Discussion: No Time Wasted with the Executions - SPOILER ALERT for Episode 9

"I think for the most part historians are very sympathetic to Anne. I'm just curious - what historical sources did you use to arrive at your conclusions regarding Anne? I hope one of them wasn't The Other Boleyn Girl. Phillipa Gregory is not a historian, but a sensationist writer of historical fiction who could easily work for some tabloid magazine.
It's interesting that of all the murderous people who lived during that era, you mention none of them and instead focus on Anne. What about Henry? If anybody was a master manipulator and murderer, it was Henry VIII.
Many medical experts have determined that Katherine of Aragon was not poisoned but died of cancer."

"True. Henry was the true villian. I've always seen Anne as a victim of her time. As she was outspoken and assertive, she was seen as a bitch and a witch. I don't believe she poisoned anyone and I agree: don't believe all that you read, especially Phillipa Gregory!"

"I think that there are a lot of men who have this problem. It might be the reason we can't get Hilary on the ballot for President."

"As to the deformed baby... Baby's don't always look like real humans if they are born to early, since I believe she miscarried about halfway through her pregnancy it's actually not a deformed baby, but just a natural one that is not fully grown. If any of you have seen pictures of embryo's you may be able to imagine that back then they thought it to be deformed."

"Yes, I think to this day people have a lot of ambivalence toward strong, independent women. My 18-year-old daughter swears that is not true for her generation, and that everything is going to be so much better for
her. I certainly hope she's right. However, she's at an age where everybody is questioning how they've been raised. People often go back to what they're familiar with once they get older. My husband always pretended
when he was younger that he was all for women having careers, but once he was settled into his practice and around a lot of other conservative people, his views changed drastically."

"Thank's lady anne 2 . So very difficult for it to be Sunday & have no episode to look foward to!!! So happy to be able to come here & read. It's going to be a very long time till next season. Can we get to the production co. somehow & ask for the first 2 seasons to be shown again???"