ANNE BOLEYN AND HER KING

May 19, 1536. Anne emerges from her cell, elegant as ever, pale and emaciated. On the scaffold, her brief speech moves the crowd. Then the executioner does his work. Henry dressed in mourning and, it is said, cried in secret. Thus ends the adventures of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, an impulsive and fragile king. Anne had arrived at court as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine. She is young, determined and cultured… and the king loses his head for her: a story full of legends and prejudices that continues to fascinate the general public.

MARIO DAL BELLO

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