MISTAKES/GOOFS

• FACT: Several historical sources refer specifically Anne Boleyn's dark eyes, as they were rare in the English court during the 16th century. In the series, Anne Boleyn (Natalie Dormer) has light blue eyes.
• DATE: Henry VIII is seen celebrating the birth of his son and fires a flintlock musket to do so. However, this type of musket was not invented until 1630, a century later.
• CONT: When the Duke of Buckingham is too afraid to let go of the chopping block, Anthony Knivert comes up to stretch out his arms for him. In the next shot of the Duke, he is still holding onto the block, and then just before the ax falls in the last shot of him, his arms are stretched out again.
• DATE: In the scene when Anne Boleyn is talking to her father there is a hawk in the courtyard which he carries for a while. It is a Harris Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) which is an American breed, not known in England in the 16th century.
• CONT: In the scene where Buckingham is being arrested for treason the collar on his coat is up and down several times in the same shot.

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