How Elizabeth I Found Out Her Mother Had Lost Her Head!

[@carolynpurser7469]

Anne was far more gracious on the day of her execution than Henry ever was.

[@steppy3736]

Of course she was. It was her final act to protect her child.

[@lolamontez7782]

​@@steppy3736great point.

[@marydewitt9623]

He still had the perfect hostage, Elizabeth. Anne knew he was ruthless enough to make sure the tot died an unfortunate death from neglect if she dared say an unkind word at her execution. Also, it was a way to prove, hey, I am a rational, sane and good woman… unlike how I have been presented to the public.

[@anandmorris]

@marydewitt9623 absolutely none of that is true! What school did you go to?! Or, what books have you read that illustrate this narrative. It is pure speculation from feelings. History is about facts, unfortunately for yourself.

[@cf3443]

@ carolynpurser7469....tell that to his first wife.

[@ld9044]

I can not help but wonder how great a queen Mary may have been if only her father had been kind and loving and supportive of her.

[@briansullivan5908]

There would have still been the issues with the churches. That caused derision and Catholics back then were not understanding or very accepting of other religions.

[@kuceracm]

Plus he treated Elizabeth even worse than Mary, if possible, and Elizabeth seemed to come into adulthood with a kinder and more open minded outlook on others.

[@akaLaBrujaRoja]

@@kuceracmbut Elizabeth was too young to have anything to compare her life with, unlike Mary who was old enough to feel discarded and suffer the cruelty of being kept from her mother after being so close to her.

[@stereohype1]

Nah, Mary was too extreme in her religious beliefs so was always going to rub many people the wrong way. Elizabeth however, was moderate in her convictions which allowed her the fluidity to navigate conflicts more effectively

[@cam4636]

@@stereohype1 Except Mary's religious extremism was almost certainly the backlash of her father's religious extremism--Mary wasn't any unusually extreme Catholic prior to being imprisoned and threatened with execution unless she recognized Anglicanism, which simultaneously had her mother exiled, herself declared illegitimate, and several members of her household executed. She likely would've been as 'normal' a religious ruler as the previous generations. 'Bloody' Mary gets a reputation that applied just as easily to Henry, but because Henry's religion stuck and Mary's didn't, she's the "extremist."

[@joejanczak3014]

No wondering why Henry viii has no remarkable tomb nor monument in St George's chapel at Windsor Castle. His successors Mary I and Elizabeth I were not pleased with how Henry mistreated their mothers.

[@crisjapopcris1564]

I believe she had to say that anyway. She was a woman in a man's job during men ruling times.

[@briansullivan5908]

Could it be that Henry took it out on Elizabeth because he knew Anne was innocent and Elizabeth was a constant reminder.

[@rhiannon.de.rohan-thomas]

Probably. I tend to agree with the theory that Henry VIII (or his inner circle) got the skilled swordsman to make Anne's death as quick & clean as possible (& least likely to be botched with multiple agonising attempts, à la Margaret Pole), because he (they) knew Anne was not guilty, but he (they) still had to get rid of her. So, yeah, Elizabeth probably reminded Henry and made him feel guilty (or angry with the people who convinced him), thus she was kept away or the guilt was shifted back to Anne & taken out on Elizabeth. 🤔

[@kelrogers8480]

Henry was a narcissist. He would never have accepted any responsibility for her death, nor had remorse. In a narc's eyes, she would have remained guilty.

[@papi8659]

She wasn't innocent - she was guilty as charged

[@v.j447]

​​@@papi8659and how do you know that? Do you have access to primary sources that history scholars don't have?

[@Nikaroooo]

@@papi8659she could not have possibly been guilty of all she was accused of. She would have been found out much sooner. Way too many courtiers, along with how large her household was would have made it very difficult to sneak around. She was not as young and naive as Kathryn Howard, nor was Anne stupid. Henry needed to dispose of her as he feared Anne would not produce a male heir.

[@Caramelpop86]

In the 1970s movie "Anne of a 1000 days", Queen Anne said "Elizabeth will be the greatest ruler that England has ever seen and you won't be alive to see it". I wish the real Anne had said that to Henry

[@nonchalantmuse1]

The real Anne would never have said this at all. In reality, she was terrified of what her daughter's fate might turn out to be. So terrified she was that she implored her chaplain, Matthew Parker, to look after Elizabeth should anything happen. Anne had good reason to worry: she knew Henry already had his sights set on Jane Seymour and marriage to her was all but certain. Anne had witnessed firsthand Henry's poor treatment of his daughter with Katherine, Mary, after ditching Katherine for Anne. It wouldn't be a stretch to presume that Elizabeth would soon receive the same poor treatment. Anne could never have dreamed that Elizabeth would one day be reinstated to the line of succession, much less eventually become Queen of England. For all Anne knew, Elizabeth would remain an illegitimate bastard (as Henry had declared his marriage to Anne invalid) tossed to the side and forgotten about, her marriage prospects not great due to her bastard status.

[@wordforger]

​​@@nonchalantmuse1Indeed. Fortunately for the girls, later stepmothers were kind and did treat them as daughters/friends.

