Do we really need another retelling of Anne Boleyn’s story? Even if you didn’t pay attention in your history lessons, we all know how the story goes: Henry VIII divorced the church and his first wife to marry Anne, who he later beheaded in order to marry again.

The infamous Tudor queen has always compelled huge TV and film audiences in productions such as Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), The Tudors (2007), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) and Wolf Hall (2015). We’ve even seen a singing and dancing Anne alongside Henry’s other five wives in award-winning stage musical, Six.

And yet – over 500 years after her death – Anne still continues to stir curiosity and fascination in fictional takes on her life. Cue: Jodie Turner-Smith’s turn as the queen in Channel 5’s new three-part series, Anne Boleyn, which started tonight (1 June).

Even if the need for this isn’t there; the hype around the show proves that audiences certainly want it. There were many critics in the queen’s time who accused her of bewitching the people around her. Maybe they had a point.

Anne Boleyn review: does Jodie Turner-Smith’s turn as the queen offer us anything new?