Anne Boleyn: Henry VIII's Obsession (14 page)

4. The Henry VIII Bedroom at Hever Castle, Anne’s childhood home.

5. A replica of the rich clock given to Anne by Henry as a wedding present.

6. Hever Castle, Kent. Anne’s childhood home.

7. Hever Castle, Kent. The early months of Henry and Anne’s romance took place against the backdrop of the Bolyen family home.

8. The gardens of Hever Castle would have provided a romantic setting during visits paid to Anne by the king.

9. Thomas Boleyn’s tomb brass. Thomas always used his children to further his ambitions.

10. The tomb of Anne’s uncle, the third Duke of Norfolk. Anne’s relationship with her uncle was fraught and he always considered that she would be the ruin of her family.

11. The tomb of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and his wife. Surrey was Anne’s cousin and one of the peers who sat in judgment at her trial.

12. Henry VIII portrayed in all his magnificence at King’s College, Cambridge.

13. Prince Arthur’s Chamber at Ludlow Castle. The rooms in which Catherine of Aragon and Arthur spent their short married life.

14. Lady Margaret Beaufort above the gate at Christ’s College, Cambridge. Henry’s grandmother was an important example of a powerful royal woman and Anne attempted to follow the strict rules she laid down as to how a queen should behave.

15. The entwined initials of Anne and Henry displayed on the organ screen in King’s College Chapel, Cambridge.