Anne Boleyn's execution?

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Today is the 472nd anniversary of Anne Boleyn's execution. Is anyone remembering it, or perhaps visiting the Tower of London? Any thoughts?
 
umm no
i live in Australia i went to school today and i have no idea who Anne Boleyn is SOZ
 
no, I've never been abroad_i've only been to the states and mexico and canada. But I think that she lead a tragic life -the fact that she had to die when her baby; Queen Elizabeth the first was only 3 and that Henry the 8th was so cruel he actually order that the 3 year old child watch and witness as her mother was beheaded just sends chills down my spine even thinking about it. No wonder Queen Elizabeth the first became such a shrewd woman and never allowed anyone to marry her off. She knew what could happen if she HAD let them marry her off.shoot, I don't think Ann Boleyn was even 21 yet when they beheaded her. I could be wrong but i know she was pretty young. All because she wouldn't bear a male heir. (they used the excuse that she was cheating but most people say this was nothing but a rumor-and even if she WAS committing infidelity-is that any reason to behead her?)
 
Ah a chance to pontificate. Poor Anne, there has yet to be a truly good film about Anne especially in light of the most recent flic to hit the multiplex. Anne was much more than a harlot looking to hook the big fish, she was truly a Protestant who understood the venality of Rome and urged Henry to break not just to facilitate a divorce but because she felt England should be master in its own kingdom. Though not regarded as 'sexy,' the truth about Anne's attraction to Henry was not his physical beauty, still a man's man and not run to fat, but Henry's brain, his intellect. Henry was attracted by Anne's wit & words, and she worked him, cjhallenging his views about God and England's status as a vassal of Rome. I tend to view the brilliance of Elizabeth as a mark of how brilliant Anne was - - - that DNA bit etc. Alas Anne fell afoul of her own tendency to be shrill, having failed to produce a son, suffering a miscarriage at a vulnerable time, Anne literally lost her head. Someday I wish to visit the Tower, perhaps on this day the anniversary day and lay a red rose upon the block in memorance of Anne...

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