Do you think that Anne Boleyn was Henry’s true love rather then Jane Seymour? Of course he loved her because she gave him the son he wanted but do you think he only loved Jane because of this? Thanks, Rianne
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Henry spoke of Jane being his true wife and I'm sure he loved her, particularly as she gave him the greates gift of all, a son, but I don't think he loved her in the same passionate and intensive way that he loved Anne Boleyn. He and Anne were similar in so many ways and had shared interests, and I think she was the love of his life. He spent 7 years pursuing Anne and fighting to be with her, he broke away from his beloved Church to be with her, he upset his people, his friends and his family to be with her, and I don't think that it was just lust or infatuation, it was love.
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I agree 100%. I think Anne was the true love of his life. A man like Henry wouldn’t chase after a girl just for nothing. I think Henry was just overjoyed when he got his long awaited son…like he loved Edward so much of course he had to say he loved Jane the best. And maybe it wasn’t his desicion to be buried by Jane. ??? So many questions.
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Claire Reply:
December 8th, 2010 at 4:01 am
Hi Mya,
I think it was Henry’s decision to be buried by Jane and I think that was because she was the one wife who gave him what he wanted, a son. He was grateful to her and I think he felt guilty that the gift of a son led to her death. I think he looked back on their relationship with rather rose-tinted glasses!
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I think its fair to say that Henry loved all three of his first wives, just in very different ways. Catherine was his first love. He respected her immensely, even after he left her, as shown by him saying that if she took it into her head she could lead an army against him. Anne Boleyn was the passionate love affair. She was actually similar to Katherine in terms of intelligence and will power. After they both died he was sick of strong willed women so he wanted someone like Jane. He loved her because she was uncomplicated. I also believe he loved Bessie Blount, based on the length of their relationship.
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