Dramatic Facts About The Life of Anne Boleyn

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

In the end, Anne Boleyn had the last laugh with her child as the queen

[@SK-nw4ig]

And what a queen: intelligent, succesful and long-reigning woman, who made her own choises.

[@hoochski69]

Yeah, it's the ending of 'Anne of a Thousand Days'.

[@siomhe8539]

But...in a bad reference: "when you play the game of thrones, you win or you die"...or sometimes you do both. She is definitely not tragic...she knew what she was stepping in... Jane Gray was tragic...even Jane Seymour was a little tragic....Anne Boleyn gave as much as she got

[@joermnyc]

Right, but then her daughter never had an heir and the Crown went to Scottish Kings (Stuart) for a while... and then they had to invite over Germanic royals (Hanover) after they eventually had the same problem!

[@massalleh5255]

@@joermnyc So the royal family today is still German?

[@Blokewood3]

Yellow was considered a color of mourning in Spain, and Catherine was Spanish, so if you wanted to be charitable maybe Anne wore yellow out of respect?...yeah right.

[@LadyCheshire95]

I was about to write that before I saw your comment

[@ButtonsCasey]

There is actually no basis to yellow being a color of mourning in Spain. One other thing, there are conflicting stories of who actually wore yellow. One says it was Henry and he and Anne celebrated her death, another said it was Anne alone. Conflicting stories indeed.

[@LadyCheshire95]

@@ButtonsCasey Anne was a smart person. She would not have celebrated Catherine's death unless Henry told her too. She probably knew doing so would cast her in a bad light at court.

[@jaimelowe4246]

There are reports from her contemporaries that Anne burst into tears when she received the news of Catherine’s death

[@DarkKittycat]

who cares

[@Toby-cb8fx]

did they name their daughters anything besides mary, anne, elisabeth or catherine back then? oh my god 😂😂

[@reidecember]

Christian names in a heavily Christian ruled time 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@marnie185]

I thought you cant have a queen and king at the same time,why is anne a queen while henry is king? Educate me pls

[@berrym7776]

Did they name their sons anything except henry arthur, Eduard, charles and richard back then-?

[@MsClepsydra]

@@marnie185 you can, if I remember correctly there's a queen consort (doesn't rule but takes the throne when/if the king dies) and a queen regent (does rule). You can't have a queen regent and a king at the same time. Women take the royal titles from their husbands when they marry and as the husbands progress, for example from prince to king, whereas men who are married to queens can remain princes or dukes, I don't know why. I should Google it but I can live without knowledge of royal protocol for now.

[@sperez98324]

One more: Margaret, that's about it 🤷

[@alicebisson6389]

I've read that the color yellow was actually the color of royal mourning in Spain at that time, while in England yellow meant joy and happiness, so it was actually a double insult to Katharine of Aragon.

[@missylou725]

Um not double insult, maybe only half. Because Katherine (or Catherine?) of Aragon was from Spain.

[@alicebisson6389]

@@missylou725 no it was stated in the book as a double insult because she wasn't wearing her country's color of royal mourning which was dark blue for England. She was also seen dancing, acting joyous and had ashes on her face representing hell on the day she died, she was trying to insult her any way possible, she was one big block to her marrying Henry.

[@kellysackman9955]

lol

[@sutomuarashi]

she wasnt doing it to insult anyone, she wore yellow because she was newly pregnant

[@madmoiselle007]

@@sutomuarashi oh so it happen to be that precise day she decided to wear yellow. She was a bitch and yes she was very happy with the Queens death!

[@Ad_Astra2023]

History doesn’t like a prominent female figure with a strong personality like Anne. Most of bad ‘rumours’ about her could have been twisted and biased to make her look like a villain of this story but in the end of the day, she was one of Henry’s victims who helplessly fell in love and got rid of by the love of her life. What a whimsical man Henry was.

[@julienewkirk930]

Rose Hepworth this exactly. It is kind of fun to think she had any sort of power at all. But the honest truth is she was in 1500s and had 0 power at all and was a pawn

[@kissarococo2459]

History is not a person. It merely tells us what has been written down. And there were accusations, also there were defense for her.

[@katherineislora3266]

Thank you dear.

[@Ad_Astra2023]

Anne Boleyn 😁😆

[@zarabada6125]

This comment too incorrectly portrays Anne. She didn't marry Henry for love, she married him for power and position. While much of the later rumours were false (likely supported by Henry's followers to justify the execution) it is true to say that she strung Henry along for a few years prior to marriage and convinced him to divorce his first wife. Was Henry an awful person? Yes. Was Anne a virtuous saint who was an innocent victim? No. She played the power game and got burned when it backfired.

[@katemaloney4296]

You missed the fact that Anne worked hard to set up schools and programs for the impoverished people. She was an advocate for learning and reading--especially women getting an education. She was also a talented author and songwriter. I like your shortie, but you did leave out some key points about Anne for the sake of some misplaced humour.

[@lizzybearstar1661]

I agree with you. Anne was so much more

[@adisynnefransen1066]

“Not cool Henry” How do describe everything Henry did in one sentence

[@katherineislora3266]

Which includes my execution I suppose.

[@adisynnefransen1066]

Anne Boleyn yep

[@katherineislora3266]

Heather Peggy Okay

[@allisonkerry-cooper6513]

I know I carnt too much agro I guess of Henry 8th

[@uwubakaobbyalphawolf]

Unforgivable

[@chaleron7410]

Divorced Beheaded Died Divorced Beheaded Survived And tonight, we are LIVE!!!

[@fraimx2674]

I'm Henry VII, I had six sorry wives

[@Nightwalker-zk6ce]

Listen up let me tell you a storyyyyyy

[@void-xt8pw]

;)

[@ButtonsCasey]

@@sophiaageitos2763 No, no you aren't. Please don't try to act special.

[@deWolfe1066]

@@fraimx2674 ...some might say I ruined their lives !

[@ItsJustLisa]

I read a theory that it was Henry’s jousting accident that was a crucial turning point for him. The head injury he sustained likely caused brain damage that changed his personality, making him all rage-y and prone to impulsive behavior. It makes sense when you read about what he was like as a king and as a person before the injury and after.

