Episode 1: The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Part I

Brick and Birdy take on thier first episode with a deep dive discussion on the 2008 movie The Other Boleyn Girl starring Natalie Portman and Scarlet Johansson, based on Phillipa Gregory's book of the same title.  They discuss the major events that lead up to King Henry VIII's obsession with begetting an heir, the drive of aristocratic families to find rank in court, and the truth of Mary and Anne's lives in this tumultuous time in England. This is Part I of a two part Intro Episode.

Sources

• The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
• Stimulating history or destructive entertainment? - The Portrayal of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn's Relationship in the TV Film 'Henry VIII' (2003)
• The Other Boleyn Girl - IMDB
• Exploring Henry VIII’s Inner Circle - Holbein with Suzannah Lipscomb, History Hit
• Why did Henry VIII Want a Son So Badly? - J. Draper
• The Voiceless Queen, Jane Seymour - J. Draper
• Henry VIII: Why was he Like That? - J. Draper
• Who is Buried at the Tower of London? Princes in the Tower and Victims of Henry VIII - History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday
• The Truth Behind Anne Boleyn’s Notorious Reputation | Two Sisters | Absolute History
• All of Henry VIII's Wives Related by Ethan Jacob Sy Rosca
• Norwich, John Julius. Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe. Grove Atlantic. Kindle Edition.
• Spencer, Charles. The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream. HarperCollins Publishers. Kindle Edition.
• Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim . A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century. Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
• Paul, Joanne. The House of Dudley: A New History of the Tudor Era. Pegasus Books. Kindle Edition.