At the time the Imperial Ambassador, Eustace Chapuys, remarked of Anne, "She has miscarried of her saviour".
She must have known all of this at the time. She'd already seen evidence that Henry had his eye on her lady-in-waiting, Jane Seymour. A clever operator like Anne would have realised that she was fast falling out of favour and quickly becoming expendable.
Hever Castle in Kent, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn |
They took her off to the Tower where she lived in the rooms prepared for her Coronation just three years earlier. Within two weeks she'd been tried and found guilty of adultery and high treason. On 19th May she was led out and executed.
Hever Castle in Kent, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn |
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle. They say she bore it all with dignity and good cheer, making a final speech that praised the King and gave little offence to anyone. Perhaps she was reconciled to her fate. But to my way of thinking she was being clever to the end, thinking of her daughter, Elizabeth, and not wanting to do anything in her final moments that might impact negatively on her child's future.
The Tower of London |
And what a legacy she left in the form of Elizabeth, arguably England's greatest monarch.
All the best for now,
Bonny x
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