Anne had not even been tried yet, but four of her alleged lovers and conspirators had been found guilty so her guilt was a done deal.
Some of Anne’s servants were only discharged temporarily, some of them went on to serve Jane Seymour, who became queen eleven days after Anne’s execution. Those who served both Anne and Jane included William Coffin, Anne’s master of the horse; Sir Edward Baynton, Anne’s vice chamberlain; John Smith, Anne’s surveyor; Jane Boleyn, Anne’s sister-in-law; Anne Gainsford, Lady Zouche; Bess Holland and Margery Horsman.
Notes and Sources
- Wriothesley, A Chronicle of England During the Reigns of the Tudors, from A.D. 1485 to 1559, 37. The notes in Wriothesley’s Chronicle name Sir Edward Poynings as Comptroller, which is why I have always stated that here, but after further research I found that Poynings served in this position until 1519 and died in 1521.
