Divorced, Beheaded, Died…The Mysterious Case of Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn remains one of the most notorious queens in English history, but relatively little is known about the details of her life, why Henry VIII became so obsessed with her, and the precise circumstances of her sudden trial and execution. This lecture will shed some light on these questions as well as revealing Anne’s crucial role in bringing Reformation  ideas to England, her complicated relationship with Thomas Cromwell, and the suspected reasons for  her death.

Nancy Johnson has taught Short Courses in the Gentrain Program and led numerous MPC Travel Study courses. She currently enjoys taking an annual continuing education course at Christ Church, Oxford. Her “Tudor tutor” for the last two years has been Dr. Glenn Richardson who was one of the onscreen contributors for the PBS series, The Boleyns, A Scandalous Family.