The Other Boleyn Girl - 1698 Words

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They are expected to divert the King of England who, immediately goes for the younger daughter, Mary. She gives birth to a son, which pleases the King, as the Queen, Catherine of Aragon fails to provide a male heir to the English throne.†¦show more content†¦c. He falls in love with her and Anne tells him to get rid of the Queen and marry herself and she would do everything he desires, also giving him a son, although she knows that her sister truly loves him. 9. X a. Mary gives birth to a boy but the King does not show any emotion because he is involved with Anne. b. Mary is sent back to the country to live there with her son. 10.) X a.) Anne puts the King under pressure telling him that she won’t sleep with him if he does not marry her. b.) Mary is brought to the King in order to tell him that he can trust Anne. c.) Mary wants to draw a line beneath the things that had happened, helps her sister and stays at court to support her. 11.) X a.) The trial of the Queen takes place. b.) The Pope refuses to annul the marriage of Catherine and Henry. c.) The King breaks with the Catholic Church and the country is torn apart. d.) He forces Anne to sleep with him after he has done his duty. 12.) X a.) Anne and the King marry and she is declared Queen of England. b.) Anne gives birth to a girl, Elisabeth, which does not satisfy the King as he desires a male heir. 13.) X a.) Anne is afraid of being passed over by the King and desperately tries to become pregnant with a boy. b.) Pregnant again, things seem to improve. 14.) X a.) Anne has a miscarriage and is totally despaired. b.) She speaks to her siblings and asks her brother to sleep with her inShow MoreRelatedThe Other Boleyn Girl1843 Words   |  8 PagesThe Other Boleyn Girl It is said that we are doomed to repeat history if we do not learn from it. Let us hope that history does not repeat itself with the era of the Tudors. King Henry the VIII ruled according to his own wants and desires. 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