Anne Boleyn: Growing Up in the French Court of Francis I

Join our free Tudor Rose Series Community: https://www.tudorroseseries.com/ Who was Anne Boleyn before Henry VIII? Before she became queen, before she became the mother of Elizabeth I, and before she became one of the most influential women in English history, Anne Boleyn spent her formative years far from the Tudor court. While much of Europe was being transformed by the Renaissance, overseas exploration, and the spread of new ideas, Anne was being educated in some of the most sophisticated courts on the continent. To understand why she would one day leave such a profound impression on Henry VIII, we must first understand the world that shaped her, and the young woman she became within it.