Anne Boleyn Knew The Game
Courtly love could be fun, but dangerous when the married king was involved. Anne saw Henry come and go through mistresses. One of those mistresses was her own sister, Mary. Anne saw how easily Henry would discard a mistress. She rejected his gifts and made it clear that she would not permit him into her bed unless he was really committed.
He decided marrying Anne and rejecting Katherine could satisfy both his passions and solve the lack of a male heir. This demand prompted Henry’s final break with Katherine and the Catholic church. Anne played the game and won (for a while, anyway).
