The Death of Anne Boleyn
Why did a French diplomat in London write a long, narrative poem about Anne Boleyn's execution? Suzannah Lipscombe talks to JoAnne DellaNeva, who has been researching and translating a previously untranslated manuscript of the poem.
Not Just the Tudors · History Hit
July 8, 202141m 24s
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<p><em>The Story of the Death of Anne Boleyn</em> is a long narrative poem written by the secretary to the French ambassador in London within two weeks of the Queen's execution. It was intended as a diplomatic dispatch, relating the astonishing news - in verse - of her demise, along with that of five alleged lovers. </p><br><p>In this edition of <em>Not Just the Tudors</em>, Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Professor JoAnn DellaNeva, who has been researching a previously unstudied manuscript of the poem. Her translation sheds new light on a work which straddles the domains of literature and history, of chronicle and fiction.</p>
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