the estate of arnold adams.uman foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. sandra and carla magnuson. rose, herschel, and any shreves. the corporation for public broadcasting and by ntributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ (soft, tense music) ♪ (rachael) there are few more notorious names in english history, and few who are more mysterious or disputed. in the five centuries since her death, anne boleyn has been celebrated and damned. her every action has been interpreted and reinterpreted. ♪ was she a martyr, a schemer, or a victim? ♪ (kyra) homewrecker, trollop, you would not believe the things that they loved to call anne boleyn. (harriet) for many hundred years later, she was this devil woman who bewitched henry and made him deviate from the true religion. we have to take some of that reputation with a bit of a pinch of salt. ♪

additional funding is provided by the estate of arnold adams. koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation commit toed bridging cultural differences in our communities, sandra and carl delay-magnusson, rose herschel and andy shreves. the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. (soft music) ♪ (narrator) it has been said that no two sisters were ever less alike. one, reserved and proper; the other, lively and controversial. one, the anchor of a commonwealth of nations; the other, a figure searching for purpose in life. (male speaker) they grew up in a very, very different kind of world, a world of aristocracy, of deference, -of people knowing their place. -i think they were quite different from an early age, and they went on being different. (male speaker) i think they were both very sound people, both very committed in their different ways. i suppose that the queen had so much more responsibility on her shoulders, and princess margaret didn't have those things

additional funding is provided by -- the estate of arnold adams, who and patricia human, sandra and carlagnuson, rose parshall and andy shreve, the cooperation for public badcasting, and by contributions to your pba's -- pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. >> from washington, jan michels and door. anchor: good evening and welcome to a special edition of washingtonweek. the 9/11 attacks dramatically chged america. it was a tragic and emotional day. this evening, we look at how the attacks impacted american life, politics, and national security. joining me tonight our five top reporters who cover 9/11 and its aftermath. peter baker, p or thomas, osma lead. -- khalid, martha radix, and vivian salama. thank you so much for being here. martha, you were here in d.c. when this attack happened. you had a husband who was working in the pentagon. you were working at the state department. what sticks in your mind most personally and professionally? >> first of all, it can't help but be immediately personal when you have an attack on your homeland. you can go through the day, you can be a jo

the estate of arnold adams, p the yuen foundation, rose herschel and andy shreaves and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." the january 6th insurrection was 206 days ago but the consequences of that day continue to dominate american life, politics and the republican party. thursday, the house comttee investigating the capitol attack issued subpoenas to former president's trumps closest aid including mk meadows and former trump advise or steve bannon. this comes as former president trump continues to lie about the election and push dates to recount votes. joining us tonight to discuss all of in the authors of "peril" bob woodward, associate editor for "the washington post" and investigative report what robert costa, national political report what for "the washington post" and former moderator of "washington week." i'm so excited to have you here back at the table. o ija jang. the committee issued these subpoenas to these four top aids. i wonder

. >> additional funding is provided by the estate of arnold adams. koo and patricia yuen. sara and carl delay magneson the corporation for public broadcasting and contribution toss your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you once again from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: welcome to "washington week." i'm yamiche alcindor president biden has been in office for 266 days. this wk wassity mull wows and heartbreaking. today marked the end of 20 -- monday marked the end of 20 years of the u.s. military presence there and decades of bloodshed. still president biden face tough questions about when and how he chose to pull people out. mitch mcconnell is blasting hip. >> this was a disguiseful and disastrous departure. two weeks ago president biden specifically promised that he wouldn't pull out before every american whoa wanted out had gotten out. by their own admission, the biden administration is now broken that promise. yamiche: on tuesday, the president forcefully dended his decisions. >> there is no evacuation -- evacuation from the end of a war that yo