[@catsberry4858]

Yes. I believe it. He used to be called the summer king, so his dad became known as the winter king. His personality totally changed. I do believe he got really brain damaged. He also is suspected to be Kell +, his grandmother may have had it. Which might explain why so many of his babies died. He had like 20 children in all including the mistresses and only about 4 of them lived to teenage years. And out of those 4,both boys died as teens :/

[@robert9495]

What is Kell+ ?

[@sherrycohen1824]

Also, he wasn't always obese. At the time he was courting Anne Boleyn, he was fit as a fiddle.

[@kaylaxxx5785]

The actress can pull it off anything, whether Margaery or Anne.

[@acncowner3409]

Yes!

[@kaylaxxx5785]

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[@tootieq6527]

I just wish Natalie had worn brown contact lenses in her role of Anne, since Anne was so well known for her dark eyes.

[@reythejediladyviajakku6078]

Kayla Xxx she’s a versatile actress

[@nancyomalley9959]

And Cressida in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay"

[@katherinehoward8329]

Oh hey thanks for checking in I’m still BEHEADED

[@scout3461]

Heyyyy four how is the band going for you

[@katherinehoward8329]

Medusa Nerd great

[@beary1434]

Katherine hi!! I am sorry that you were beheaded.

[@im_not_gay_im_just_a_todod4597]

Katherine thats sad :(

[@katherinehoward1029]

Beary Not your fault

[@katrinaolsen2444]

Anne was NOT the monster that is portrayed. Henry broke up her engagement and was determined to make her his mistress. She decided she wasn’t going to end up like her sister with an illegitimate child by the King. And the ring Elizabeth wore, had miniature portraits of Anne Boleyn and her father Henry VIII. Henry VIII was considered a handsome and kind man. Until he got in a jousting accident and was nearly killed. He was knocked unconscious for several hours. It was only after that accident that he became fat and mean. Anne most certainly did not cheat on him. But her cousin Katherine Howard actually did cheat regularly.

[@starfireonvf]

@@melaniesnatchedyourmayonna1658 wow almost 500 years later people are still butthurt over this?

[@melaniesnatchedyourmayonna1658]

@@starfireonvf yeah, people are.

[@Kazatron10000]

sugarmilk cookii they didn’t say Katherine Howard was a whore just that she cheated which I think was understandable given the circumstances of her marriage and their age gap

[@katrinaolsen2444]

sugarmilk cookii Um where did I call Katherine Howard a whore? I only said that, from reading the summaries of several Henry VIII scholars, it’s fairly certain she cheated on Henry VIII. I certainly don’t blame her. I saw a documentary about what his physicians who documented his body and health. By the time he married Katherine Howard, he was extremely heavy. His leg or legs had ulcerative sores. And they supposedly stank horribly. And I certainly do NOT think that poor girl should have beheaded or punished at all. It’s terrible what was done to her, very sad 😞

[@melaniesnatchedyourmayonna1658]

@@katrinaolsen2444 Thanks for clearing up that you know she's innocent. I've seen many people say things around those bare lines, and call her a whore later. It is very tragic that she was beheaded for just wanting a friend. 😣

[@deemetin5969]

I swear to god, they had a list of 10 names for women in that time huh, 😂

[@barbarak2836]

Same for men. There were hundreds of Thomases and Henrys.

[@cscmaria1331]

have you even been to all white mid class school today? lol

[@Cypresssina]

Well, some of my ancestors at the time have more interesting names like Sibylla and Euphemia. But for the most part it will be Anne, Mary, Elizabeth or Margaret 😂

[@aishasky33]

- How we should name our daug- - *MARY!*

[@katherineislora3266]

I mean. My name is literally on that list you speak of.

[@reginanemo640]

Fun fact about the Yellow Dress: While black is the traditional colour for funerals, In Spain yellow represented mourning. So Catherine being Spanish makes the dress incredibly smart lol

[@mariammr9132]

Ok don’t get me wrong, I love anne, but she treated Catherine of Aragon and Mary like trash.

[@corneliali7747]

as did Mary to Elizabeth.

[@luizsa8300]

Marichu Agreed.I kinda feel sorry for both ,especially for Mary.

[@cakeinthebakery4167]

So did Henry VIII 🤷‍♀️

[@becademarques]

Actually, Anne didn't treat Mary that badly. If you look into it, Henry treated her like trash and Anne tried to contour that a bit, but Mary blamed Anne anyway. Once Anne died, Mary's life got a lot worse. Many documentaries about Mary show that.

[@nancyomalley9959]

Their contentious relationship reminds me of Snow White and the Queen(her stepmother)

[@jordanr1594]

The last time I was this early Anne Boleyn still had a head.

[@karenbrown4524]

Ha ha! 🤭 I wonder if lopped off heads maintain any sort of expression.

[@margaret91]

😂🤣

[@nurimaninsyirahbintirosli5220]

what year are you born in.you r some old fella

[@lissifajen185]

😬

[@juanthealien3904]

Sam where

[@KimChiAu36]

LOL 6:45 the photo of Lori Loughlin "she didn't even have to bribe anyone to get her in" 😂😂

[@laurennicole2377]

Catherine Howard was not older than Anne Boleyn. She was much younger as we was only around 17 when she married Henry.

[@student05-bdes52]

yea, i think they meant to say 22 years younger, but they said older by mistake

[@omorat1]

Anne,howard,and jane wre all 5th cousins of henry VIII so it doesn't make it any better

[@morganindia]

Katherine Howard wasn't 22 years older than Anne. She was younger.

[@annandres8483]

Katherine Howard was like to be around 19 when she was beheaded

[@김세란-k6b]

Does this mean this channel isn’t accurate?

[@BeeHatGuy]

@@김세란-k6b a few facts here and there, but it's overall more trustworthy than most news outlets

[@reynhacoezy5510]

She was 5 year old when Anne got married to Henry .

[@ryk6207]

Henry Burris, That’s kind of sad.

[@k3nia.v]

“ Henry VIII had a quirky little habit of be hedging a wife or two “ THE SARCASMMM HAHHA IM HERE FOR ITT

[@BradleyKisia]

You got a fact wrong. The papal dispensation was to allow Henry to marry his late brother's wife (Catherine)... Then he got tired of Catherine and asked for an annulment so that he could marry Anne. You got that fact wrong.

