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Tragic Facts About Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII's Doomed Queen

57. The King Sabotaged Her

Henry's plan of attack started with a series of abhorrent snubs to Anne. While his poor queen recovered from her traumatic miscarriage, Henry started telling people Anne had indeed "bewitched" him into marrying her. Not stopping there, he also refused to give Anne's brother George the prestigious Order of the Garter. And then he turned to public humiliation.

Tragic Facts About Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII's Doomed Queen

58. Henry Replaced Her

People say "they go the same way that they came," and nothing could be truer when it came to Henry. In fact, he pulled the exact same move on Anne that he had for Catherine. Within days of losing his narcissistic love for Anne, Henry had installed Jane in the royal quarters. With this done, Henry worked on the bloodiest phase of his plan.

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