Marchioness of Pembroke

"Venus was blonde, I’ve been told. Now I see that she’s a brunette."
Francis I (on Anne Boleyn)
~ Friday, February 24 ~
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According to Eric W. Ives, the executioner Rombaud was so taken by Anne that he was shaken. Rombaud found it so difficult to proceed that to distract her and for her to position her head correctly, he may have shouted, “Where is my sword?” just before killing her.

According to Eric W. Ives, the executioner Rombaud was so taken by Anne that he was shaken. Rombaud found it so difficult to proceed that to distract her and for her to position her head correctly, he may have shouted, “Where is my sword?” just before killing her.

Tags: Anne Boleyn The Tudors Natalie Dormer 1536
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    I’ve read this in a number of places as well.
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