HISTORY REIMAGINED

WHAT IF ANNE BOLEYN, KING HENRY VIII’S SECOND WIFE, HADN’T BEEN DECAPITATED BY HER HUSBAND’S ORDERS, BUT RATHER HADN’T MET HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE? WHAT WOULD HER PORTRAITS HAVE LOOKED LIKE, AND HOW WOULD SHE HAVE THRIVED IN LIFE? ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HELPS US REIMAGINE AND RECREATE HISTORY IF IT HAD GONE JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. AI ALSO ASSISTS US WHILST VISUALISING OUR MUSINGS REGARDING PEOPLE AND LOCATIONS FROM THE PAST. THESE ARTISTIC EXPERIMENTS WERE CREATED IN CONVERSATION WITH, AND SUPPORTED BY, AI.

WHAT IF ANNE HADN’T MET HENRY?

Most of us have heard of the unforgettable and here and there cumbersome reign of King Henry VIII. The rhyme that decribes the fates of his six wives (“ Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived”) paints an unforgettable image. Since creating art with AI indeed is all about painting pictures and the ability to verbalise imagery, I decided to jump into this rabbit hole. The Tudors, including Queen Anne Boleyn, as what they might have looked like. This collection is in development.

High maintenance Henry is tired of waiting: *"Cometh h're and bringeth me mine own pheasant lunch!"*

Anne, once she discovered what she was really dealing with.

Anne Boleyn when she got weary of and exhausted by Henry’s continuous antics, and stressed about not having yet produced an heir to the English throne.

Anne, if she had lived a relatively drama free life, perhaps having stayed at the French Court. Relaxed smile!

Perhaps Anne would have thrived at the French Court, or become independent in her own right at Heaver Castle, where she was born. Aging gracefully would have been far better than having been decapitated by one’s husband.

Perhaps Anne could have led a free life, had she been born in the 21st century.

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HISTORY HINTS: PEOPLE AND PLACES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE

However clearly this piece can be identified as being artificially created, it feels inviting.

HISTORY HINTS: TUDOR HISTORY

Our boy looking at us, from about 500 years in the past. Hi Henry!
Henry: “I am thy cyng and i am altogeth'r unimpress'd by thee, distemperate creature.”

King Henry VIII, on one of his brighter mood days

…and is now altogether annoyed. We understand, Henry! *“What doest one has't to doth to has't und'rlings obeyeth thee?”*

A hall at Hampton Court, as it might have looked.

HISTORICAL FASHION

Queen Elizabeth I was known for many accomplishments. For instance, her impeccable skill of translating texts back and forth in several languages, without mistakes. Another one of her many talents was to reign, obviously. Queen Elizabeth I also participated in battles at se herself. Another one of her characteristics was that the wore innovative clothing. One of the groundbreaking designs she had her tailors integrated in one of her gowns, as you can see here on this spectacular portrait, was a pattern of sea animals - that is, the medieval perception of what sea creatures would look like. We now know that these images aren’t true to nature. However, the animals triggered the imagination.