[@moonlily1]

I thought that sounded off. The whole matter that adultery was a crime in the 16th century and the Catholic church specifically forbade divorce, driving Henry to break off from Rome and start a whole new Church to marry Anne, it sounds unlikely that he would have gotten church permission to lay pipe on some ass. Dispensation for the marriage, yes, but not in the matter of who he was fucking on the side.

[@MelissetteV1]

Yes he got that way wrong.Henry had already broken with Rome to marry Anne,sorry but what a rookie mistake!!!

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

@@moonlily1 the pope would have annulled the marriage if not for the fact that Catherine of Aragon nephew Charles V was the King of Spain and the Holy Roman Emperor and he was 20 years old! he was in his mid-to-late twenties about the time that Henry wanted to divorce Catherine and get an annulment but the pope didn't want to risk angering Charles & war. He denied the annulment and he also denied it because he had love letters from Henry to Ann. Henry or someone, likely Cardinal Woolsey or Thomas Cromwell, forged Father Fisher's signature on a paper proposing the allow man of Henry to be able to annul his marriage to Catherine. That blew up in King Henry's face because Fisher said he never signed the document. Oops! Henry was selfish and he was going to lie cheat or steam to get by with doing anything and most of the time Cardinal Wolsey was corrupt for him so he didn't have to be. After woozy wasn't able to get an annulment from Catherine, Henry did away with him and sent him away & took all of his property in England. Somebody that had been a father figure to him or an older brother figure just got booted out and Thomas Cromwell with brown nosing. Cromwell basically took over Cardinal Wolsey position and then some.. Henry was a Catholic at heart and that's why when he changed the religion to the Church of England and put himself at the head of church and state, just about everything was the same except for the Abbeys and the monasteries. Confession and holy rites and communion was still the same. At that time priests were not allowed to get married..

[@pedilustig4630]

@@montrelouisebohon-harris7023 Clemens VII. was 53 years old, when he declined the divorce (1531). Charles V. himself was 31 years old. Both of them where in the best years and of course, the pope feared the Emperor. The "sacco di Roma" was only 4 years ago and the pope had no intensions to provocate the Emperor again.

[@ThePeachygal]

He asked for 2 and got the first before he ever married Katherine of Aragon. there was a later one when he wanted to marry Anne because of Mary.

[@nuthinmuffins5073]

Note about a historical inaccuracy!: Henry Percy was not already married. His father had arranged for him to marry a woman named Mary Talbot, whom he deemed better suited for his son because she appeared to be of higher status than Anne. Percy was working for Cardinal Wolsey when he met Anne and they were subsequently betrothed. When Wolsey found out, he gave poor young Percy an angry lecture about it: telling him the king should’ve been asked for his permission, and about the arranged engagement to Talbot. This was apparently the first time Percy was informed of his unfortunate fate, but history has it that he defied Wolsey (good for him!). But then Percy’s father really let him have it and threatened to disinherit him if he continued to see Anne. Furthermore, Anne’s father, Thomas, had been arranging for her to marry a cousin (James Butler), for diplomatic reasons. This was unbeknownst to Anne, so you see, neither Anne nor Henry Percy were aware of what their fathers had set up for them until after they’d decided to marry each other. History tells us Percy was observably very upset, but felt he had no choice and went along with marrying Talbot. Anne also had no choice in the matter, and was sent away from court for awhile, back to her family’s home. We all know what eventually happened to Anne, but what is usually overlooked is the tragic life of Henry Percy. He and Mary Talbot had a miserable marriage. They despised each other and never had children. Percy was on the jury in Anne’s trial (which was, of course, a mere formality because Henry VIII was an absolute tyrant and Anne had no hope of being judged fairly), but he became so ill when she was sentenced that he had to be carried out of the court. He died the next year. Also: it is generally thought that Henry VIII did not yet have his eye on Anne. There’s no need to go “guessing” about these things if you do a little research on them. I hope I’m not the first to point this out, but I’m not about to read all the comments to find out, and it really needs to rectified. This information is not hard to find. I’m not even a historian - just passionate about history,. These were real people who suffered real injustice and the least we can do is not spread false stories about them. Alas, it happens quite a lot. “The Other Boleyn Girl”, for example, is a travesty. And while I mostly enjoyed “The Tudors”, it was full of inaccuracies as well. It’s rather strange to me, all of this false retelling of history, because I can’t see why it should be so. The truth makes for plenty good drama, so there’s no need to spice it up with lies. So it makes me wonder: is it just folks being sloppy, or is there some agenda behind it? I don’t necessarily mean a conspiracy, just that I know it can’t all be put down laziness and mistakes. The only thing I can think of is that it might at times have something to do with personal bias - perhaps Catholic versus Protestant in some cases? I guess that’s a question for real historians. Know any? It’s stuff like this that makes me decide to dismiss a source and place my attention elsewhere. So if history is your bread and butter, you might consider paying closer attention to getting the details correct.

[@MovingOndaisy]

New stuff being discovered all the time about that period in history. It's fascinating and always needs updating. A very recent programme by Tracy Borman-Royal Historian revealed some amazing things. Startling in fact.... We all know the portrait said to be Anne Boleyn is NOT her. The only true likeness of her is on "medal"(so called at the time) that was to be minted and issued to every citizen of England upon the birth of the son she was expecting to have. The prototype was made and the likeness witnessed by both Anne and Henry. The prototype (and the portrait in Elizabeth1's Mother of pearl ring) is are true likenesses and show a woman with quite a large nose, not pretty in the traditional sense, quite plain in fact. Anne was charismatic well educated, confident and was reared in the French court, which made her different from other women. Portraits are notoriously unreliable with regard to likenesses, as painters wanted mostly to please the sitter 👍 I mean, look what Holbein painted for Anne of Cleave's.... Henry actually liked the painting but it looked nothing like The Flanders Mare 🤭❗

[@gracedicken8708]

I’m also a big history enthusiast(particularly for Tudor and Viking time periods) and I hate it when shows make up these big lies about the lives about these figures. The way they portray Anne is just horrid. They write her as a conniving seductress and it kills me inside. Also how they write that her family was trying to make her queen also. From everything I have read, no one in her family was happy about it either, with her father Thomas Boleyn faking an attack of frenzy just to delay the marriage Was he a great guy, eh, but he clearly didn’t want his daughter to marry Henry. Like Anne tried to run away from Henry, but modern tv thinks running away=in love. And like you said, there is enough drama in what really happened, so why make up lies to make it seem more dramatized

[@mrsbluesky8415]

You’re right, the truth has drama enough. I think people just want to embellish and don’t care about real history.