[@KL-ki8db]

@@wordforgerI love you added friends because Mary was very close in age to all the latter 3. Katherine Howard was so young that Elizabeth referred to her as a playmate instead a stepmother. This is also why Elizabeth stated that she had a feeling that she wouldn’t marry since 8 because that was the age she had witnessed poor Katherine Howard being dragged away and wailing for mercy.

[@ellymay1455]

If she had she would have been Signing her daughters down fall.

[@emilypresleysee]

It breaks my heart to think of Anne being completely powerless, knowing she was going to die and leave her defenseless toddler all alone with almost zero protection. She had to know her daughter would not be told stories about her, would rarely see her likeness, and the legacy she was leaving behind was tainted. I could not imagine.

[@ayiza8511]

It’s disgusting that Henry did not make arrangements for his daughter. Even if he did not want to see her the least he could do was make sure she had money set assume for her and make sure she had living conditions befitting the daughter of a king

[@axemangang1584]

He did The samè to mary

[@crisjapopcris1564]

He was a mysoginist.

[@mariayeomans8654]

What a beast Henry was. He could have exiled her with Elizabeth and spared her life. He was an evil man.

[@chocolatesouljah]

Although I agree he was a beast, didn't her (unjust) death allow him more freedom as a "widower" to marry?

[@terintiaflavius3349]

He didn't even let Mary visit Catherine of Aragon when she was on her death bed. He was a hard hearted man.

[@RBv195]

It was a different time. Many of the things that we today as horrible were just run of the mill back then.

[@tonyausten2168]

He was a capital Narcissist!

[@chocolatesouljah]

@@tonyausten2168 Makes sense. I would add malignant narcissist

[@mrfearsmom8857]

THE ultimate FU AND slap in his face was that Elizabeth, out of all his children, was the greatest monarch. Elizabeth's name is more celebrated than Henry's ever was. I am happy she was a strong leader that proved a woman could rein

[@dianeashworth2311]

A rein is a leather band used to control a horse. Elizabeth I reigned

[@stevenkaskus6173]

Untill Queen Victoria Queen Elizabeth I had been the longest ruling monarch and she was known as the Warrior Queen.

[@StephenGRodenbough]

Queen Elizabeth was Queen Anne's Revenge, the name of Blackbeard's infamous ship. She officiated over the end of the Tudor dynasty.

[@Leelz247]

It's amazing that records of Elizabeth's governess begging Cromwell for clothes for young Elizabeth survived.

[@trevorroberts-o7q]

Sometimes the truth comes out in spite of every attempt to suppress it.

[@Ad_Astra2023]

Elizabeth I perhaps didn’t marry to keep her absolute power but learning the fact that her father killed her mother probably helped her to make that decision, too.

[@brigitteryan2863]

This has been in debate for centuries.

[@steppy3736]

Elizabeth has been quoted as saying, "my dogs will wear my collars." She knew if she married, she may be the face of the monarchy, but her husband would rule.

[@kerim.peardon5551]

Mary and Lady Jane Gray were also examples for her. Mary had a husband who married her only for politics, and while she loved him dearly, he couldn't have cared less about her and stopped doing his marital duty so she could not have a child (which, honestly, she was probably too old for by the time she married). Lady Jane's husband and in-laws (and her parents, to a slightly lesser degree) got her beheaded. Add in her mother and father's tumultuous relationship and you have a young woman who was wise to second-guess marriage.

[@doctor_gibbo1392]

I think it boils down to two possibilities: A) she could very well have been a lesbian. B) There wouldn't have been many protestant men around the European courts (Or english courts for that matter) of the sufficient status to be eligible to marry a Queen. Monarchs generally didn't marry for love, they married for politics.

[@jamiemohan2049]

I dunno man. She got on well with her father and was very like him. She viewed the sovereigns' decision as just, and she herself executed 83,000 people. She was very vain about her appearance, too. I think she was just a mini Henry, if im honest. Not like she herself didn't execute men she had emotional affairs with. The apple didn't fall too far from the tree. She Henry's daughter, besides her skin and hair colour she even looked more like a Tudor too. I believe her main reason not to marry was not to share power. That was it. She entertained the idea of marriage and clearly had strong emotional connections and crushes on men. She didn't know Anne at all, Henry was her only parent. It's nice she treated her maternal family well ... Well, she didn't like Lettice ....

[@CosmicMomDove]

Ann Boleyn was a brave mother. She held her tongue in order to protect her daughter.

[@SherryJo777]

I read her letter the morning of her death- she was quite versed in the bible - her letter was articulate and so humble!

[@Weeeewriter]

Henry was a serial killer who doesn't deserve to be acknowledged. The sad part of poor Anne Boleyn was, it wasn't her fault she didn't give Henry a son, it was his fault. It's the gender of the essence of a man that determines the sex of the baby, not the woman. Queen Anne and Queen Elizabeth were both strong women,.

[@IndigoBellyDance]

Anne originally wanted to marry another man, But Henry pursued her And Anne's family was greedy & power Hungry AF

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

He was no better nor worse than any other King.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

​@@rathertiredofthemess2841 That’s rather debatable. I wouldn't compare George VI to Henry VIII in terms of their humanity, compassion & morals. George VI is a *FAR* better man by a thousand miles compared to Henry VIII.

[@Verityization]

Worse, historians speculate that Henry probably had syphilis, which is why so many of his children died as stillbirths or shortly after birth.

