Anne Boleyn's greatest legacy

Much of the fascination with Britain’s legendary Tudors centers on the dramas of Henry VIII and his six wives and Elizabeth I’s rumored liaisons. Yet the most fascinating relationship in that historic era may well be that between the mother and daughter who changed the course of British history.

The future Queen Elizabeth was not yet three when her mother, Anne Boleyn, was beheaded. Yet as Tracy Borman reveals in this first-ever joint portrait, both women broke the mold for British queens and for women in general at the time. Anne was instrumental in reshaping Britain's religious traditions, and her years of wielding power over a male-dominated court provided an inspiring role model for Elizabeth’s groundbreaking 45-year reign.

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