‎Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History - Apple TV

TV Show · Documentary · Drama

It was a passionate and volatile relationship that would send a queen to her death, amputate England from Europe and lead to hundreds of years of religious conflict. Dr Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the lives and loves of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Using first-hand accounts from the time and visiting the places where Henry and Anne lived, this tumultuous love affair is explored.

2014 · 44m

Starring Suzannah Lipscomb

EPISODE 1

First Love

Their eventual marriage changed the course of British history. But what were the lives of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn like before they met? Historian Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the early lives of the doomed couple and tries to extract the facts from the perceived ideas and rumors. What drew the two of them together and was it inevitable that their love affair would end in tragedy?

44m
EPISODE 2

Death of a Queen

Was King Henry VIII really as monstrous as he is often portrayed? And was Anne a cunning woman who used her feminine wiles to manipulate a king? Historian Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb tries to unearth the truth behind this tragic relationship. Henry was obviously smitten with Anne, so why was she beheaded just three years after they were married? And what effect did her death have on British history?

44m

Suzannah Lipscomb

Host