THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRLS

Alice Nokes The Spanish Princess, 2019

Alice, who played Eastenders’ Courtney Mitchell in 2016, also had a minor role in Game of Thrones before playing Boleyn in the Starz series about Catherine of Aragon, with Laura Carmichael.

Claire Foy Wolf Hall, 2015

Before starring as the Queen in The Crown, Claire starred alongside Damian Lewis in the hit BBC series. She said: “Anne really had massive balls – bigger balls, I think, than anyone at Henry’s court.”

Natalie Portman The Other Boleyn Girl, 2008

Raunchy adaptation based on a novel, and starring Scarlett Johansson as Boleyn’s sister Mary, who Henry set his sights on first. Natalie had dialect classes to finesse her English accent.

Natalie Dormer The Tudors, 2007

The Game of Thrones actress starred with Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and was disturbed by the execution scene. She said: “It was incredibly harrowing – you feel the weight of history on your shoulders.”

Helena Bonham Carter

Henry VIII, 2003

Written by The Crown’s Peter Morgan, this version included a rape by Henry, played by Ray Winstone. Helena said the scene “brought home just what a monster Henry could be”.

Charlotte Rampling Henry VIII and His Six Wives, 1972

Biographical drama where the king looks back over his life and marriages while on his deathbed. After appearing in the film, the actress’s career took off in English and French cinema.

Merle Oberon The Private Life of Henry VIII, 1933

The Indian-born Hollywood actress was in Alexander Korda’s Oscar-winning film. She had royal links after meeting Prince Philip and allegedly kept a signed photo of him in a frame.

Natasha Little Kevin and Perry Go Large, 2000

The Night Manager actress appeared as a very saucy Anne Boleyn in a dream of Harry Enfield’s character Kevin the Teenager. Fifteen years later she played Liz Cromwell in Wolf Hall.