Fertility in History – Happy Anniversary (to the Head of) Anne Boleyn
May 19, 2008 by Gabrielle
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Ah Anne, I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately. Probably because this show is currently the reason I look forward to the ends of my weekends, my Sunday nights.
Today is a memorable day for you, Lady Anne. After a brief marriage and far too many miscarriages and missed chances to provide your husband a male heir, your long, elegant neck was relieved of its head. Accusations of adultery, incest, even witchcraft were the official causes of your demise. But we both know the real reason, don’t we?
Would you have been dethroned so quickly had your womb cooperated? Would …read more