[@Weeeewriter]

@@Verityization That wouldn't surprise me, he was a sex maniac. Ironic that he killed a few of his wives over infidelity, but he did the same thing lol

[@procastination_is_my_passi4182]

Now that we know through science that a baby's gender is based on their father's genes, it makes me so sad that women were blamed for not being able to conceive a son. Anne bore the burden of Henry's inability to produce an heir and lost her life for it

[@Ptls68]

Lots of places women are still blamed .

[@helpinyerdasellavon]

Wonderful in-depth content. There's no doubt that all what happened made Elizabeth I to become a formidable fearless ruler in a world dominated by men. Remarkable video.

[@pbohearn]

And someone who could never get her self to marry anyone, and therefore lead the Tudor dynasty to its demise

[@helpinyerdasellavon]

@@pbohearn well aye, that was her own choice. She decided to remain unmarried as she didn't want to share her power in the first place. It's perfectly understandable.

[@christyleduc6132]

@@pbohearn So for you all of Elizabeth I great achievements meant meant nothing because she didn’t produce an heir.

[@cam4636]

@@helpinyerdasellavon Not only that, she could promise the possibility of a political marriage whenever she needed leverage to negotiate.

[@helpinyerdasellavon]

@@cam4636 indeed but men were head of the household especially back then. If she married her husband was hence seen and considered the main figure running the kingdom. See what happened to Mary Queen of Scots as her 2nd husband Lord Darnley wanted more power for himself.

[@aimeefriedman822]

I'll never comprehend the psychi behind Jane not being freaked out that Henry killed Anne. How does a human being not become effected by such a thing, EVEN IF SHE HATED ANNE'S story in history. It's hard to understand how ANY of the people of this time period accepted all of these murders...but a woman, I can't.

[@savinaking8637]

She could have been petrified, but her family strong armed her into obeying their will.

[@catherine-eggallergyinmd]

Sadly women were the property of their father (or guardian) then their husband. You weren't allowed to say no ever as marital rape wasn't considered a thing back then.

[@cam4636]

Sure, but the king (any king, not just Henry VIII) had courtiers and political enemies executed on a fairly regular basis. As far as Jane Seymour was concerned, this wasn't much different than business as usual in the royal court.

[@Elizabeth-hc3mi]

Jane probably didn't think Henry was going to EDUCATE Anne, there was no precedent for a QUEEN being executed in Europe before the Tudors executed four. Hec, the entire Tudor line was a result of a Queen's affair and she was simply put on house arrest, not executed. Jane probably just thought Anne was going to be put away like Catherine of Aragon. Besides a man willing to execute his wife, father figure (Thomas Wosley), best friend (Thomas Moore), and threatening to kill his daughter is not the man to suddenly break up with. Besides, Catherine Parr tried to refuse Henry's proposal, but got her rejection rejected. Could have been the same for Jane for all we know. EDIT: I am just now releasing I put Educate instead of Execute, I am leaving it for comedies sake

[@steppy3736]

Seriously you think women had a choice?

[@alixena9340]

I have always felt that Anne would have given Henry a son if he had just waited allowed her to have more children.

[@industrialover]

No, I don't think she would have. I suspect she could have been Rh negative, meaning after her successful pregnancy with Elizabeth, her body would have built up antibodies to destroy other fetuses

[@alixena9340]

fair call@@industrialover

[@hazeieris4478]

I agree… she had a miscarriage a few days after a Henry had an accident which turned out to be a boy

[@knitwit7082]

alixena9340 • I read years ago that she got pregnant with a second child, a male. Her enemies at court feared that, so they sent a messenger to tell her the king "had fallen at jousting." She jumped to her feet and fainted. Falling on the stone floor caused a miscarriage. Henry was of course fine, but he never gave her a chance to have another child after the miscarriage. Imagine how different history would have been if she had given birth to that little prince.

[@glen7318]

where did you read this. Its nonsense. She had had oher miscarriages prior to the last one@@knitwit7082

[@avidreader1527]

Henry was more rabid dog than man , not only in his dealings with his wives , but also his officials suffered . He murdered Cardinal Wolsey , then Cromwell and many more actually . He had more than 50 000 people murdered .

[@karengilliland2439]

I believe it was more like over 70,000 people he had killed. Henry was a medieval serial killer.

[@lauratude5132]

The movie "Anne of a Thousand Days" shows how he had anyone who was remotely incovenient executed.

[@glen7318]

stop being silly@@lauratude5132

[@furgerechtigkeit6207]

Wolsey wasn't murdered by Henry, he died a natural death before Henry could do it.

[@William-Marshall]

It could not been all Anne’s Fault. Henry has most of the fault, wicked man that he was.

[@AnnaAnderson-p6m]

Facts!!

[@Grace-tc1lq]

I agree. The documentation of the trial showed how the verdict was preplanned and that it was a complete farce.

