Anne of a thousand days

Coronation dress - made from 'silver' bridal brocade. Underskirt of pale gold brocade. pearl and jewel decorations. Genevieve Bujold as Anne Boleyn in the 1969 film 'Anne of the Thousand Days'.

This is an occasional series highlighting historical movie and TV costumes that best represent the decade they were produced in. They may or may not be the most historically accurate, but we think …

She's wearing La Peregrina before its setting was re-designed. Elizabeth Taylor Archives - Elizabeth wanted to play Anne Boleyn to Richard Burton's Henry VIII in the 1969 film of ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS. She was told that she was too old for the part, and Genevieve Bujold was cast instead. Elizabeth is briefly glimpsed in the film as a courtesan. It offers an idea of what could have been.

In the start of a new series in which writers revisit their childhood movie passion – in this case a creaky costume drama about Henry VIII starring a hungover Richard Burton

Anne of the Thousand Days. Best pre-80s movie.

Anne of the Thousand Days - Anne Boleyn

Richard Burton and Genevieve Bujold on the set of Anne of a Thousand Days.

At dawn on 19th May 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn celebrated the Mass for the last time, receiving the Sacrament from her almoner, John Skip. She then ate breakfast