15. She Was The "Other Woman"

After longing gazes and letter-writing, Anne and her beau Percy couldn't wait anymore and got engaged in secret. And sure, that sounds extra romantic and intimate, but there was a disturbing reason for their secrecy. You see, Percy was already formally engaged to an entirely different woman. As it happened, though, that was the least of Anne's problems.

16. She Was In A Star-Crossed Romance

Anne and Percy were dumb and in love, but nobody else was on their side. Percy's father absolutely refused to support the match, and the young couple also failed to get any marital backing from Cardinal Wolsey, who was an important figure at court. In other words: They were royally screwed. Beaten down, they eventually had to give each other up and went their separate ways.

It was a gut-wrenching demise for their young love—yet there might have been an even darker cause underneath the split.