[@lq8242]

Anne was a victim of powerful men, much like Catherine Howard

[@moogdome2562]

What a Lady, who died with dignity, and unbelievable courage. So sad. and horrific. Henry executed more people than he changed his socks. He looked like a bouncer working in the door, you wouldn't mess with him. I just wondered, after making her forgiving but dramatic speech, if she had time to feel the pain of her beheading if she would have thought differently about what she had said?. Thank you for an excellent video. Never knew Anne' was Elizabeth's mother.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

There's absolutely no evidence that Anne was guilty of the crimes she's accused of. Her only 'crime' - if you can call it that - was not giving Henry VIII a son & heir. Its impossible for her to have slept any of the men she is accused of. As a Queen she was *NEVER* left alone at any time. Even when she was going to the toilet or asleep someone was with her. It was protocol for a Queen to be accompanied by at least 1 attendant at any given time. The *ONLY* time she wouldn't have had an attendant with her. Is if she was in bed with the King. & if she had gone around behind the Kings back with other men. Then some of her attendants would have known about it. & they too would have been accused & executed for their complicity in the affair(s). Just like Katherine Howard's Lady in waiting was for helping her mistress. Go around behind the Kings back with another man. & most of the times Anne is accused of being with the men is impossible. As they weren't even in the same places at the same time. & there's documentary evidence for this timetable. The whole thing is a load of malicious BS made up so. That Henry VIII could quickly get rid of Anne Boleyn & marry Jane Seymour.

[@Luciel.680]

I was taught that her flirtatious behaviour was reason for her downfall as it made the adultery claims more plausible but honestly? It’s a whole lotta bull. Anne didn’t deserve any of the accusations against her- just more a victim of Henry and powerful men at the time. Even the thing that sparked the need for her to be out of Henry’s life was out of her control- she couldn’t control Henry meeting Jane, nor could she control miscarrying and having a daughter instead of a son. Honestly horrible how she was treated when she was Queen

[@glen7318]

She was too flirtatious,. Her jokes to henry Norris about his looking for dead men's shoes, frigthened Norris and he ended up swearing to her almoner that she was a good woman@@Luciel.680

[@elainehardman1683]

Anne Boleyn was responsible for the deaths of many men. She didn't care and she regretted none of it. She wanted to be Queen. She conspired with and encouraged Henry to treat Katherine of Aragon in an appalling way. Don't waste your pity on her. She just got treated in the same way she treated others.

[@shonamcwilliam2842]

Ive always wondered why Elizabeth didnt live with Anne of Cleves after Catherine Parr sent her away. Elizabeth and Anne were close.

[@jl-vk8kd]

Love how there’s no Henry the 9th after the 8th. Guess no one after him wanted to recycle a name after a wife killer

[@karensimpson4869]

Prince Harry apparently is up for the job .

[@knitwit7082]

@@karensimpson4869 Just about as hedonistic, selfish, and evil.

[@oceanfive5]

Prince harry brith name is Henry but he’s not an heir so he’d never be Henry the 9th

[@lovelyandsmartcommentator5130]

There is a HENRY the 9th.....Prince Harry....2nd son of Diana and that turd....Charles.

[@SusieAnderson-ds7dq]

@jl-vk8kd...Prince Harry's name is Henry...he's just known as Harry...if anything had happened to William, in their younger days, Harry would inherit the crown; but now that William has offspring, that won't happen.

[@savinaking8637]

She could have told people who would listen that the king was the one who had the fertility problem. He would never have allowed that. Syphilis was prevalent in the early century and it's symptoms were not widely known. This is one of the complications that could have caused problems. The king didn't want anyone to find out this as he loved the image of himself he had created.

[@cam4636]

I really doubt she would've done that, even if it were true and she knew it. Anne Boleyn was many things, but stupid wasn't one of them; spreading rumors indicating that she'd never be able to have his child while simultaneously insulting his ego and masculinity would've been incredibly stupid of her.

[@helene4397]

Henry's medical team would have been able to identify syphilis, not successfully to treat it, mind you, but identify.

[@Latte00000]

When she would have done this, Henry would have killed Anne's whole family, including Elizabeth. Anne wasn't dumb, she protected them.

[@suran396]

They were very aware of the symptoms of syphilis in his time and the syphilis rumor has been debunked. Check out a book called "Blood Will Tell" by, I think Kyra C. Kramer to find out a more reasonable alternative. d

[@susandelongis885]

Did I miss the way Elizabeth learned of her mother’s execution, as the video is titled?

[@Ragdollcatlover]

It is said that nobody knows but that it would have been when she was older.

[@oceanfive5]

I’m sure Henry made everyone get rid of anything that belonged to Anne including portraits and no one was allowed to mention her, so Elizabeth didn’t have coincident reminders of her mother, I heard that Elizabeth found out about her mothers death when she was older, probably a couple of yrs before Catherine Howard’s murder

[@pjef1956]

I know ! That's the reason I've watched this. Click bait, obviously.

[@laurenharris4591]

I agree, that's why I watched it.

[@laurasmith14]

Thank you - truly, THANK YOU for not adding the words “HORRIFIC DEATH” in caps to the title. This is a great video. Well done you! :)

[@pshaw8406]

It's a shame Henry never knew what amazing daughters and wives he had.

[@Catalina-Winemixer]

I don’t find that a shame. He didn’t deserve to know it.

[@andreameeuwsen6060]

Lovely and very sad story and well told. Thank you for this video!

