Anne keeps her genuine love for Henry secret, knowing they will disapprove.
In the following episode, Henry sends Anne the first of many love letters, stating "For what joy in this world can be greater than the company of her who is the most dearly loved?" However, Anne is told by her father and uncle (the Duke of Norfolk) to use Henry's love to their advantage. She promises to bear Henry a son- when they are married. However, later on in the episode Anne and Henry are seen making out passionately on a bed, and she has apparently agreed to become his lover. Anne's eyes tear as she realizes she's upset the King, whom she is genuinely growing to love. Henry leaves in a fury, storming back to court annoyed. He promises not to have a thought or affection for anybody else (a promise proven worthless in season 2), but Anne refuses to give herself to anyone but her husband. In episode 5, Henry visits Anne and requests that she be his mistress, but she declines for fear she will be discarded, as Mary was. The poet Thomas Wyatt is shown to be deeply in love with Anne (they were once betrothed) but Anne refuses to return his affections anymore because he is married, telling him to stay away from her. Uncertain of his intentions, Anne politely returns them and returns to her family home of Hever Castle. Anne's deliberate avoidance flames Henry's attraction into an obsession, and he sends her jeweled brooches fit for a queen. Henry becomes infatuated with Anne and kisses her in episode 4, but she breaks the kiss and says she has to get back to her ladies. At the end of the episode Henry dreams of pursuing Anne into a room where she stands naked, and she tells him to seduce her- 'ravish me with your words'- by sending her letters and poetry. When she arrives at court, she turns many heads with her exotic features and continental style. Boleyn immediately arranges for her to be brought to court as a lady-in-waiting for Queen Catherine, telling her to 'put herself in the King's path'. When he encounters Lord Thomas Boleyn shortly afterward (having mostly ignored him before), he elevates him considerably and asks after Anne. Eventually, while performing in a masquerade in episode 1.03, Henry dances with Anne and they share an intense moment he continues to gaze after her. Henry first sees Anne at the summit he holds with King Francis, but doesn't think much of her.
Henry and Anne meet for the second time (Season 1) Anne muses that she may also be rejected, but Thomas reasons that Anne's more unique than her sister and she'll be able to keep the King's interest longer (pointedly remarking, "I daresay you learned things in France?.") At the end of episode 1.02, Thomas Boleyn is dissapointed by Mary's failure and tells Anne she must take Mary's place, to restore their family's favor with the King. She and Mary are shown at the end of the first episode of The Tudors in Paris with their father, the ambassador to France and a minor nobleman he says that they will have the opportunity to ingratiate the King while he is in France, both of them having served as ladies-in-waiting to the French Queen. During her rise to power she manages to make more enemies, which leaves her with few allies when she falls out of Henry's favor.ĭespite her eventual execution (May 19, 1536), her legacy continued through the English Reformation- and through her daughter, Elizabeth I, who became Queen Regnant of England in what is called the Golden Age.Īnne Boleyn is the younger sister of George Boleyn and of Mary Boleyn, who becomes Henry's short-time mistress in episode 2. She is part of a conspiracy with her father and the Duke of Norfolk to ruin their longtime enemy, Cardinal Wolsey. She refuses to be his mistress which only increases Henry’s desire to marry her. She is portrayed by English actress Natalie Dormer in an award-winning role, which spans 21 of the 38 episodes.Īnne infatuates the King by denying him. She is introduced to the King by her father, Lord Thomas Boleyn, who wishes to improve his own social standing by having one of his daughters seduce the King. A short-tempered but charismatic and intelligent young woman, she appears in seasons 1, 2 and in a dream sequence in the fourth season finale of The Tudors. All the accusations against me were false- I thought you knew."- Anne BoleynĪnne Boleyn was the second wife of King Henry VIII and Queen Consort of England from Jto May 17, 1536. Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland (ex-lover)
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