Why Did Henry VIII Execute The Love of His Life?

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The story of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII is one of history's most famous and tragic love affairs. Historian Suzannah Lipscomb retraces their steps to understand how a passionate romance that took seven years to begin, and forced the King to break with the Roman Catholic Church, could unravel so violently in less than three years. From the joy of her coronation to the desperate need for a male heir, this is the story of the 1000-day Queen. Following Anne Boleyn from her glorious coronation to her final days in the Tower of London, Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the immense pressures placed upon the new Queen. She examines the fatal combination of courtly gossip, a jousting accident, a fateful miscarriage, and accusations of adultery and treason that ultimately led Henry VIII, a man obsessed with his own honour and masculinity, to order the execution of the woman he had moved heaven and earth to marry. 0:00 A Queen is Crowned 5:12 The Pressure For a Male Heir 13:13 The Beginning of The End 24:12 Scandal, Rumour & Treason 32:35 The Trial of a Queen 40:51 The Execution of Anne Boleyn From Suzannah Lipzkomb's Henry and Anne, Episode 2 Best History Documentaries is part of The Little Dot Studios Network. Please forward any queries to [email protected]. #HistoryDocumentary #HistoryHit #AnneBoleyn #HenryVIII