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Anne Boleyn
In Part 2, British historian David Starkey profiles Anne Boleyn (1507-36), Henry’s second wife, whom he married when wife No. 1 (Catherine of Aragon) was unable to produce a son. Anne was “witty, feisty, confident and chic,” says Starkey, and it’s because of her that England is no longer a Roman Catholic country. But she couldn’t provide Henry with a son, either, and ended up losing her head. She did give him a daughter, though. Her name was Elizabeth., Sexy, intelligent and ambitious. Her insistence on becoming queen played a part in England’s break from the Catholic Church, but treason charges lost Ann her head.
