Anne Boleyn Had Pregnancy Cravings
Henry VIII desperately wanted a male heir to secure the Tudor succession. Anne’s food cravings were the first indication that she might help him achieve that goal. After Henry fought the battle with the Church of England, Anne decided, “Close enough” to actual marriage and was pregnant before their January 1533 marriage.
Historian, David Starkey writes of a moment between Anne and Sir Thomas Wyatt, where she said she had a “fearsome and unquenchable longing to eat apples.” She said the King told her it was a sign she was pregnant, but she said it was not, but then burst into laughter and went back to her rooms.
