Comments by "Tracy S" (@tracys169) on "Chronicle - Medieval History Documentaries" channel.

I think Anne overestimate Henry's affection for her. She did admit she would get into quarrels with him, so I'm thinking to myself a King who detested and mistreated those who didn't 'fall in line' with him...not surprised he fell out of 'love' with Anne immediately when he got the hint that she might be cheating (I doubt she cheated on the King at all) and made sure she was executed.
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I know it's not great, but executioner's axe was reserved for nobility not commoner. So Catherine Howard was definitely executed in the way..befitting of her class. For Henry, it's all showmanship per Anne's execution. It was 'special' and it's a 'show' for him. He not only hired a swordsman from France, but he also, IIRC, designed the stage where she's to be executed in front of the eyewitnesses...
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@robbiet8583 I actually learned from the same historian but on another documentary that Anne was not being used by her family. She did reciprocate Henry's feeling for her, based on the letters and gifts she sent to him during their long courtship. After diving deeper and realizing that Henry had his first jousting incident in 1524. It was not until February 1526 that he started to woo Anne (he's had his mistresses and even bedded Anne's sister Mary beforehand). I wonder if the head injury he suffered in 1524 caused the massive change of behavior. He tried to get an annulment (pre-Anne) from Catherine in 1525, but only after he found Anne to be supremely attractive that he made it a cause for him. To marry Anne and annul his marriage to Catherine... But regardless Anne's reciprocation and her mistreatment of Mary Tudor (Henry also mistreated Mary so...), it didn't mean that she deserved to be executed and the charges against her...imo..bogus.
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