AS SEEN ON TV: ANNE BOLEYN

On this date in 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England,was beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest......

ANNE BOLEYN

AS SEEN IN:
'The Tudors'

AS PLAYED BY:
Natalie Dormer

TV DIMENSION:
The Evil Mirror Universe

From Wikipedia:
On the morning of Friday 19 May, Anne Boleyn was judicially executed, not upon Tower Green, but rather, a scaffold erected on the north side of the White Tower, in front of what is now the Waterloo Barracks. She wore a red petticoat under a loose, dark grey gown of damask trimmed in fur and a mantle of ermine.

[After giving a short speech, she] then knelt upright, in the French style of executions. Her final

prayer consisted of her repeating continually, "To Jesus Christ I commend my soul; Lord Jesus receive my soul." Her ladies removed her headdress and necklaces, and then tied a blindfold over her eyes. Anne Boleyn was executed by French expert swordsman Jean Rombaud. According to Eric W. Ives, Rombaud was so taken by Anne that he was shaken.  Rombaud found it so difficult to proceed with the execution that in order to distract her and for her to position her head correctly, he may have shouted, "Where is my sword?" just before killing her.

The execution was mercifully humane and consisted of a single stroke.

BCnU!