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elleng

(135,848 posts) Mon Aug 29, 2022, 05:16 PM Aug 2022

*The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn and Her Scandalous Family PBS;

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Beloved, betrayed and beheaded, Anne Boleyn is England’s most infamous queen. But to understand Anne’s rise and fall, it’s important to know about her tight-knit, cunning and power-hungry family. Based on 16th-century sources, including rare original letters and documents, this three-part series uses insights from Tudor scholars and dramatic re-enactments to bring the story to life.

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family airs Sunday, September 4 at 7pm on WETA PBS or stream with the free PBS video app.

(I may or may not watch, depending on my mood.)

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*The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn and Her Scandalous Family PBS; (Original Post) elleng Aug 2022 OP

Thanks for the heads up. This could be interesting. Arkansas Granny Aug 2022 #1

I see what you did there Ferrets are Cool Aug 2022 #3

I watched the first episode. LisaM Aug 2022 #2

Agreed. Beautifully produced but not always historically on point. hedda_foil Aug 2022 #4

Yes, the bones are there. LisaM Aug 2022 #5

Yes. That graphic was exceptional. hedda_foil Aug 2022 #6

Arkansas Granny

(31,810 posts)

1. Thanks for the heads up. This could be interesting.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Aug 29, 2022, 05:21 PM

Aug 2022

Ferrets are Cool

(21,951 posts)

3. I see what you did there

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 29, 2022, 05:52 PM

Aug 2022

LisaM

(28,563 posts)

2. I watched the first episode.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Aug 29, 2022, 05:21 PM

Aug 2022

It was kind of spotty and I thought slightly historically wrong in a couple of places.

hedda_foil

(16,496 posts)

4. Agreed. Beautifully produced but not always historically on point.

Reply to LisaM (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 29, 2022, 07:37 PM

Aug 2022

Nevertheless, for anyone not immersed in the history, its very good.

LisaM

(28,563 posts)

5. Yes, the bones are there.

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #4)

Mon Aug 29, 2022, 09:11 PM

Aug 2022

I think that both Elizabeth Howard and Mary Boleyn were far more ambitious than they are saying. That's one of my biggest quibbles, along with the title. I don't think the Boleyns were any more 'scandalous' than any other social-climbing, power-grasping family -of which there were many at the time.

What I liked most was that graphic of the circles of influence at the Court. It was extremely well done.

hedda_foil

(16,496 posts)

6. Yes. That graphic was exceptional.

Reply to LisaM (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 29, 2022, 11:02 PM

Aug 2022

You're right. Elizabeth Howard must have been most determined to recoup her social standing by doing everything in her power for her husband and daughters to succeed brilliantly at court. I'm pondering your theory about Mary. It puts a completely different slant on her behaviour. Thanks!

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