An apocalyptic title is overdoing it a bit. They exaggerated the threat Anne posed. Or has history grossly underestimated Anne Boleyn?
Was Anne an existential threat to the Catholic religion and what is known as Abrahamic faith?
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I must thank historians Lucy Worsley, Suzannah Lipscombe and Tracy Borman
for introducing Anne Boleyn to me. I must thank William Shakespeare for humanism. I must thank Elizabeth I for Shakespeare.
Anne Boleyn
Introduction to Anne Boleyn
We will always be asking who was Anne Boleyn? Thomas Cromwell the architect of Anne's downfall created a mess. Anne was found guilty of witchcraft, adultery, incest and treason. Cromwell included in the infamous jury of 26 the father of Anne Boleyn. People were left to doubt Anne's innocence because she was condemned to die by her own father. It makes you think there was some truth to the charges against her.
Something incredible went down on 15th May 1536. The outcome was that Anne was rubbed out of history and she lost her name. A few days after her portraits and letters and sermons were destroyed and her emblems were removed from royal palaces. Anne could no longer be mentioned by name and was casually referred as the Great Whore.
In May of 1536 Anne Boleyn was a name and a story. A spectacular trial was arranged to help people forget all that she achieved. We remember Anne for scandal. She had a story worth telling but the narrative was changed.
Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of Anne Boleyn, a woman whose legacy continues to fascinate and inspire.