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30 Unforeseen Facts About Anne Boleyn

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11. King Henry Was a Royal Player

18-year-old Henry VIII after his coronation in 1509. Unidentified painter – Tudor England images/ Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain.

Jane Seymour, Anne’s cousin, wasn’t her only relative who had caught the king’s eye. At the time that he began pursuing Anne, he was engaged in an affair with her older sister, Mary. To make matters worse, there were accusations that he had also been sleeping with Anne’s mother. Henry responded to these accusations by saying, “Never with the mother.” In other words, not the mama.

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