- Original release
- Previous episode S20E01 - Alexandre Dumas : des héros et des femmes !
- Number S20E02
- Country France
- Original language French
- Genres Documentary, History
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Anne Boleyn : la reine décapitée
19 mai 1536, 9h15 du matin, à la tour de Londres. Agenouillée, le regard fixe et ne montrant aucune faiblesse, Anne Boleyn, épouse du roi Henri VIII, vient d’être condamnée à mort.
Qu’a bien pu faire Anne Boleyn pour mériter un tel châtiment ? Aucun monarque avant elle n’avait fini ainsi sur l'échafaud !
Comment se fait-il que le roi Henri VIII reste impuissant face à la décapitation de son épouse avec laquelle il s’est marié il y a à peine trois ans ? Pire encore : joue-t-il un rôle dans cette exécution ? Et si oui, lequel ?
Et si Anne était innocente ? Et si l’Histoire ne nous avait pas tout dit sur cette reine pour ainsi justifier une invraisemblable erreur judiciaire et l’un des plus grands scandales d’État de l’Angleterre ?
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