#338 | The Tragic Life of Anne Boleyn
English Learning for Curious Minds
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How to Get Rid of a Missing Child
Henry believed that the reason for Ann's failure to give him a son was because God was unhappy with their marriage. He kicked Ann out of court and moved in with his new love interest, Jane Seymour. But how would he get rid of her? There was no real grounds for divorce, so he had to try something more sneaky. Lord Chancellor Thomas Cromwell instructed his network of spies to find anything incriminating about Ann that he could use to bring her down. Apparently, someone had overheard Ann speaking in a way that hinted at the king's death. Reportedly she had imagined herself with another man if Henry happened to die. It was a criminal offence to speak of, to even think of
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