[@robert9495]

@@gracedicken8708 to answer your auestion i think it has to do with ratings and money at least when it comes to movies or tv shows in general.

[@lollipop96537]

“Anne Boleyn gave birth to one of England’s most cherished monarchs” Heck yeah she did. Suck on that, Henry 😎

[@clz7578]

Period Queen

[@butterfly.5072]

Yes I did, and I couldn’t be more proud.

[@MistySophie]

I could never hate Ann, no matter how "bad" she sounded. Yeah, she had a nasty thing going on with Catherine, but dont forget it was mostly Henry's fault. Ann just went with the cards she had back then, where women didnt had many choices or ways to get themselves up. She did what she had to do, and was beahded on false rumors.

[@solangereyes2489]

Just because she made Elizabeth the first

[@reynhacoezy5510]

I feel pity for all the woman of that age .

[@realSimoneCherie]

It’s small minded and naive to really blame Anne for things like that. It’s easy to look back and judge but if you were a woman back then, and your only real worth was on a man’s arm, it’d be reason enough to play dirty.

[@lefishe6611]

She did end up messing all that hard work up when she told people of his 'size',c'mon Anne get it together

[@tangenty6987]

Anne NOT Ann

[@LightAngelEmilyx3]

Do a video on Mary Queen of Scots! I always felt like her story was so sad.

[@meme0218]

Yessss

[@Idyllicfae]

You should watch the Netflix series “Reign”

[@junnat6877]

watch reign! on netflix

[@MaryamAgha-g9j]

@@junnat6877 i just looked it up on netflix and its not there?

[@Idyllicfae]

13 i just checked and it’s on there so maybe it has to do with where you live

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

'Some of them started spreading some shade towards our girl Anne' 😂

[@butterfly.5072]

Very mush so.

[@hijabixprincess883]

@@butterfly.5072 lol

[@ericadasilva02]

😂😂😂😂

[@michellest.pierre7072]

At the time, yellow was the colour of mourning in Spain; a perfectly respectable colour to wear in relation to Catherine or Aragon's death. It wasn't out of celebration.

[@nancyomalley9959]

For Anne, it was!

[@reynhacoezy5510]

She was both celebrating and sad .

[@sutomuarashi]

it didnt mean anything. she wore yellow a lot, because henry liked the color on her

[@sutomuarashi]

@Theresa Nardino she looked good in yellow so who cares bsides shes dead

[@student05-bdes52]

im pretty sure it was out of celebration, coming from An*e

[@alyssaortiz6059]

Anne Boleyn: Ight, ima head out

[@xxIluvyouguysxx]

Lol

[@salvadorr4727]

Or you could also say "I'ma head off" lol

[@iatsarulashvili3893]

it seems like she was a bisexual. She said that her second biggest wish was to see marguerite of navarre.

[@reynhacoezy5510]

ia tsarulashvili *fanfic writers taking notes*

[@katherineislora3266]

Ight, imma head out.

[@kethsoriano2638]

“Anne’s father pulled his string and was able to get his loving daughter into the best courts of Europe, and he didn’t even have to bribe anybody to get her in.” 6:40 - 6:47 Then shows a picture Lori Loughlin Olivia Jade’s mother 🤣🤣LMAOOO

[@ninilini6266]

HAHAHA

[@corapalanski3189]

The theatre kids have entered the chat

[@scout3461]

Theatre Nerd sorry not sorry bout what I said I’m just trynna have some fun

[@spookyspider2820]

Theatre Nerd Listen up let me tell you a story a story that you think you’ve heard before-

[@scout3461]

SpookySpider we know you know our names and our fame and our faces

[@nayelidacoolest]

@@scout3461 Know all about the glories and the disgraces

[@scout3461]

Eli Draws I’m done cause all this time I’ve been just one word in a stupid rhyme

[@phantomlover1467]

Wow! And I thought the medieval period was boring. I change my mind now. This has more drama than a reality show

[@jillniemczynski5517]

Actually, this was the Tudor Period. 👸🏰

[@pedanticradiator1491]

This wasn’t the medieval period. In English history the Middle Ages are usually reckoned to have finished at the end of the Wars of The Roses

[@katherineislora3266]

Hehe, it’s the 16th century. And after the Rose War. So we have a new house for the Tudors. And yes to the drama, there was just too much.

[@yourmomswife390]

True 😂

[@kahinaharrache5026]

Watch "The Tudors" 2007 TV show, it's outstanding ! You will understand every detail of the story..

[@tpgcandy]

Fun fact: Anne didn’t wear yellow to Catherine’s funeral it was Henry who actually wore yellow. I forgot who was the one who wrote about the funeral but they replaced facts written by another person who wrote Henry wore yellow and so this person hated Anne so the misconstrued the truth to make it seem like Anne was the one who wore yellow.

[@irenec7665]

But it wasnt rude or disrespectful to wear yellow In Spain that was the color worn when in mourning, in that era. If either wore yellow, or black it would have been honoring her. No matter what anyone says. She was from Spain after all.

[@tpgcandy]

@@irenec7665 I think intent matters here. Cause Catherine was buried in the United Kingdom, and it could have meant something else. Though, because this happened so long ago, we can't really know the intent, and we seem to only have the symbolism of the color for Spain.

[@lovendor]

3:21 why she built like a birdhouse

[@gmrn3014s]

You aint even worried about her straight head lmao

[@JeffersonSteelflexx]

It’s called fashion sweetie...

[@finnkyrie4569]

Also at 3:34

[@ruthnwofor7063]

In those days those hats (called hoods) were all the rage

[@xo_sunnypixels_ox6862]

You are amazing

[@MimiXXL]

A papal dispensation to marry Anne....Well, considering he had already broken up with the catholic church to divorce Catherine of Aragon and formed his own church, I don't think so. He did have one to marry his first wife, Catherine, since she was her brother's widow.

[@Tenshikichi1]

He tried to appeal for a long time but to no avail. Thomas Wolswy couldn't get it for him since the pope was controlled by Catherine's nephew. In the end he makes himself the head of the church.

