Status Updates From The House of Boleyn

'The parchment slipped from Jane’s fingers. This was worse than she had feared. For the king to dally with that milksop Jane Seymour at court was one thing. To visit her family home was another entirely. The last time he had made such a gesture was when he had ridden down to Hever in pursuit of Anne.'

'Ever since Henry had fixed his gaze upon her, it was as if she had surrendered her fate into his hands. Her future as his consort seemed to stretch out in front of her like ominously dark clouds gathered on the horizon.'

'There was little chance of the king’s ardour being so easily extinguished, Thomas mused bitterly. Anne’s refusal to accept his love had only served to inflame it more. No matter how well Thomas knew his younger daughter, he couldn’t tell if she was genuinely opposed to her royal suitor’s advances or if her refusal was a clever ploy to intensify his longing for her. Either way, she was playing with fire.'