16-18

In chapter 16, Anne ventures even further into the political web at court. She gets Wolsey's attention, and has dinner with Thomas Heneage. Her dinner goes just as planned. With her new power, she requests that Heneage ask for Cardinal Wolsey's support on the delicate matter involving Sir Thomas Cheney, who wants to trade up one woman for her younger sister. Sheesh. You would think a woman who is supposed to be courageous and independent would find something wrong with this, but she and her family only seem to have their own interests in mind. Either way, she plants the seed, and we will have to wait and see if it grows.

Ch 17. She is worried because Henry has not sent for her yet, which not his normal behavior. Also, there is a ruckus outside and her anxiety worsens. As it turns out, Henry was planning a surprise for her, by planning an awesome picnic. During the picnic, which is more like a festival/parade, she and her ladies perform a risque dance that I consider to be dangerous. Henry is consumed with desire, but I bet the rest of the court that saw it just thought all the rumors about her reputation were true. Then the King tells her he loves her!

Ch 18 Anne is brooding in her room because the king must go to a joust, with his queen by his side. She is wallowing in her own misery when Nan come to check on her and finds Anne's copy of Tyndale's The Obedience of a Christian Man. Instead of being worried about being caught with a banned text, she actually suggest Nan read it with enthusiasm. This is an important piece of history because later, it will be stolen from Nan, by Wolsey!!!!!