[@isabellamarie7383]

He tried to get a papal dispensation, but wasn’t granted one because Spain was Roman Catholic so the Pope was on Cathy’s side instead of Henry’s. The process of his divorce with Catherine of Aragon took 7 years, and Henry tried to appeal to the church for a while.

[@francoismuntingh7721]

This is a huge error as it was so pivotal to her story and the course of British history. Pretty sure Percy was not already married and Anne never had a romantic relationship with Francis 1.

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

Where Anne and Henry are concerned that old saying 'You lose them the way you find them' comes to mind. Anne Boleyn is one of the best historical examples of why women should not marry men who left another woman to be with them, Henry heartlessly divorced Catherine for Anne, he then got rid of Anne for Jane, it's a vicious circle. Anne's biggest mistake was having too much confidence in Henry's 'love' for her, she disrespected his ex wife never stopping to consider that one day she would be on the receiving end of Henry's ruthlessness too, it's sad that so many women got caught up in the Tudor dynasty. Anne's best revenge on Henry from beyond the grave was her daughter going on to be one of the greatest monarchs in history.

[@musicmom53]

Annes biggest mistake was out of her control...she was born a woman.

[@Aarontlondon]

Henry VIII didn’t have to get permission from the Pope because he slept with Anne’s sister 😂😂😂. He had to get permission from the pope to divorce Catherine of Aragon on the grounds that she was previously married to his brother Arthur before he died, which he claimed was unclean. Catherine denied consummating her marriage to Arthur so the Pope had to decide.

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

Years after the pope declined Henry's annulment to Catherine of Aragon, the next Pope some years later that the Pope that allowed Henry and Catherine to marry really should not have despite Catherine claims that the marriage was never consummated with Arthur. The Pope that allowed the marriage between Henry and Catherine really shouldn't have even though Catherine and Arthur were only married for 5 months and the marriage was allegedly never consummated. I felt bad for Catherine of Aragon because Henry the 7th kept Catherine in England after Arthur died and she was held in transition for a long time and her mom died. With Isabella deceased and queen consort Elizabeth deceased, Catherine of Aragon didn't really have anyone look after her once Arthur died because her dad Ferdinand and Henry the 7th just kept her in England.. I pity that lady and she had so much class. King Ferdinand was barely sending her enough money to live off of an England and she was held there for six or seven years after Arthur died until she finally was able to marry Henry. HenryVII had paid a dowry for Catherine of Aragon and since Arthur's marriage to her only lasted 5 months he didn't want to waste money on another Dowry and essentially with their marriage unconsummated, Henry the seventh was being a cheapskate and wanted Catherine and the next heir, Henry, to marry.

[@RudesMom]

Considering the various dispensations that various popes gave throughout history, Henry got a raw deal from Rome. Look at the inbreeding of the Hapsburgs. We aren't talking about just first cousins marrying, you had popes signing off on men marrying their blood nieces. What Henry did was rotten but I suspect his first wife could have negotiated a deal where she stepped down and entered convent but with a guarantee of her daughter Mary's status as legitimate if she wasn't as stubborn/prideful as Henry.

[@nashvegasmgt]

#facts

[@tam6753]

@@RudesMom if Catherine of Aragon "stepped down" as Queen of England, it would imply that her marriage was never really legitimate in the eyes of god and men. So Mary I would be seen as an illegitimate child who would not be eligible to ascend the throne. Plus the moment Henry VIII's next wife popped out a baby boy, Mary I would be moved further down the line of succession. Catherine of Aragon wasn't being "stubborn or prideful". She was just demanding the rights of her daughter and herself.

[@RudesMom]

@@tam6753 I was thinking along the lines of a papal approved divorce for the good of the succession and peace in the kingdom (ie, a chance for a male heir). One that stated that they were married in the eyes of God with iron clad protection for Mary as being the legitimate first born daughter followed by Catherine "retiring" to a convent. Not a great deal for the queen but better than the one she got and her daughter wouldn't have been relegated to part of her baby sister's household. If a pope could okay the marriage between a man and his niece, they could have done the mental and legal gymnastics for that. Henry would probably have gone for that deal given how decent (for him anyways) he was to Anne of Cleves.

[@flanamom]

The picture you showed of Elizabeth Howard, Anne's mother, was actually a picture of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, whom he had beheaded when she was in her 60s. And the word "papal" is pronounced "pAYpul".

[@ElineQ07]

Thank you! Came here to say that as it annoyed me.

[@stephieaw1975]

Same! Thanks for saying that! I was gonna. Lol

[@xxIluvyouguysxx]

He got so many things wrong lol

[@8lind3nigma13]

Thank you so much! This was bothering me. Lol

[@Pajamakids13]

"Catherine Howard was 22 years older than Anne Boleyn." Anne Boleyn was the second wife and married Henry at around 32-33 and she died in 1536. Catherine Howard was born in 1521 and was the fifth wife. Catherine Howard was around 17-18 when she married Henry. She was also 18-20 when she died. So somehow Catherine Howard was born 22 years before Anne Boleyn, became the fifth wife before the second wife and died a few years before Anne Boleyn was born. Logic.

[@7-11fanatic3]

*Look..i don't know what you've heard..but jefferson started it.*

[@clarawonders4812]

*yEs*

[@Tarierine]

Perfect wrong storyline! 🥂 Then again Jefferson was related to a certain secret society accused of manipulating some situations... 😳🤔🤫🤭

[@sunflowersprinkles5787]

wrong musical!

[@emilykozak7249]

Wow! Jefferson started something 200 years before his time and in a whole damn different country. Even Alexander is Impressed.

[@Nat-vh1ov]

“Queen Elizabeth the first rarely talked about her mother Anne, who was murdered by her father Henry, which people probably had a few questions about” 😂😂

[@katherine8368]

Elizabeth loved her mother. She was wearing a ring with her mother's picture. She doesn't have to say i love my mom. It is enough to love her with a heart silently. That's great love.

[@MovingOndaisy]

@@katherine8368 bless her she was only 3 or 4 when her mother was murdered.... Don't blame her for never marrying.... But I truly believe that Dudley was her friend with benefits 🤭

[@Laurell_Silentshade]

I can't imagine it'd be a good political move for Elizabeth I to be vocal about her mother.

[@lollipop96537]

Can you blame me?

