The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Anne Boleyn Part 2 | 31
Even The Royals
Wondery
4.4 • 844 Ratings
🗓️ 22 July 2024
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
In Part One, Anne climbed the ranks and became Henry’s second wife. Now she has to make up where the last queen failed and give Henry a male heir. But when that proves easier said than done, Henry’s eyes start to wander…right over to Anne’s new lady-in-waiting, Jane Seymour. Anne wants to stop history from repeating itself. But she has no idea how low her enemies will go to get her out of the way.
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| 0:00.0 | Wonderry Plus subscribers can listen to Even the Royals early and ad-free right now. |
| 0:04.1 | Join Wondery Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:08.1 | A quick note about our show. |
| 0:10.1 | We do a lot of research for our stories, but we also aren't your boring high school history class, so some details and scenes are dramatized. |
| 0:17.4 | And a heads up, today's episode contains discussion of miscarriage, and we might swear like you would if your head was on the chopping block, so please be advised. |
| 0:33.5 | It's September 7, 1533 in London, England. |
| 0:37.5 | 32-year-old Anne Boleyn is in her room at Greenwich Palace, surrounded by midwives. |
| 0:43.0 | Her face is flushed and sweaty. |
| 0:45.5 | She's been in labor for hours. |
| 0:47.9 | Anne is fighting to keep her head up, even though all she wants to do is lay down and rest. |
| 0:52.8 | But this is the 16th century, so the midwives have |
| 0:55.9 | her straddling a birthing chair. Gravity is a girl's best friend in this situation. |
| 1:02.3 | Anne screams as another contraction hits. The pain is intense. But Anne has been dreaming about |
| 1:08.3 | this day for six years, ever since Henry proposed to her in secret. |
| 1:13.2 | Now, she's officially queen and is moments away from delivering the king's long-awaited male heir. |
| 1:20.3 | Anne and Henry are so convinced they're having a boy, they've already had the birth announcements drawn up for the little prince. |
| 1:26.8 | Oh, no. Yeah. Anne gives |
| 1:29.7 | one last push. Cries echo around the room as the midwives clean and swaddle the baby. Anne finally |
| 1:36.6 | lets herself lean back on the chair and relax. She did it. It doesn't matter if the public still hates |
| 1:42.3 | her. Her position is secure now that she's |
| 1:44.9 | delivered Henry's heir. Anne is so tired she can barely lift her arms, but she reaches for her |
| 1:51.1 | newborn. She runs her hand over the baby's hair and whispers, my sweet son in his ear. |
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