Was Anne Boleyn thirty-five when she died… or just twenty-eight?
Because the answer completely changes how we read her downfall in 1536.

I’m historian and author Claire Ridgway, and in this companion episode to my Anne Boleyn documentary series I’m diving into one of the most contested questions in her biography: when was Anne Boleyn actually born – 1501, 1507, or somewhere in between?

In this video we’ll look at:
• Thomas Boleyn’s comments about his children being born “every year”
• Anne’s early service with Margaret of Austria and what her letter tells us about her age
• the traditional 1501 date and why many historians still favour it
• the rival 1507 date, based on William Camden and Jane Dormer
• new thinking from court household records about the normal age for maids of honour ...