37. She Broke Down The Catholic Church

Henry and Anne's difficulty in securing an annulment was so drawn out, people began calling it "The King's Great Matter." Finally, after seven long years of fighting with the Church, Henry had quite enough—and the king's actions changed history. He infamously split from Roman Catholicism entirely and installed himself as the head of the brand new Anglican Church.

With no more middlemen, Henry pushed through a new-fangled "divorce" from Catherine of Aragon. Anne and Henry had finally gotten what they wanted, and they moved fast.

38. She Had A Secret Wedding

In 1533, it finally happened: After many machinations and even more years, Anne Boleyn became Queen Consort of England, marrying Henry on January 25. But there was one thing about the union no one knew. The power couple had already married each other in a super-secret ceremony the previous November. And that wasn't all.