15
Apr
The internet is abuzz with stories about her, as if everything were happening today
The internet is abuzz with stories about her, as if everything were happening today So much close scrutiny, and none of it much help to posterity Anne Boleyn, in particular, is a figure who elicits a deep response, born out of ignorance often enough but also out of empathy. Her real self is hidden within the dramas into which we co-opt her. There is a prurient curiosity around her, of the kind that gathered around Wallis Simpson. Henry didn’t give up [...]
