Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I: The mother and daughter who changed history

Speaker: Tracy Borman

Join bestselling author, historian and broadcaster Tracy Borman to hear one of the most extraordinary mother-and-daughter stories of all time - that of Anne Boleyn, the most famous of Henry VIII’s wives, and her daughter Elizabeth, the ‘Virgin Queen’.

Anne Boleyn is a subject of enduring fascination. She has inspired books, documentaries and films, and continues to be intensely debated even today, almost 500 years after her violent death.

For the most part, Anne is considered in the context of her relationship with Tudor England’s much-married monarch. Dramatic though this story is, of even greater interest - and significance - is the relationship between Anne and her daughter, the future Elizabeth I, who was less than three years old when her mother was executed.

Nonetheless, as Tracy will reveal, Anne exerted a profound influence on Elizabeth’s character, beliefs and reign.

Piecing together evidence from original documents and artefacts, Tracy will tell the story of Anne Boleyn’s relationship with, and influence over her daughter Elizabeth, shedding new light on two of the most famous and influential women in history.

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