Was the second wife of Henry VIII really guilty of the crimes she was beheaded for? Pickett's award-winning new play takes a sideways look at her downfall " by imagining its impact on everyday women Like many British schoolchildren, Ava Pickett chanted the "Divorced, beheaded, died" rhyme about Henry VIII's six wives " and it has stayed in her head ever since. So much so that her play 1536 pivots around the last da…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32AM on March 26, 2025