Comments on: Anne Boleyn was guilty of adultery http://tudortastic.com/2010/03/anne-boleyn-was-guilty-of-adultery.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:18:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lisa http://tudortastic.com/2010/03/anne-boleyn-was-guilty-of-adultery.html/comment-page-1#comment-333 Lisa Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:38:37 +0000 http://tudortastic.com/?p=965#comment-333 I think that this theory is preposterous! It seems to be based on a poem by one person and little other evidence. Anne was an intelligent and courageous young woman. Why would she deliberately annoy the King? She knew the penalties for having an affair! This historian also speculates that it was not Anne who held back from sleeping with Henry. What evidence is there for this new theory? Why would Henry care so much about what future generations thought about Anne refusing to sleep with him? He would have probably thought that it was quite moral of her to try and wait until they were married! I think that Henry was so in love with Anne that he wouldn't give a damn about what future generations thought. I am interested in reading the book but much of it sounds like pure speculation. I think that this theory is preposterous! It seems to be based on a poem by one person and little other evidence. Anne was an intelligent and courageous young woman. Why would she deliberately annoy the King? She knew the penalties for having an affair!

This historian also speculates that it was not Anne who held back from sleeping with Henry. What evidence is there for this new theory? Why would Henry care so much about what future generations thought about Anne refusing to sleep with him? He would have probably thought that it was quite moral of her to try and wait until they were married! I think that Henry was so in love with Anne that he wouldn’t give a damn about what future generations thought.

I am interested in reading the book but much of it sounds like pure speculation.

]]> By: happyhelen http://tudortastic.com/2010/03/anne-boleyn-was-guilty-of-adultery.html/comment-page-1#comment-300 happyhelen Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:41:14 +0000 http://tudortastic.com/?p=965#comment-300 I understand what you're saying. It's true, we'll have to see what other evidence he uses besides a poem....I guess I can't help but overly defensive for Anne, as I love her so much! You'll have to tell me how the book is! I understand what you’re saying. It’s true, we’ll have to see what other evidence he uses besides a poem….I guess I can’t help but overly defensive for Anne, as I love her so much! You’ll have to tell me how the book is!

]]> By: Jennifer http://tudortastic.com/2010/03/anne-boleyn-was-guilty-of-adultery.html/comment-page-1#comment-299 Jennifer Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:09:24 +0000 http://tudortastic.com/?p=965#comment-299 Historically poems have a tradition of being factually true, and that holds particularly for this period, so it is not so astonishing that he is basing an interpretation into a closer look at poetry, though I am interested to read how he uses this evidence, and what else he combines it with...I've already put my pre-order in for the book! Historically poems have a tradition of being factually true, and that holds particularly for this period, so it is not so astonishing that he is basing an interpretation into a closer look at poetry, though I am interested to read how he uses this evidence, and what else he combines it with…I’ve already put my pre-order in for the book!

]]> By: Gemma http://tudortastic.com/2010/03/anne-boleyn-was-guilty-of-adultery.html/comment-page-1#comment-298 Gemma Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:56:20 +0000 http://tudortastic.com/?p=965#comment-298 I might write a poem and then clearly whatever I put must be true....! I might write a poem and then clearly whatever I put must be true….!

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