[@thomasmiles9068]

there was no such thing as a 'commoner's axe". Commoners were hanged - only members of the nobility were beheaded

[@milanamughal]

In Tudor times the top secular class of the society was nobility. Nobility was divided into royalty and commoners. Unless one belonged to the royal lineage, they were commoners. The Boleyn family were commoners. Another famous commoner queen of England was Elizabeth Woodville, Henry’s grandmother in his mother’s side. Unless they were from a royal family and had royal blood, they were considered commoners. Royalty and commoners were to be executed by an axe. Everyone else was to be hung.

[@worldadventuretravel]

This is a pretty misleading title. I clicked to hear how Elizabeth heard about her mother's death, and instead this is a recap of the whole Anne Boleyn story. Three-fourths of the way through and the video still hasn't answered that. Clicking off.

[@commentatorofstuff]

Thanks for the warning

[@eddiebradham5201]

It always amazes me that she would say such nice things about the man ordering her death. At no other time would it be possible to say what a terrible person henry was.

[@oceanfive5]

I think she knew whatever she said would reflect on how her daughter was treated, if she trashed talked him god knows what henry would’ve done to Elizabeth, she had to play along so her daughter would live a somewhat decent life.

[@flygirlfly]

Thank you for eliminating the extraneous backround music. Your excellent diction & pacing needs no intrusive additions. It's so much easier to hang on to your every word❣️

[@brooke7464]

What a monster, his wife wasn't giving him a son he so desired. Like women are able to choose the gender before birth😡 So he spews crap and has his wife executed who is forced to not shame him publicly while she who is going to be exacuted, instead she tries to make sure her daughter is cared and clothed for. I honestly hope Elizabeth hated her father for all he had done to both of them. Ann truely loved her daughter and cared for her even under the strict conditions set by royal court

[@helene4397]

Sorry to dissapoint you, but from what I have read Elizabeth loved her father.

[@brooke7464]

@@helene4397 poor girl, that time period was really twisted

[@helene4397]

@@brooke7464 it was for quite long time like that.

[@slight1699]

The ring she wore until her death had the portrait of her mother - not her father.

[@elbradavid533]

Normally I think it's just nature- but in Henry's case, I truly believe god/universe was punishing him by denying, then killing off the only male heir he had. All they did back then was kill (so called heretics) and carry out ego wishes.

[@The84336]

Could you do a video on Elizabeth’s relationship with Katherine Howard? Is it true that after Katherine’s execution Elizabeth swore she would never marry?

[@gloriamontgomery6900]

Elizabeth swore she would never marry at the age of 8

[@JalaKamal]

He abandoned his wife, his daughter, his faith for his obsesión for a mail heir. The Tudor dynasty was a frail one. In the British history there was never a Queen that reign by her own right. Only Matilda and she wasn’t allowed. She had ti share her crown. Mary was not the heir wanted. It must be a boy. Anne promised him that boy. And he destroy Catherine and the Catholic Church for that promise. In January finally Catherine died. Anne was pregnant with the promised heir. They dressed in yellow and dance all night long. Then, he had bad fall in a jousting game that was unconscious for two hours. And Anne thinking him dead, had a miscarriage. That was the end of Anne. Now, with the same passion he pursued her, he wanted to vanquish her. So she was to be executed, but for some inexplicable reason, not by the awful axe, but for the merciful sword. One last token of love? Or a guilty conscience knowing her to be innocent. This great woman, mother of a Queen was put in an arrow box and taken from the scaffold to the Chapel just a hundred meters away. And she is in there still. Elizabeth never mention her in public, but she always wore a ring with both her face and her mother engraved in it.

[@TheSeptemberSapphire]

What I think is hilarious is how Henry always remarked that women did not have the intelligence to rule when it was WOMEN WHO PUT THE TUDORS ON THR THRONE. It was Margaret Beaufort, Elizabeth Woodville, Elizabeth of York, and to a smaller degree Jacquetta of Luxembourg who played the game of thrones during the wars of the roses. Quite frankly, all Henry 7th did was run until his mother gave him the perfect opportunity to take out Richard 3rd. Not to mention what Catherine of Aragon did during the war with Scotland while Henry was playing at war in France.

[@nicholasleonardbookedits-si9ng]

Some nebulas our eyes remind me of, but did someone have your eye color once? Cobwebs have gone too long without our touch where princess-phantoms pray their genes prolong. Her phantom sees you pay to see a film, and sees you pay for fruit she used to plant. Those tangerines that hang are free to steal! because they’ll recognize her in your hand. How could our senses face this many tolls? How could they charge our sense of taste and sight? Behind thy shoulder stands a lovely ghost who established the color of your eyes. Her jaw is dropped. Her heart revives to break, because her kin are less human, more slave.

[@RACHAELannett-clarke]

Tyranny never wins but justice will, I'm in agreement with even if she did commit adultery then divorce would of been more kind and merciful than being a sadistic pig

[@steppy3736]

Not for a queen. Adultery meant ruining the blood line which was important for the line of succession.

[@RACHAELannett-clarke]

@@steppy3736 I don't care if she did committ adultery he should of divorced her simple as that I don't give a f##k about bloodlines he stepped out more than she did so if you ask me his death was well deserved

[@tracylalonde4972]

Im Canadian that has never been to Europe but if I could pick and choose i would definitely go to England. I find that your history is fascinating.

[@charlottescott717]

It's history that should NEVER have happened.