[@skiissa4820]

Oh my GOSH the line “wearing yellow to a funeral” from Six makes so much more sense now I thought they were just joking about it because Catherine of Aragon’s costume was yellow...

[@simplyabandoned9547]

Katherine was a massive Catholic intensifies

[@justspittingsomefacts6425]

@@simplyabandoned9547 she went to battle while pregnant, such a badass💅

[@zach7193]

She was the reason for Henry leaving the Catholic church.

[@annwilliams6438]

Zachariah Laryea Henry was the reason left the Catholic Church. If the Pope had granted him the same kind of annulment as he gave the current French king Francis, none of that would have happened!

[@zach7193]

@@annwilliams6438 alright. I was thinking of the other Boleyn girl. The movie.

[@retaj6840]

Ann Williams didn’t he leave the church because you couldn’t get a divorce and he did want a divorce from Catherine of Aragon to marry anne who wanted him to marry her so yeah she is the reason i guess

[@GradKat]

Henry didn’t leave the Catholic Church. Henry was a good Catholic all his life. He broke with Rome because he wanted to be head of the church in his own country instead of having to defer to the Pope.

[@realityslidersmandelaeffec6594]

Yep....thank God

[@bennywisetheclown5378]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE NATALIE DORMER. SHE IS SUCH A GOOD ACTRESS. Like I used to always see her as Margery Tyrell from Game Of Thrones. But when I saw her in The Tudors, I also saw her as Anne Boleyn. I’ve never done that with any other actor/actress. I always see them as the character of the movie I first saw them in.

[@asiacoston691]

“Throw some shade to our girl Anne” 😭

[@walnut6922]

actually, yellow was a color for mourning in Spain. So it was basically mourning for but insulting Catherine at the same time.

[@reynhacoezy5510]

Aragon : WHERE YOU SAD OR HAPPY ?! Anne : Yes .

[@sutomuarashi]

@@reynhacoezy5510 XD

[@marinazagrai1623]

The first thing is that Henry didn't get "beefy", mentioned by the host till later...her brother was tortured until he "admitted" he had relaions with Anne, and these torturers fabricated other reasons for the need of beheading Anne (it was still the " Middle Ages"). Whatever Henry wanted, he got!

[@mondomama7223]

You Had Me At “Famously Nice Guy Husband, Henry The VIII”. Damn, I LOVE This Channel.

[@freyaMcPhilli]

yup , he was the definition of nice guy husband .

[@May-zl8bf]

No one in history is a saint and none deserved their downfall! Frankly, Henry is the root of all problems. Looking back, we can judge all we want but we can all learn from each one of them, eg Catherine who is true to herself and her faith, Anne who is way ahead of her times, was modernised and in the end disposable but left a LEGACY etc.

[@reynhacoezy5510]

Finally someone said it .

[@soph5669]

The narrator is hilarious 😂

[@eyedontbowlempress7643]

For real... The bribe photo...😩🤣

[@Fsojack]

It’s actually cringe

[@TownieGirl1974]

He's "one of the most worst" narrators I've heard on You Tube. 🤭😉

[@katharineelizabeth6377]

I swear when I went to Anne’s child hood home I saw her ghost. Like no joke, before I entered the castle, when I was in the courtyard, I looked up into the window and saw a woman, with dark her, wearing what looked like Tudor clothing. She stared at me, and I stared back, but when I looked away, she no longer was there. Later when I got to the room wear I saw the lady, it turned out that Anne stood by the window, looking down at Henry, who was standing in the courtyard. Honestly ever since that day, I think I believe in ghost now 🤔😟

[@catsinwonderland7473]

Here’s a comment I left when I was young. It’s SIX related. Ignore it. Don’t worry don’t worry, don’t lose your head. She didn’t mean to hurt anyone 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@scout3461]

Super Sparklysnail lol say oh well or go to hell sorry not sorry bout what I said don’t loose your head

[@astrangerwholoveshorror1922]

Three in the bed and the little one said, "You wanna be wed? Make up your mind."

[@kateih2023]

A Stranger Who Loves Horror her or me chum don’t wanna be some girl in a threesome, are you blind?

[@loyalhufflepuff8869]

Henry Percy was not married. King Henry VIII was interested in Anne, and when he found out that Percy was courting Anne he had his right hand man Cardinal Wolsley put a stop to that relationship. He had Percy bethrowed to Mary Talbot and the freed up Anne.

[@Ashley-ed3zf]

The naratior of these videos is EVERYTHING. Thank you for your work sir

[@thesenate5913]

Monarchs not having kids starts a big dilemma This one didn't go too badly like others

[@reynhacoezy5510]

.... 2 divorces . 2 beheaded. 1 died . 1 survived for 18 months and than died ... He had 3 kids ... with 3 first wives ... HE COULD HAVE STOPEEX

[@walnut6922]

keeping up with the tudors

[@astrangerwholoveshorror1922]

But there aren't any sex tapes this time.

[@coopsevy5664]

Wow thank you. The way you did this short film really helped. I liked how you made it fun to watch and learn.

[@CRVYGRL]

Thanks for continuing to upload videos!!!

[@jadynbonewitz]

I'm that Boleyn girl and I'm up next see I broke England from the church yeah I'm that sexy- oh nvm wrong video...

[@scout3461]

sis why did I loose my head well my sleeves may be green but my lipsticks red

[@MovingOndaisy]

Wtf?

[@peachiepool8362]

@@MovingOndaisy they're quoting lines from the musical about Henry's 6 wives (the musical is called Six)

[@simplyabandoned9547]

Yeas six the musicallll

[@lollipop96537]

@@scout3461 Jane Seymour, the only one he truly loved~

[@chahrazedchami9609]

I always get confused hearing these stories due to their names. It looks like they only had the names: Elizabeth, catherine, Mary, Anne and Henry

[@jujubees5855]

Anne played with fire and got burned.

[@isidroguevara4120]

We can't really judge because those were very different times from ours. She was just a woman who had to work with what she had. She ultimately failed.

[@LarryOfilms]

Isidro Guevara yeah it’s hard to sympathize because it’s not like she didn’t participate or be an instigator in the situation. So I can understand why her fate is the way it is. You getting into someone’s marriage, you know your are stepping into danger territory.

[@May-zl8bf]

@@isidroguevara4120 She didn't ultimately fail. She left a legacy in Elizabeth and England that lives to this day.

