Which on-screen depiction of Anne Boleyn's final outfit do you like best? Let me know below.

I can never get my head around the fact that people accepted the fate of getting their head chopped off. Life in the hereafter must have been a comforting belief.

This is just based on genes I think both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard would have had long lives in my opinion based on the fact that the Boleyn and Howard’s has good genes and most died in their 50s and 60s so if Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard got their divorce and were never killed their could have been a possibility of them two dying in their 50s or 60s dont you agree

Ya know, when they have actors of a different race play historical characters to be inclusive, it drives me nuts. They wouldn't dare use Brad Pitt to play Nelson Mandela or Kate Moss to play Harriet Tubman, nor should they, it would be a slap in the face to both of those people, so why would you have a black actress play Anne Boleyn? They did the same thing with historical characters in Mary Queen of Scots. I'm not trying to be a jerk, it just irks me.

They realized that there was no coffin prepare for her. They took a sparrow’s chest and put her body in it. As it was too short, her head enfolded in a white napkin was placed under her arm. I reckon she must have been stripped the outer garment because the small space. The English hood, the mantle, shoes and the skirt, forepart, bodice, and fur cuffs must have been returned to the Royal wardrobe since they belong to the crown. Perhaps she was buried only with her chemise and her corset. She would’t have been wearing a farthingale and a bum roll, knowing that she was going to be stripped of clothes. And with all that stuff on, she couldn’t fit in the chest. She was a proud woman and a Queen of England, she was not allow to be humiliated in her last moments. God bless her soul.

They were barbarians.

The courage and emotional strength every one had then. I think about it sometimes if I’m having a bad day. It makes me realize my life is pretty easy.

Poor Anne. Hard to believe that Anne still had to think about her clothes

It's a sad indictment on the society that so many people (of all classes) were executed that there was an "etiquette" about what clothing was appropriate to wear.

I couldn't watch Reign because of the prom looking ridiculous costumes. It obviously was geared towards teenagers and not historically accurate..

Turner Smith was really silly choice 🙄🙄🙄

It is kinda terrifying that this was such a common occurance for the upper classes that an entire ettiquette developed around dressing for your own execution. I honestly believed the red underskirt was a thing and probably worn for the same reason as Mary Queen of Scots, it seemed like Anne to make a final declaration of her innocence by wearing a colour to signify martyrdom even if she was a follower of early Protestantism.

I completely agree with your choice. The short cape and hood was what stuck out in my mind as the most authentic looking (it was inline with the wealth and status of Anne) and it fit in with other cast members clothing styles. From what I read of Anne, she was not into tons of flashy looks, but seemed more on the side of “tasteful and elegant” clothes to showcase the beauty of the woman that wore them. I always liked Anne’s story cause she seemed to have a strong backbone, that Elizabeth I inherited, and a keen mind. It felt like she got the worst smear campaign than any of Henry’s wives, but it was her child that became one of England’s greatest monarchs. If they only had Natalie Portman portray more of Anne’s strength on the scaffold, her performance would have been stellar. She played a strong Anne up to the death scene but then her Anne fell apart sobbing. Still don’t quite figure what the director was thinking when he had Natalie act like that.🤔

Just a quick word in praise of the Genevive Bujold performance. For me a frenchwoman playing the part added authenticity given her time at the French court. Indeed her frenchness made her stand out at court and set her on the path she followed.

anne is so captivating 😻 despite the inaccuracies in the tudor series it was one of my first times seeing a portrayal of anne and it got me hooked🙌🏻 so it to holds a special place in my heart 😂

Yes, the Other Boleyn Girl did a fantastic job with costume designs. Anne of the Thousand Days is my favorite movie. The Tudors and Reign were my guilty pleasures. On Reign I knew it was going to be a work of fiction.

It always amazes me how many were put to death in these times, when just surviving and living were difficult enough with all the disease and filthy conditions.

So funny you mentioned The Tudors being a guilty pleasure. I am re watching that series for the millionth time.

Natalie Dormer played Anne the way I always imagined her to be, and it made up for my many frustrations with that show outside of her.

Natalie portman costume seems to be very close to what Queen Ann would of worn, Thank you HC as always.