[@roxanemarquez7825]

The lack of a male heir did not “force” Henry to look elsewhere. He was a selfish psycho - and the only reason (some) people give him a pass is because he was “royal”. Unbelievable!

[@NinjaGrrrl7734]

You sound a little rough, friend, hope you are feeling well today. As always, a beautiful video. I'm so proud of how well you've done. But I knew you would. 😊 Looking forward to your conituing growth!!!

[@GayleTate]

Parr was fortunate enough to outlive Henry but she was not an angel either if she knew Thomas her 2nd husband was abusing the 14 years old Elizabeth 😢

[@glen7318]

when she realised that things were geting out of hand, she sent Elizabeth away. what more could she have done?

[@charlottescott717]

She out lived Henry by 18 months.

[@elizabethmcnamara6548]

Well now Anne knows how catherine of Aragon felt.

[@morrigansraven]

Except Katherine wasn't killed; she died of cancer.

[@muddywitch9016]

The best thing Henry could do for his daughter he did. That thing was, to give her an excellent education.

[@civillady13]

I’ve never understood why the condemned women never denounced their fate at least and Henry specifically. Could it have been fear for her child’s future?

[@southernsunshine1149]

Great example of absolute power corrupting absolutely. Henry was a monster

[@carmaela2689]

A good halloween costume (no disrespect meant) would be to go as Ann, with head sewn back on, pulling behind her a sad and repentant looking Henry on a leash lol

[@sarahdon3165]

I can’t express to you how much I love these videos, your attention to detail and the videos showing the portraits and things just make your videos so good there truly my favourite history videos xxx ❤

[@AnnMarie-mw4pn]

Well done.

[@DaveTheWraith]

Edward, Henry's son, WAS healthy and strong, it wasn't until he was 15 that he became ill.

[@briansullivan5908]

Edward wasn't born until well after Anne's execution. Henry Fitzroy was Henry's son, but he was illegitimate and died a few months after Anne.

[@georgiabelle5176]

⁠​⁠@@briansullivan5908Edward was born barely a year after Anne’s execution…that means Jane was pregnant with him barely 3 months after Anne was executed. Not a long time

[@briansullivan5908]

@@georgiabelle5176 by well after I meant not the next day

[@paranormalchannelx1307]

i love the style of history briefs you produce 🦁✊✊💃✝️

[@ericmoore571]

England has been blessed to have had two Great Queen Elizabeths in the past.

[@crisjapopcris1564]

Unfortunately after Elizabeth I's passing fights for power resumed and even a republican government was declared during chaotic years. Will that happen again?...

[@ericmoore571]

@@crisjapopcris1564 I hope not! It won't be long and William will be King and things will return to normal

[@glen7318]

what do you mean? What is abnormal about the Queen's son succeeding her and becoming King? @@ericmoore571

[@GayleTate]

I'm going even farther to say Henry did not truly care about Edward he was simply a tool to Henry to further the dynasty or whatever it was called back then.

[@CordsZ]

This video didn’t address what was in the title 😅

[@sandradahl6770]

Anne's last words were customary as a plea for mercy on her daughter and remaining family members. And it left a legacy of bravery and humility that her daughter could be proud of. If she had not become petulent when Henry lost interest in her for not giving him a son, she might have lived. Ambition had brought her to the throne at the expense of poor Queen Catherine. And Anne treated her terribly. Upon Henry's orders to Cromwell to help him get rid of Anne, Cromwell set about framing her for adultery and for lying about not being pure when she married Henry. Cromwell's tears at her execution were for himself. If Anne had played it smart like the future Queen Anne of Cleves and granted Henry a divorce before Cromwell investigated her, she might have lived. These were brutal times and Henry was exceptionally brutal. It's a cautionary tale of how to survive a brutal absolute monarch.

[@SunnyJoinAZ]

It’s ironic that Elizabeth I was a great Queen and remembered more than HenryVIII ever was.

[@MichelleBruce-lo4oc]

Hi, awesome live history video I enjoyed it. How are you doing? I'm doing well. Your history videos are always enjoyable. Have a great day see you next video

[@symon3304]

Anne Boleyne was not a victim nor an adultress but a ruthless and effective poltician who was feared and respected by her peers and foreign powers as such. She ruled in a high-risk and violent society, and many others in her position before her died in war, coup or assination. It was the risk every monarch took.

[@jamistardust5181]

Anne didn't lose her. It was cut off. It was murder.

[@cf3443]

Her mother didn't " lose her head"... It's not like It was her purse...she knew where her head was ..she was executed by beheading.

[@SusieAnderson-ds7dq]

It's too bad that Mary was so mean to Elizabeth...it wasn't her fault that Henry divorced her mother to marry Anne😢

[@joeg3741]

Really makes me wonder why anyone would support a monarchy

[@suellensheppard9734]

What would Henry think if he knew he determined the sex of his children

[@marloncuison1282]

R.I.P to elizabeths mom. (Lost her Head).

[@tru2harris998]

ALL ANNE WOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT WAS ALSO HER DAUGHTER. AS ANY MUM WOULD. PEOPLE FORGET THAT.

[@thebarefootwitch5564]

I wish Ann had spilled the tea in her final words, rather than sing Henry’s praises. What would they have done? Executed her twice?

