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Podcast: British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics
Episode: May 19 at the Tower of London: Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth (ep 56)
Description: I’m one of those people who, when the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their wedding date, immediately thought: “Why would you want to get married on the anniversary of Anne Boleyn’s execution?” That’s what May 19 means to us in Anne Boleyn fandom. That and one more thing, at least to me: 19 May is also the date Anne’s daughter Elizabeth was released from the Tower. So how did the two women come to share that fateful day at the Tower? Anne Boleyn's 1533 coronation celebrations would last four days and include a triumphant arr...