Anne Boleyn writes

Dear Henry's next wife,

I am Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife. I have been married to him for three and a half years. But, it is over now. I have to die soon.

I have been thinking what was wrong with me. Before I married Henry, I had wanted to be a Queen very much. I had done everything to marry him and he had broken with the Pope to marry me.

We were happy at first and we had a daughter, Princess Elizabeth. She was very smart and beautiful. But, he wanted a son, a future King. Recently I miscarried a boy, and he was very angry, although it was not my fault. He dislikes me now, and I have to die.

I recommend you to have many children, especially boys. Then he will be satisfied and he will not kill you at least.

Always remember, your husband is a King of England. He is very powerful. He can do whatever he wants. I tried to control him, that was my fault. So, you should be obedient, hide your true feeling inside of your heart. This is my advice to you.

I beg you one thing as a mother. It is about Elizabeth, my daughter. Please be kind to her. Have mercy, please.

God bless you.

Anne Boleyn

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Henry VIII and his Six Wives - A warning letter to the Queen

Hello New Queen

I congratulate you on your success. I think you have worked very hard well the distant steep road u
p to this point. May be you are delighted as safe right now. Of course, you won the race to be the queen.

Everybody will want to meet you. And also everybody will give you many presents. You can enjoy the situation.

Not surprisingly, it’s not for you, it’s for the queen. And, the most important thing is you have to be a mother of prince. His only one and the strongest desire are to have a prince. You have to give him a prince. Otherwise, you’ll want to disappear from the front of the king.

If you won’t be able to be a mother of prince, you should have to make a decision. It means that to hand down a divorce from you, or choose another way to disappear from him. This is the only advice I can give you. Good luck and I hope you will be happily ever after.

With love, Ex-Queen

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After-reading - a letter to one of Henry's wives

Dear Katherine

Thank you for sending me a letter. When I read your letter, I remembered our wonderful times.After my brother Arthur died, I became your husband. I was so happy because you were graceful and dignified. I enjoyed horse-riding, playing teinnis,writing and playing music together.

But you were religious Christian.So you were too strict to your life. And then you miscarriaged mamy times.We have only a daugther.

Once there had only ever been one Queen in England and that was a terrible time, with a lot of fighting and killing. I don't want that to happen again after my death. If we have had some sons, our future would absolutely change.

I really want to have a son in this terrible time.

Even the Catholic Church and you will never agree this dovorce,I won't care this. Because I am the King of England. I can do everything.

I'll send this neclace with a gold cross to my daugther Mary.

King of England

Henry VIII

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