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possible to discern whether their creators had been influenced by current or past scholarship. The relationship between the historical novelist, dramatist or film maker and the past The historical novelist, dramatist or film maker has a complex relationship with the past. In his biography of Anne Boleyn, the professional historian George Bernard begins by noting how he was influenced, in common with his readers, by the powerful images of Anne presented by novels, films and plays. He writes: [playwrights, historical novelists and film directors] are perfectly free to use