[@emilys1mpson]

Juju Bees anne didn’t do anything. she was pursued by henry, not vice versa. and can you really blame her for making do with the cards she was dealt, as a woman at that time?

[@reynhacoezy5510]

emily xoxo No we cannot . The truth is none of this woman had a choice to begin with .

[@maddieking5542]

Can you do one on Lady Jane Grey?

[@MovingOndaisy]

Ooooh now there's a good heartbreaking story....Soooooo saaaaad

[@legomybanana9325]

by far my favorite history channel! :)

[@jmk0574]

“Anne Boleyn was eating up a serving of her sister Mary’s sloppy seconds..” 😂🤣

[@kdmusic10]

🎶So sorry, not sorry 'bout what I said, yeah I'm just tryna have some fun; don't worry, don't worry, don't lose your head, I didn't mean to hurt anyone...🎶 -Anne, Six The Musical

[@sorrynotsorry6]

LOL, say oh well, or go to Hell! Sorry not sorry bout what I said! Don't lose your head!

[@ageha.dreamer]

@@sorrynotsorry6 tried to elope but the pope said nope our only hope was Henry

[@simplyabandoned9547]

He got a promotion caused a commotion set in motion the C of E

[@sorrynotsorry6]

@@simplyabandoned9547 The ruuuules were so X-rated, us two wanted to get X-rated

[@splatrick6931]

10:33 "There are stories of Anne's decapitated floaty-ghost" 😂😂😂

[@jaimelowe4246]

The yellow dress thing is just a rumor, there are reports from her contemporaries that detail her bursting into tears at the news of Catherine’s death.

[@reynhacoezy5510]

Historians : I am confusion .

[@simplyabandoned9547]

Im also confusion, Hi, I came to read six references in comments and to actually know what happened to Boleyn

[@reythejediladyviajakku6078]

I’d love to hear about Catherine of Aragon or her mother

[@headchangee]

Anne is my favorite queen , im glad that her name still lives on she deserved so much more ❤

[@DonPelayo90]

Her new backstory is she's the long lost heir to Wakanda :D

[@lizzybearstar1661]

​@@DonPelayo90 you fucking kidding me

[@AlucardPeach]

"very few people can pull off yellow" - I HATE yellow, but apparently (according to lots of folks) I look good in it. How much does it suck that the color you hate the most is the color you get the most compliments for wearing???

[@SaraADlady]

Well. Cadmium yellow or mustard yellow is my favourite colour. But it doesn't look good on me,.imagine not being able to pull off your favourite colour. Can we switch.

[@ratlover7113]

Pink is the same for me, hate it but i look good in it. yuck!

[@moonlily1]

You are redhead? You probably look good in lots of "autumn" colors. I can pull off yellow; I'm a spring. Just not like a highlighter pen yellow, not that I'd wear that anyway.

[@seraphik]

The fact that Anne Boleyn got murdered openly by her husband might’ve indirectly contributed to Elizabeth I’s success as a queen. As awful and traumatic as it must’ve been for Elizabeth to know her father killed her mother, with whom she must’ve been close, one suspects her fierce independence and devotion to her country may have partially stemmed from that harsh lesson. If her parents had had a happy marriage, maybe she would’ve accepted a suitor herself. Depending on who that man may have been and who might’ve been influenced him, she may or may not have lost power. In turn, England may well have lost some of its sovereignty. I do feel for Elizabeth though. Imagine your dad offing your mom, and not only does the bastard get away scot-free, you have to publicly lionize him for the rest of your life because your claim to the throne comes from him.

[@ayonticabanerjee8326]

True she must have had trust issues because of her father.

[@elyssacaouettedavies1212]

Henry didn't get fat till after she died, he was actually a nice guy and handsome in records. But she got messed up after ann and her brothers "friendship"

[@paigea3333]

The drawings of King Henry the 8th are wrong here, Henry only became disturbingly obese when Jane Seymour had passed because according to some books Jane was the only one that henery 'actually loved' as he was buried next to her. So these drawings are historically incorrect, I must say the person who drew them had amazing drawing skills, Henry became obese after he stopped looking after himself and he was described to be in a state of depression, so he stopped horse riding and got sickly because he was in bed so much. So he should have been muscular and skinny and he was describes to be while married to his first 3 wives Catherine of aragon, Anne Boylen and Jane Seymour.

[@paigea3333]

@I eat worms haha omg, this made my day

[@angelabender8132]

He loved most Catherine of Aragon his juvenile love and their marriage lasted 19 years

[@ek3942]

I believe that if Jane hadn’t died, he would have stopped having affairs and was satisfied enough with just Jane

[@ThePressurizer]

You might want to correct the video's title :) On the other hand, I'm sure Boylen is a very respectable name.

[@karenschunk2192]

"Ghost hands don't have fingerprints." Utterly hilarious. Not sure why but that last bit truly cracked me up. Thank you for that. :D

[@jamesadolfo9887]

Thanks for the vids Weird History I always loved your medieval and 1700's vids

[@PawelSorinsky]

Tudor Age was not Medieval.

[@sallyjanewillis6810]

I think people have been watching too much "Tudors" because alot of these "facts" are word for word scenes out of the series. Anne was terrified of the prospect of being with Henry and tried very hard to avoid his advances. He sent her letter after letter begging her to be with him. Anne did not have a party with Catherine of Aragon died. The problem is and something that people need to remember is that when she fell out of favour it was mostly down to Henry panicking that she wasn't producing a male heir and was in her 30's. He wasn't willing to wait so long that she went through the menopause and by that time be dead himself. His quest for a male heir destroyed countless lives. And he would of been able to imprison and execute an angel if it pleased him or that angel got in the way. Lies, propaganda, slander and attacks on peoples character for his own gain was so common that everyone was on edge. The people of Henry they 8ths court were paranoid and wouldn't hesitate to throw anyone under the bus if it saved them. If you have any history questions I'm happy to answer them I have extensive knowledge and education on the subject.

[@jenniferblume4559]

Are there any proper films portraying the story of Anne and Mary Boleyn that you can recommend?

[@shslsimp6113]

Henry must have loved Anne so much, I mean he even played tennis while she was getting her head chopped off.

[@maiira3933]

wait fr fr??

