How Elizabeth I Found Out Her Mother Had Lost Her Head!

On the 19th May 1536, with the swing of an executioner’s sword, one of the most iconic women in English History lost her head within the walls of the Tower of London. Anne Boleyn is seen by many as a woman who would wreck the marriage of Henry VIII to get what she wanted, but she would herself fall sharply from grace. Anne would frustrate Henry with her inability to give the son his greatest wish, a son or a male heir to follow Henry on the throne. But this lack of male heir forced the King to look elsewhere and he began to see Jane Seymour, one of Anne’s ladies in waiting and this was an open secret. But Henry then forced Anne out of the royal apartments and moved Jane in, and Anne’s downfall was signalled with her being imprisoned in the Tower of London and charged with adultery and treason. But her execution resulted in a bloody chapter of English history being over, but Anne left behind a daughter whom the King her husband was incredibly fond of. Despite Henry never getting the incredibly strong Tudor King he wanted, as his heir and son would die at a young age, he would get this brilliant successor and Queen in the form of Anne Boleyn’s daughter, Elizabeth who would become Queen Elizabeth I. But when the axe fell upon Anne, Elizabeth was left without a mother despite being just two years old at the time. But what happened when the young princess was told of this news?

[carolynpurser]

Anne was far more gracious on the day of her execution than Henry ever was.

[mariayeomans]

What a beast Henry was. He could have exiled her with Elizabeth and spared her life. He was an evil man.

[mrfearsmom]

THE ultimate FU AND slap in his face was that Elizabeth, out of all his children, was the greatest monarch. Elizabeth's name is more celebrated than Henry's ever was. I am happy she was a strong leader that proved a woman could rein

[ld]

I can not help but wonder how great a queen Mary may have been if only her father had been kind and loving and supportive of her.

[joejanczak]

No wondering why Henry viii has no remarkable tomb nor monument in St George's chapel at Windsor Castle. His successors Mary I and Elizabeth I were not pleased with how Henry mistreated their mothers.

[Caramelpop]

In the 1970s movie "Anne of a 1000 days", Queen Anne said "Elizabeth will be the greatest ruler that England has ever seen and you won't be alive to see it". I wish the real Anne had said that to Henry

[briansullivan]

Could it be that Henry took it out on Elizabeth because he knew Anne was innocent and Elizabeth was a constant reminder.

[Leelz]

It's amazing that records of Elizabeth's governess begging Cromwell for clothes for young Elizabeth survived.

[Ad_Astra]

Elizabeth I perhaps didn’t marry to keep her absolute power but learning the fact that her father killed her mother probably helped her to make that decision, too.

[ayiza]

It’s disgusting that Henry did not make arrangements for his daughter. Even if he did not want to see her the least he could do was make sure she had money set assume for her and make sure she had living conditions befitting the daughter of a king

[CosmicMomDove]

Ann Boleyn was a brave mother. She held her tongue in order to protect her daughter.

[Weeeewriter]

Henry was a serial killer who doesn't deserve to be acknowledged. The sad part of poor Anne Boleyn was, it wasn't her fault she didn't give Henry a son, it was his fault. It's the gender of the essence of a man that determines the sex of the baby, not the woman. Queen Anne and Queen Elizabeth were both strong women, .

[procastination_is_my_passi]

Now that we know through science that a baby's gender is based on their father's genes, it makes me so sad that women were blamed for not being able to conceive a son. Anne bore the burden of Henry's inability to produce an heir and lost her life for it

[mwilliams]

Wonderful in-depth content. There's no doubt that all what happened made Elizabeth I to become a formidable fearless ruler in a world dominated by men. Remarkable video.

[aimeefriedman]

I'll never comprehend the psychi behind Jane not being freaked out that Henry killed Anne. How does a human being not become effected by such a thing, EVEN IF SHE HATED ANNE'S story in history. It's hard to understand how ANY of the people of this time period accepted all of these murders...but a woman, I can't.

[moogdome]

What a Lady, who died with dignity, and unbelievable courage. So sad. and horrific. Henry executed more people than he changed his socks. He looked like a bouncer working in the door, you wouldn't mess with him. I just wondered, after making her forgiving but dramatic speech, if she had time to feel the pain of her beheading if she would have thought differently about what she had said?. Thank you for an excellent video. Never knew Anne' was Elizabeth's mother.

[William-Marshall]

It could not been all Anne’s Fault. Henry has most of the fault, wicked man that he was.

[flygirlfly]

Thank you for eliminating the extraneous backround music.
Your excellent diction & pacing needs no intrusive additions.
It's so much easier to hang on to your every word❣️

[shonamcwilliam]

Ive always wondered why Elizabeth didnt live with Anne of Cleves after Catherine Parr sent her away. Elizabeth and Anne were close.

[alixena]

I have always felt that Anne would have given Henry a son if he had just waited allowed her to have more children.