Rebecca Lehmann & 'The Beheading Game'
From Check This Out by New Hampshire Public Radio
April 23, 2026 · 44 min
About this episode
Rebecca Lehmann discusses her work 'The Beheading Game', exploring a fictional scenario where Anne Boleyn seeks justice after her execution.
We all know what happened to Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, but what if she woke up the day after her execution and took it upon herself to seek justice?
People in this episode
Guest: Rebecca Lehmann
Topics covered
- historical fiction
- justice
- Anne Boleyn
- Henry VIII
- execution
- revenge
Keywords
- Rebecca Lehmann
- The Beheading Game
- Anne Boleyn
- Henry VIII
- historical fiction
- justice
- revenge
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