25. Henry Abandoned Her

Henry VIII was an infamous germaphobe, and he was particularly terrified of the sweating sickness. So when one of Anne's ladies contracted it and passed it on to Anne, the king didn't want to nurse his lover back to health. Nope, he wanted her as far away from him as possible. Henry immediately sent her back home to Kent to "recover" and get the heck out of his court.

When she survived, however, Henry seemed all the more determined to make her his queen. Then again, he had some big ulterior motives.

26. She Had Great Timing

As it turned out, Anne's timing in courting Henry was impeccable. When she arrived on the scene, Henry's marriage was majorly on the rocks. For one, although Queen Catherine had given birth to Princess Mary, AKA "Bloody Mary," the aging woman hadn't given Henry his much-coveted male heir. But there was an even bigger issue—one Anne would take full advantage of.