What If Anne Boleyn Sewed Her Head Back On?
From Vulgar History: Tudors by Vulgar History | Realm
March 25, 2026 · 33 min
About this episode
Rebecca Lehmann discusses her book 'The Beheading Game', which imagines Anne Boleyn reattaching her head post-execution and explores her life and relationships in Tudor England.
Rebecca Lehmann's new book The Beheading Game begins with Anne Boleyn, post-execution, waking up and reattaching her head. From there, this book explores life in Tudor era England, Anne Boleyn's quest for revenge (and to reunite with her daughter), and so much more. Rebecca joins us this week to talk about how she got the idea for this book, her research process, and what she really thinks about Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII's relationship. Buy a copy of The Beheading Game (affiliate link) Learn more about Rebecca and her work — Buy a copy of Ann's book Rebel of the Regency — Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at common.era.com/vulgar or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR at checkout — Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and…
People in this episode
Host: Ann
Guest: Rebecca Lehmann
Topics covered
- Anne Boleyn
- Tudor era
- revenge
- historical fiction
Keywords
- history
- Regency Era
- Henry VIII
Sponsors
common.era.com
Mentioned in this episode
Products: The Beheading Game, Rebel of the Regency
Books & works: The Beheading Game, Rebel of the Regency
Places: England, US
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