Before I explain these chapters I want to give my personal opinion of some things. First off, even If we do not know when Anne bedded King Henry VIII, she was still seeing a married man. Yes her sister Mary was known to have slept with the king, but my question is what is the difference here? I'll tell you the difference, The Boelyn family benefited from Anne's rise. Would they have been any different to Anne if Mary was set to marry instead? I'm guessing they would treat Anne the same way they now treat Mary. Sad and hypocritical in my opinion. This is your blood and family and yet just because the king bedded Mary and did not marry her makes things different? I think no. It is a shame how fame and wealth can change a family. Okay so apparently Anne has a few favours to ask of a few people. And I find it funny how she manipulated 3 men in doing so. As a man, I know the bargaining power quite well when it comes to women. They have what we want, and not vice versa. She uses her persuasion to see if she can get a granted wardship from Cardinal Wosely for one of her clients Sir Thomas Cheney. The girl in question of the wardship is Anne Broughton. Whew!!!! There are too many Anne's here. LOL Okay, Thomas Heneage visited Anne in her privy chambers with a feast provided by King Henry himself in order to convince him to wooo the cardinal. Look up^^^^^^ earlier in the paragraph when i mentioned Anne easily persuaded 3 men. LOL,, there you have it. She did this with the king, Thomas and the cardinal.
About 3 weeks and things start to fall in favour of Sir Thomas and his transgressions and he was granted wardship. SMH...this is some crazy family drama. Now Anne is getting a little nervous and worried because she yet to hear word from the king, but her brother visits by orders of the king himself to invite her and her friends for a huge picnic. Margery tried but could not console Anne enough. You could clearly see Anne's anger as she pretty much goes off or does not want to be bothered by anyone, even her mother Elizabeth. How's this for being akward, As the king and Anne gallop with their entourage her brother is accompanied by his enstranged wife Jane. LOL
We really see Anne's jealousy grow when Queen Katherine accompany's King Henry VIII to the annual May Day joust. This was one of the kings favorite past times and this made Anne furious because she was not invited. I really think Anne does not have a foot to walk on in this situation simply because she is still the "Other" woman and we soon find out that is one of the many reasons King Henry VIII left her as well.
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