The Mistakes of Anne Boleyn That Led Her to the Tragic End

Anne Boleyn was born around 1501 to a commoner. “The story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn began with passion and ended with a bloody death” (Weir 143). Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII’s second wife. Anne basically kicked Katherine out of rule by stealing her husband. No one liked Anne very much because the people of England were still in love with Katherine, and Anne was just seen as “the ‘other woman’ in the King’s life” (Weir 144). To end her life, Anne was beheaded on false charges of incest and adultery because she could not produce a male heir and because King Henry was in love with another woman.

Henry wrote to Anne a lot when he was in court dealing with his previous wife: Katherine. The book stated that “he needed to see her” (Weir 172). He was obsessed with Anne and wanted her very badly. The king wrote to Anne with “a strong sexual tone to these letters” (Weir 173). This shows one reason why he wanted her so bad. According to the book, Anne “was not in love with the king” (Weir 173). Anne had just wanted someone who was “‘more agreeable to her’” (Weir 173). It was rumored that she had committed adultery before she married the King, but was quickly disproven by the imperial ambassador, who was an enemy of Annes, because it apparently never happened.

Her badge was a falcon and her motto was “Happiest of Women” (Weir 245). Annes’s badge, a falcon, described her well. A falcon sees its prey and goes to get it no matter what is in the way, just like Anne went after Henry even though Katherine was in the way. Her motto described her somewhat well. She was happy all her life except for the execution part. She could do almost anything she wanted when she first married Henry. This was because Henry did not have as much control over Anne as he did with Katherine. Her later life got stricter and the king was soon in love with another woman, Jane Seymour. This and other false accusations resulted in the beheading of her which as you can imagine made her not so happy in the end.

I do not pity Anne for several reasons. She received punishment for crimes she “did”, and Henry thought it was fair. This was fate punishing her for her actions of incest, adultery, and conspiracy against the king, all of which were probably true to a certain point. Also, Anne did Katherine very wrong by taking her husband. Anne should not have messed with a married man and deserved to be punished. Beheading her may have been very harsh but set an example for future Queens.

In conclusion, Anne Boleyn was a pretty woman who made bad choices. Anne’s final words consisted of “I come hither to accuse no man” (Weir 336). Even though Anne may have been executed for possible false accusations, she still did not blame anyone for her death. Anne was unfortunate that the king had eyes on another woman and that she had not produced a male heir. Annes’s fate as a whole was very unfortunate.