The Queen Who Was Executed for a Crime She Didn't Commit

Chapters

1. 00:00Cromwell's Web of Lies
2. 00:18The Missing Letters
3. 00:39The Unreliable Confession
4. 01:03The Jury's Blind Eye
5. 01:22The King's Silence
6. 01:40The Legacy of a Lie
7. 02:00The Unmarked Grave

About this video

Discover how forged letters sealed Anne Boleyn's fate in this royal scandal deep dive. We examine the handwriting expert who later admitted the documents were fakes, and the signature that proved the forgery. Chapters: 00:00 Cromwell's Web of Lies 00:18 The Missing Letters 00:40 The Unreliable Confession 01:05 The Jury's Blind Eye 01:25 The King's Silence 01:44 The Legacy of a Lie 02:05 The Unmarked Grave Sources & further reading: • The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn — Eric Ives's definitive biography, which analyzes the evidence and concludes the letters were forged. • The National Archives — https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk • The Anne Boleyn Files — https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com • History Today — https://www.historytoday.com • English Heritage — https://www.english-heritage.org.uk • The Tudors: A Very Short Introduction — John Guy's overview of the Tudor period, which discusses Cromwell's role in Anne's fall.

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