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Dr Daniel F. Gosling is Principal Legal Records Specialist at The National Archives, specialising in the records created by the central law courts, c. 1485-1841. He formerly worked as Archives Assistant at the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn. His recent research includes work on the Fifteenth Century Court of Chancery, the records of the Court of Star Chamber, and gender nonconformity in the Eighteenth Century King’s Bench. He is a co-author of A History of Treason, which includes a section examining how Anne Boleyn’s downfall fit in with the general history of treason from the medieval to the modern.
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Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Dan Gosling about Queen Anne Boleyn’s trial records.
Tune in to hear Natalie and Dr Gosling discuss:
– The surviving records related to Anne Boleyn’s trial and execution
– Bags of Secrets
– The language and tone of the records
– What the documents reveal about the Crown’s case against Anne and the men
– Who could access these records & where they were kept in the 16th century
– How to view these documents today
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