tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post836513959822498743..comments2024-03-26T07:37:54.729+00:00Comments on Confessions of a Ci-Devant: May 19th, 1536: The Execution of Anne BoleynGareth Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-13472232924543618302016-10-18T17:31:54.923+01:002016-10-18T17:31:54.923+01:00Excellent writing! Tells a very "human"...Excellent writing! Tells a very "human" story to which the modern person could relate.<br /><br />Did the Tower Bridge exist then, or was it London Bridge - referred to as Tower Bridge?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693849968226637940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-84661360824775191742016-05-24T22:03:28.266+01:002016-05-24T22:03:28.266+01:00Thank you for this exceptionally well written piec...Thank you for this exceptionally well written piece on Anne Boleyn. I have also completed changed my opinion on Anne, not only her guilt in the charges that were leveled against her, (in what could only be described as the original "kangaroo court") but in her overall culpability in all the turmoil Henry's court and England as a whole were going through during her rise and fall. SheAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519976883063095337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-31525549890499414302016-05-24T14:43:18.346+01:002016-05-24T14:43:18.346+01:00Well done, and fair. More can be learned from Eri...Well done, and fair. More can be learned from Eric Ives' fine biography of Anne.Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-42939781194804561762016-05-23T14:43:08.426+01:002016-05-23T14:43:08.426+01:00A beautiful, moving and sympathetic look at Queen ...A beautiful, moving and sympathetic look at Queen Anne Boleyn. Thank-you so much.Deborah I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11849156060024274714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-87268697372084894372016-05-17T12:06:43.437+01:002016-05-17T12:06:43.437+01:00I do not believe she was born in 1501. It is a mat...I do not believe she was born in 1501. It is a matter of debate, not of fact, as you seem to imply. There is an article online elsewhere, "The Age of Anne Boleyn", in which I argue she was born in 1507, as William Camden and the Duchess of Feria believed. <br /><br />As regards to the claim she wasn't nervous, that is not a fiction. There is only one source which claims she seemed Gareth Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-91639472785415651872016-03-21T12:38:34.257+00:002016-03-21T12:38:34.257+00:00This is definitely not the first time I have read ...This is definitely not the first time I have read your account of Anne Boleyn's execution. It is so compelling. To think that this young woman and mother could be so composed and gracious in such circumstances only proves the cowardice of the powerful men around her.<br />Has the actual identity of her executioner ever been discovered? In spite of his profession, I feel he must have been Leslie Napolitanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-68788769597710157402016-01-21T21:13:41.623+00:002016-01-21T21:13:41.623+00:00Hi Gareth,
I read through some of the comments on ...Hi Gareth,<br />I read through some of the comments on your great piece of work. I would swear you were actually writing from a personal account. I basically fell into your article looking for information on Anne Boleyns' life and death as I have been looking into the reasons King Henry VIII may have changed, as it seems emotionally, logically, and health. Not that Anne Boleyn had an any Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129078962624689932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-19863872835906775492016-01-21T21:13:30.329+00:002016-01-21T21:13:30.329+00:00Hi Gareth,
I read through some of the comments on ...Hi Gareth,<br />I read through some of the comments on your great piece of work. I would swear you were actually writing from a personal account. I basically fell into your article looking for information on Anne Boleyns' life and death as I have been looking into the reasons King Henry VIII may have changed, as it seems emotionally, logically, and health. Not that Anne Boleyn had an any Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129078962624689932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-30775203369326304302016-01-21T21:11:54.189+00:002016-01-21T21:11:54.189+00:00Hi Gareth,
I read through some of the comments on ...Hi Gareth,<br />I read through some of the comments on your great piece of work. I would swear you were actually writing from a personal account. I basically fell into your article looking for information on Anne Boleyns' life and death as I have been looking into the reasons King Henry VIII may have changed, as it seems emotionally, logically, and health. Not that Anne Boleyn had an any Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129078962624689932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-24043031239571338682016-01-08T04:03:11.385+00:002016-01-08T04:03:11.385+00:00Anne was born in 1501, she was 36 years old. Not 2...Anne was born in 1501, she was 36 years old. Not 28 years. And you've put more fiction in this account, in several areas but I won;t address it all. Claiming she wasn't nervous or didn't act that way is fiction. Actual observers said she seemed in a daze. Anyone would be. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-23284476834017610422015-10-26T04:12:37.768+00:002015-10-26T04:12:37.768+00:00This was exquisite. By far the most moving and tas...This was exquisite. By far the most moving and tasteful recollection of Anne's execution. I am thoroughly blown away!RogueFirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988009859791239866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-55782924273830161942015-08-13T16:44:52.722+01:002015-08-13T16:44:52.722+01:00Hello Garreth,
