43. Her Daughter Was Iconic

In September 1533, Anne gave birth to a healthy child—but not to a boy. She had a little girl, the future Queen Elizabeth I, and the shock sent both the royal couple into a tailspin. Henry canceled his celebratory "It's A Boy!" jousting match, and royal scribes hastily changed "prince" to "princess" in their official announcement. Anne didn't know it then, but it was the beginning of the end.

44. She Was In A Dysfunctional Relationship

Henry and Anne were both hotheads, and their relationship was already extremely volatile—one man characterized it as “storm followed sunshine, sunshine followed storm.” So when Anne didn't immediately give Henry a male heir, the king's patience with his testy wife went right down the drain. He began to resent her sharp intelligence and her even sharper tongue, demanding that she submit to him as his wife, not as his equal. It threw Anne into a feverish act.