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On a tangential note: The actual execution probably did not look the one depicted in the engraving, just for the simple reason that the priests and other onlookers would be splashed with gore. I know this is an artistic engraving from the 19th century but if you search google for art on the execution it's usually shown like this, probably to show Boleyn in a more dignified, praying pose. Compare with portrayals of Queen Mary's execution.

You may be surprised (or not) that there are resources on the Internet that really examine the details of Anne Boleyn's execution, e.g. https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/resources/q-a/why-was-cat...

"A historian with an eyewitness account knows what happened. A historian with two is never sure."