May 21, 2013

In Honor Of Anne Boleyn’s Execution

By T.H. Gray
Anne Boleyns execution by Jan Luyken, c.1664-1712

Anne Boleyn’s execution by Jan Luyken, c.1664-1712

Anne was executed on 19 May, 1536 for adultery, incest, and high treason in what was surely a farcical trial. To celebrate that auspicious occasion we present this farcical history.

About T.H. Gray

T.H. Gray is the self-appointed court jester and Dr. Demento for the history museum field. A lifelong museum professional and reenactor, he is a graduate of the prestigious Peale-Barnum Public History Museum Studies Program. Until 2011, when the AHS hired him away, he was on staff at the Benjamin Dover Memorial Museum & Swimming Pool ("Our History is All Wet!"). He remembers when museums were still about history, science, and art. BTW, all of these posts say they are by T.H. Gray because he can't turn off the byline. Credit, when due, is given. View all posts by T.H. Gray
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