617. Elizabeth I: Anne Boleyn's Bastard (Part 2)

November 13, 2025

Description

What happened to the infant Elizabeth I following the bloody execution of her mother Anne Boleyn? How did her father Henry VIII and his next four wives treat her? And, what became of Elizabeth...

Books Referenced

Apprenticeship

Author: David Starkey

Context:

Quoted regarding how the shower of lovely clothes Anne Boleyn had lavished on Elizabeth suddenly dried up after Anne's execution, and also quoted on Mary being 'tenderhearted to excess when issues of principle were not involved.'

Young Elizabeth

Author: Nicola Tallis

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Quoted on Mary's submission to Henry VIII, noting 'she would never forgive herself for what she believed to be the ultimate portrayal of her mother's memory,' and also cited as the source for the fact that Catherine Parr is the only English queen to be buried on a private estate.

Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth

Author: Tracy Borman

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Recommended by the hosts as 'really, really good' for people interested in exploring the nuances of Elizabeth's relationship with the memory of her mother Anne Boleyn.