[@ccasey1904]

@thebarefootwitch5564: no, she could not say what she wanted. She wanted to protect her daughter.

[@thebarefootwitch5564]

@@ccasey1904 oh ffs what was henry gonna do to his infant daughter that was worse than what he did to her described in this video? I also don’t recall asking for your opinion

[@glen7318]

He could have exiled her to the far north, given her neglectful carers, and made a bad marriage for her@@thebarefootwitch5564

[@StephenGRodenbough]

He coulda had Bess killed as well, especially after Cat Howard got her head whacked off a few years later. Two queens executed for adultery and treason from the same clan woulda been cause to exterminate the entire Howard clan. Bye bye Bessie!

[@tracymorgan5386]

I don’t know why no one had the backbone to call Henry what he was a true life Bluebeard.

[@bl7240]

So this video was supposed to be all about how Elizabeth I reacted to her mother's death and the conclusion is "we dont really know how she reacted or when she was told." Kind of a waste of 10 minutes. Thanks.

[@mdragon12]

Idk if it’s just me but if I were Ann, I might have went out calling Henry a tyrant and who can trust a man who would kill their own wife and toss aside so easily their first. She had to be thinking about her daughter so I understand why she didn’t.

[@cassiefriedman1446]

ANNE WAS AN AMAZING STRONG WOMAN AND I HOPE YOU RIP 🙏

[@ΜικαέλαΤουλιατου]

perhaps Elizabeth did not really want to continue the Tudor's line...Subconsciously it could have been a kind of "revenge" ending the bloodline of the person who murdered her mother and had been so keen to "continue" the Tudor's reign, craving for a male heir.

[@ixchelsmith3025]

Totally agree and many historians also agree. QE was a brilliant woman and would have known the end justified the means.

[@simplycallmejing]

Did you catch a cold? Get better soon x

[@fuzzyx2face]

Great video, get well soon :( I can hear that you are congested. Take care 😊

[@kaarlimakela3413]

Egad. The range of artistic ability in these portraits is frightening. First of all, every historical program will struggle to find enough when it comes to portraits. Understandable. Not all the art is labeled, and not all Roman busts of a balding guy are Caesar. Many artists just suck, especially compared to Holbein. It's very likely the best paintings of Anne Boleyn and many others were duly burned in fireplaces throughout the kingdom. *'sigh'*

[@Bethelaine1]

Anne didn’t want to marry Henry, he wanted to get rid of Katherine and try to father a son so he claimed. He Tom catted around during his marriage to Katherine and ever after.

[@steblair]

Henry has such a harsh reputation. A lot of it is justified due to his actions, however people fail to understand what caused him to be who he was and what motivated him to make the choices he had. Severe head trauma that modern medicine has proved would alter someone’s personality. He was also programmed as a young boy that to be a successful king he needs a male successor to carry on his name. He obsessed over that thought. He was also lied to and manipulated by his court for their selfish gain and getting more powerful. Which was common practice back then, and still happens today. Henry had such potential. However I truly believe Queen Elizabeth 1st wouldn’t have been such a strong, powerful woman she was if Henry wasn’t who he was.

[@roseg1333]

He was also a diabetic a monster of a disease

[@Rev4mpz]

Elizabeth was also awful. The only okay today was Henry VII.

[@moonlightdancer5495]

I believe that when Anne gave to a son, the son was murdered by those who hated her. They made sure with their lies that Anne's fate was sealed

[@GraceAdams-gj1ef]

When I watched the Tudors and it was Anne’s execution I couldn’t stop crying she wasn’t her fault all the accusations were false and made up to get rid of her

[@ttp436]

So sad. Life can deal one a very hard hand indeed

[@kristynasirova6483]

Her sister Mary didn't treat her harshly. You should read some credible sources.

[@CrossroadsDemon]

Where’s your background ambience gone that you use to have in all your videos?

[@OffWithOurHead]

Hello. Thank you for your comment! Thank you for your question 😊 Some of my listeners are hard of hearing and they have said that the background music interrupts with the ease of listening and the narration. As such I decided to stop with this to make my content more accessible. 😊

[@luxste]

​@@OffWithOurHead I think it's better this way. Background music is unnecessary.

[@CrossroadsDemon]

That’s a shame, I think it use to bring a gilded atmosphere to the story. Really enjoyed it.

[@fordhouse8b]

@@OffWithOurHead Thank you for that. I am not hard of hearing, but I generally dislike distracting ambient music in these kind of videos.

[@ItsLunaRegina]

A shame that the Tudor dynasty had to end. For all of Elizabeth 1st's achievements, she failed to continue the dynasty. Still, my favorite monarch in English history for sure!

[@revgurley]

At 1:52, there's a pictures of Anne Boleyn, but her eyes look crossed. Is this a copy of a previous image of her? I remember seeing the painting, but don't remember her eyes looking - not right.

[@tricivenola8164]

True! I think that's just a terrible painting. There's another one looks like the artist was visually impaired and working with a prosthetic hand.

[@saritamullins8294]

It's my understanding that all the portraits of Anne were destroyed after her beheading. Henry ordered this and the only painted images there are now were done after her death from memory I suppose. There was an original image done before her death on a coin I think.

[@maisondusuave]

At under 3 years old, how could she tell any difference?

