Queen Anne Struggled To Have a Male Heir
To ensure the apple-craving baby would be born legitimate, Henry and Anne married in January of 1533. They were so certain the baby was a boy that they had names selected and prepared a birth proclamation declaring the birth of a “prince.” The baby was born on August 26, 1533, a girl they named Elizabeth, who would grow to play a pivotal role in English history.
While Henry took it in stride, as Anne had plenty of child-bearing years ahead, Anne knew she had to have a son to solidify her position. She was pregnant again by January 1534, but the baby did not survive. She miscarried a boy in January 1535. This was particularly scary, because Henry’s eye was wandering to Jane Seymour, one of her ladies-in-waiting.