[@SP-cb4iq]

Hey Weird History, love the videos! For whatever it’s worth: ‘Holbein’ is typically pronounced to rhyme with wine with an American accent. My grandmother was a Holbein, directly related to Hans Holbein.

[@Meg-uo1ro]

Great video, and funny... but oh the historical inaccuracies 😰

[@annking8633]

I love this narrator's delivery. Dry and quick humor. Very enjoyable.

[@reynabelladonna3587]

Whoever told you Catherine Howard was 22 years old was lying to you. I think that was Catherine of Aragon.

[@warmsunnytoday4535]

It was King Henry who told Anne to wear yellow to the funeral with him who also wore yellow. You displayed a negative portrayal of probably the most wonderful Queen in the history of England. Anne was beautiful, smart, charming, and kind. If you only knew her soul, you would have been kinder in your story of her.

[@kittiesice]

It's honestly nice seeing this side of Anne Boleyn, it puts things into so much perspective. My mom says we are actually related to Anne (Not sure how my mom has the paper records somewhere, lol) I had mixed feelings on it after because we'd just watched "The other Boleyn Girl" a movie about it, but it leans into the stuff that I have recently discovered might have been false or twisted. I know it's strange but I can relate to her on some level after this video, having gone through heartbreak similar to her and knowing that pain. I also relate as far as her love language, I love seeing people enjoy things I've given them. Thank you for this video, I appreciate seeing this side of my ancestor and hope to see some more amazing history videos from you. Also Might I suggest you touch on the Witney Blanket weavers company and the how they went from a small group to one of the oldest known Wool blanket companies still running to this day. It's not just the company either, that whole town has a rich history in wool dating back to the 1200's.

[@vegetariansuniteworldwide8091]

Did you know that Princess Diana was related to Anne Boleyn! Diana’s father’s line is where she is related back to Mary Boleyn. Anne had no descendants.

[@kittiesice]

@@vegetariansuniteworldwide8091 Yes, no direct children descendants but if you go back through her line. There were distant relatives in other countries. The name Boleyn evolved from the French "Boulogne", which was a variation of "Bullen". It was a name given to the keepers of the bull. My family's branch is from Scotland, so that's why it's not well known but also makes you realize just how far people migrate over time.

[@orrointhewise87]

“Many rumors and folklore popped up about Anne” She smells Yes perfect grounds for divorce and beheading 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sherrie8221]

Nelson Salmeron Funny!! That’s what Henry said about Anne of Cleves!

[@reynhacoezy5510]

Strange how both things come from Henry Hmmm-

[@lenevee4925]

This never gets old. I like the narrator's modern slang used to tell the story.

[@susanneduffy8157]

I find the modern vernacular irritating,,,,,,, big time. But different strokes for different folks. Be safe

[@lizzybearstar1661]

​@@susanneduffy8157 I think it's funny and has class

[@madeleinelee9066]

Great video and I enjoyed the humour thrown in! Only one slight critique: the expression “to bite the bullet” means to do something unpleasant, it doesn’t mean “to pass away” (03:42)

[@nosquadkid1568]

9:14 Me for no reason: Welcome to the house TO THE HAUS OF HOLBIEN

[@leanette979]

Jaa!

[@nosquadkid1568]

@@leanette979 oOoH jAaAh!

[@simplyabandoned9547]

DAS IST GUT

[@lollipop96537]

@@simplyabandoned9547 OOH JA

[@privatename6856]

“Sisters sloppy seconds” I’m crying 😂😂😂

[@gerriaustin6967]

That's some funny shit

[@chazagbroje9395]

Weird History closing in on 2 million subs. Congrats!

[@gracezb1]

i can’t imagine wearing yellow during a mourning period that is so hilarious

[@avenakal33wh06]

"Cant say the girl didnt have a type-" I LOVE THAT PART XD

[@btetschner]

A+ video! LOVE IT! What a fascinating history and fantastic images as always!

[@janetgraham-russell4476]

Hang on. The dispensation was made for Catherine of Aragon, as she'd been married to Henry's older brother before him. Nowt to do with Anne.

[@carinafourie9119]

Henry did request a dispensation to marry Anne from the Pope at the same time he was wanting to annul his marriage to Catherine. He was Catholic at heart and would always be, except for the whole Pope being the head of the church thing.

[@glen7318]

he asked for a dispensation to allow him to marry a woman who had ben previously engaged, to ensure that Anne's engagement to Harry Percy would not be a problem@@carinafourie9119

[@sharoberry9874]

Honestly I think the story of Catherine Howard, Henry's 5th wife, is far more intriguing

[@vanessamercedes7675]

marshmalloweed _ why? Can you tell me a bit

[@redmwah]

@marshmalloweed_• Lol I love your profile pic

[@sharoberry9874]

Vanessa Mercedes As a child, she went through quite some psychological damage when her piano teacher began sexually abusing her by the age 13 or so. Growing up, she was labeled as a provocative airhead with no culture, but some historians say otherwise. I don't know, I find it really interesting since I'm into forensic psychology

[@katherinehoward1029]

I agree

[@dahliavanderwoude2091]

It would be cool to see a video on Catherine Medici

[@2_obsessed]

The way he said Hans Holbein is Killing me

[@xo_sunnypixels_ox6862]

HANS HOLBEIN GOES AROUND ZE WORLD

[@m.arkhipova4498]

@@xo_sunnypixels_ox6862 PAINTING ALL OF ZE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS

[@solis_nova]

Marina Arkhipova FROM SPAIN TO FRANCE AND GERMANY

[@xo_sunnypixels_ox6862]

Marina Arkhipova FROM SPAIN ZO FRANCE AN’ SHERMANY

[@m.arkhipova4498]

ZE KING CHOOSES VAN BUT VICH VAN VILL IT BE

[@saramahaney4377]

I love how you called Henry a beefy boy I laughed to hard

[@irishime]

I was waiting for the narrator to do an "oh snap!". British Royal History never has been so damn juicy...this narrator is awesome.

[@prestongamble6326]

I'm a simple man. I see Natalie Dormer, I click.

[@heatherr892]

Right,how can you not?! She's freaking gorgeous!

[@berylthegreat8961]

Please do a Jose Rizal video, a Filipino writer during the Spanish colonization

[@celestia6446]

Yay a filipino

[@cinnamon.toastcrunch782]

Philippines?