[@ceeeboleyn]

by knowing her mother had been replaced with a complete stranger

[@nokuthuladlamini5288]

Thank you so much ma lady for another great video. I have a request to make. May u pliz make a video about if Ann deserved, or not deserved to be beaded, judging from what happed to Henry's first wife. Thank you

[@nokuthuladlamini5288]

@@user-el8nz4yu4t Thank you. I do agree with you, that Ann's family wud have persuaded her into being with Henry even if she wud have been relactent to do so, because the Boleyn's were an ambitious family. However, I feel like Ann was also not innocent coz she led Henry on. Henry just wanted Ann as his mistress at first, just like her sister Mary, but because of her ambitiousness, she insisted Henry to marry her, which left him with no choice but to divorce his wife, coz of his desires for her. Am not saying Henry was right for what he did, but the point is, had Ann just went along with being a mistress and enjoyed the expensive gifts that Henry showed her with, her life wud have been spared. At the same time, her fate was not in vein coz she produced one of the greatest mornaches during the Tudor era, her daughter.

[@aaliyahrodgers886]

Title: “How Elizabeth I Found Out Her Mother Had Lost Her Head!” .. 7:46 “we don’t really know how Elizabeth reacted when she was told” LIKE WHAT LMFAOO😂

[@jwilliams3269]

Funny how Henry was the one who could not create a male heir, we now know how human biology works. He had weak sperm. But the women were to blame. Poor little little man.

[@glen7318]

nonsense. he fathered several male children, they did not survive. There's no such thing as weak sperm

[@ixchelsmith3025]

Why is having more female chromosomes weak? He, as an individual, was prone to dominant female chromosomes. Also back then when they smeared dung on wounds and bled people til they died, they didn't know about blood types and rho gam shots for RH negative blood. My Italian aunts had many miscarriages in the early 1900s because of that. It was like every other pregnancy was a miscarriage or they would have 2 kids and then two miscarriages, rinse and repeat until they would have 5-6-8 kids😢

[@lizsmith3132]

Her father probably told her.

[@TruthSayer2007]

The title isn’t correct.

[@Guitcad1]

Did I miss the part where the question was answered? You could have at least said we don't know who told her. And "For she hath neither *_grown_* nor kirtle..." I found the quote because I assumed it was _*"gown", *_ not "grown" and I was right. I'm just curious. When you read something like that, does it not strike you as a bit odd? Do you not think to yourself "Maybe that's a typo"?

[@TarquinTheTall]

She still wore yellow on the death of Katherine of Aragon....

[@JJTHEARTI3T]

It was Catherine of Aragon not Katherine

[@TarquinTheTall]

@@JJTHEARTI3T Catherine of Aragon (also spelt as Katherine, Spanish: Catalina;

[@TarquinTheTall]

@@JJTHEARTI3T she signed her name with a K. 🤷

[@JJTHEARTI3T]

@@TarquinTheTall well from what I know the only Catherine who married Henry VIII with the name Katherine was Katherine Howard

[@TarquinTheTall]

@@JJTHEARTI3T well, look that one up again dear.

[@brigitteryan2863]

I personally believe Henry was effected by that jousting match. He was never the same again. I do want to add something. How in the world can you not understand that it a DIFFERENT century, they did things much differently and the King HAD the ultimate power. You can’t judge history by todays ideals and morals. This was over 700 years ago.

[@dianafarmer5445]

No it wasn't. It was 500 years ago, still a long time ago by Human standards.

[@JustineBrownsBookshelf]

Also, Anne could have been burned at the stake. That was the harshest possible punishment for a traitorous woman, while men were hanged, drawn and quartered.

[@mickymantle3233]

I don't think Henry ever felt real Love. Desire & Infatuation maybe...but not Love.

[@mickd6942]

Her father said Liz don’t bother buying your mother a hat this Christmas

[@vip-ov3dh]

Lovely mother to Elizabeth ❤

[@emmajulian8716]

I have studied tudor history and no where is there any reference to how Elizabeth found out about her mother. I studied here in the uk and in France as ann spent many years there. There is no records how Elizabeth was told its all speculation

[@Melissa-b5z6w]

I partially named my daughter after 2 women who inspired me growing up I named my ONLY daughter: serenity Elizabeth rose. Serenity after my fav. Character off sailor moon Elizabeth after my fav. Childhood author Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder and queen Elizabeth I because she proved time and time again you don't need a man for everything and rose well it was tradition to name the granddaughter after the grandma (which I kick myself in the arse for if you knew and understand my reasons why)

[@StephenGRodenbough]

Elizabeth could be referred to as Queen Anne's Revenge, the name of Blackbeard's infamous ship.

[@oleggeraschenko4932]

I can't believe Anne was bullied into saying that the King who ordered her execution, killing his wife and leaving a 2-year old an orphan, was 'merciful'. A classic example of propaganda, which even on the death block Anne was forced to repeat

[@sharonjones5420]

Actually I wonder how much choice Anne, Jane, and Catherine Howard really had. Henry "said" and that's the way it was. They all did what Henry said

[@zedmarlen]

It takes a special kind of hypocrisy and double standard to be a serial adulterer yourself but accuse, condemn and kill your lawfully wedded spouse for the same (even when she's innocent..)