Section B

• Henry and Anne's relationship:

  -Henry was confident Anne would have more children after Elizabeth in 1533

  -she had a miscarriage in 1534

  -Henry fell from his horse in 1536 and was unconscious for 2 hours

  -made him scared he would die without a son

  -Henry reasoned that God disapproved of his marriage

  -Henry fell for Jane Seymour
• Anne's suspected adultery:

  -by spring 1536 a rumour that Anne was being unfaithful reached Henry

  -in April he asked Cromwell to investigate

  -30th April court musician Mark Smeaton arrested and tortured into confessing an affair with Anne

  -also aressted Sir Henry Norris and Anne's brother George but they denied charges

  -Anne charged with 5 cases of adultery and treason but protested her innocence
• the role of cromwell:

  -Cromwell had already looked into if Anne had a former relationship with Henry Percy, meaning her marriage to King Henry would be invalid but there was no concrete evidence

  -took a leading role in building the adultery case against Anne

  -he made sure Anne's lady's in waiting were spies reporting back to him

  -Cromwell and Anne disagreed on foreign policy and what to do with the money from the dissolution of the monasteries
• Anne's downfall:

  -arrested on 2 May 1536

  -15 May she was tried jointly with her brother

  -found guilty and sentenced to death

  -17 May the Archbishop of Canterbury annulled their marriage

  -Elizabeth was made illegitimate

  -19 May Anne was executed in front of 1000 people
• Jane Seymour:

  -Day after Anne's death, Henry asked Jane Seymour to marry him

  -she was gentle and kind

  -their wedding was on 30 May 1536 and it was small and private

  -she gave birth to Edward on 12 October 1537

  -Jane died less than 2 weeks later from childbirth

  -Henry wore black for 3 months