Confession #9: I am Obsessed with Anne Boleyn

Thanks to my recent enrollment with Netflix streaming through my husband's X-box 360, I have quickly consumed all 20 episodes of the first two seasons of Showtime's series, The Tudors. I am intrigued by the complexity of all of the historical players; the ambition and betrayal on all sides led to downfall after downfall of noteworthy personages.

My favorite character, Anne Boleyn, has just experienced her famous demise, at the sword of the executioner of Callais. This was the conclusion of the second season, and I actually feel grieved that the Anne character will no longer show herself in the household of the King.

Because of my newfound fascination with this unlucky queen, I have borrowed The Challenge of Anne Boleyn, a biography written by historian Hester W. Chapman, from my local library. What surprises me most, since I have begun reading, is that in spite of some creative liberties taken thus far by producers of The Tudors, much of what is portrayed is accurately aligned with the record of the past.

I only wish this fascination would have revealed itself to me three months ago when I visited London, because I would have appreciated all the Tudor lore I encountered in that storybook city.

Below is a photo of Natalie Dormer in Showtime's The Tudors.