While I understand this piece (alo...Hello Garreth,<br /><br />While I understand this piece (along with the rest of the A.B. series) was written almost 5 years ago, I would like you to know it's still being discovered and very much enjoyed to this very day.<br /><br />I just returned from London, visited the Tower, the Tower Bridge and all and came back with a new found interest in the Tudor period, most especially with Anne Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090468196721665668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-84986792426032718272015-08-11T17:08:09.119+01:002015-08-11T17:08:09.119+01:00Very brave, the Execution scene in Wolf Hall is ch...Very brave, the Execution scene in Wolf Hall is chillingly accurate and real, must have been an horrific scene!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-19082569685315540182015-06-19T05:15:03.756+01:002015-06-19T05:15:03.756+01:00I loved this article about Anne Boleyn, who is one...I loved this article about Anne Boleyn, who is one of my favorite historical figures. I just finished watching 'Wolf Hall' and had to look up the execution of Anne Boleyn and came upon your beautifully written post. <br /><br />I have often wondered what would have become of Anne had she been allowed to live. I also never knew that thousands had attended her execution and the descriptionAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415584571809441867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-1780439440934916072015-01-10T21:35:58.537+00:002015-01-10T21:35:58.537+00:00Thankyou sir excellent account of such a sad end Thankyou sir excellent account of such a sad end Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073187572828952040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-62800524089410023532015-01-10T21:33:08.323+00:002015-01-10T21:33:08.323+00:00Yes me too I am curtain she was innocent and it wa...Yes me too I am curtain she was innocent and it was the wicked evil Cromwell who orcastrated all this along with king henry Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073187572828952040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-29541550557312681952014-08-25T15:35:59.839+01:002014-08-25T15:35:59.839+01:00Hello,
No, I'm not sure she was 28 - I'm ...Hello,<br /><br />No, I'm not sure she was 28 - I'm afraid no-one is sure what age Anne Boleyn was when she died and there is a great debate over whether she was born in about 1500 or 1507. I favour 1507 and I explained my reasons in an article on this blog, called "The Age of Anne Boleyn". <br /><br />For other arguments favouring her birth in 1507, you can find them in R. M. Gareth Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-28689206693141506942014-08-18T02:27:58.060+01:002014-08-18T02:27:58.060+01:00Gday mate.
Are you sure she was 28, if so can you ...Gday mate.<br />Are you sure she was 28, if so can you please give me your reference for that.<br />thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-21341718350435009972014-05-05T15:57:02.278+01:002014-05-05T15:57:02.278+01:00Hi Gareth,
Can you let me know your scources on t...Hi Gareth,<br /><br />Can you let me know your scources on this, especially the part where Anne is giving out 'alms'?<br /><br />Thanks and well written.<br /><br />KenTKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222838024452172184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-47817304125599031482014-03-07T22:00:06.680+00:002014-03-07T22:00:06.680+00:00Beautifully written piece and will possibly, hopef...Beautifully written piece and will possibly, hopefully go some way toward negating any negative views of such a worthy, intelligent and courageous ladyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912418179249630161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-24180973594245851222013-09-23T05:43:37.294+01:002013-09-23T05:43:37.294+01:00Thanks for your answer, Gareth, much appreciated!
...Thanks for your answer, Gareth, much appreciated!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529610749865052675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-17981129316812825562013-09-23T01:05:01.114+01:002013-09-23T01:05:01.114+01:00Fantastic blog. Just one tiny correction, if there...Fantastic blog. Just one tiny correction, if there was ever any danger of Anne's head being set atop a pike, it would have been on the southern gatehouse of London Bridge, as the only river gateway into London at the time (not Tower Bridge built in the 19th century) where the heads of traitors (including Thomas Cromwell's in 1540) were traditionally displayed. Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-5324364362052863522013-09-21T16:49:31.099+01:002013-09-21T16:49:31.099+01:00Hello Gareth
I am preparing to dramatise Anne'...Hello Gareth<br />I am preparing to dramatise Anne's execution as part of my teaching. Having read your piece, I am intrigued to see how my 9 year-olds cope with the whole event. The detail you have provided has been invaluable and thanks again.<br />AlanAlan Scarisbrickhttp://abumarc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-74492737121716637342013-09-21T08:30:26.895+01:002013-09-21T08:30:26.895+01:00Re-reading the sentences I should have written it ...Re-reading the sentences I should have written it much more clearly! Many apologies again.Gareth Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-42760019334233888482013-09-21T08:29:42.412+01:002013-09-21T08:29:42.412+01:00Hi. I'm sorry; I mustn't have written it c...Hi. I'm sorry; I mustn't have written it clearly. Anne's head was not taken to Tower Bridge. I wrote, "They already had one of the Queen’s priests, Father Chirlwell, standing nearby to help them bury her in the chapel next to her brother, before her head could be taken to rest atop a pike on Tower Bridge." I meant that they wanted to prevent the possibility of that occurringGareth Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.com