The SEVERED Heart Of Anne Boleyn

On the execution scaffold inside of the Tower of London, Anne Boleyn the Second Wife of King Henry VIII had her head taken clean off by a French swordsman. She had been found guilty of three charges, adultery, treason and incest, and there were a number of men who were also condemned on Tower Hill for allegedly having liaisons with the Queen. But Anne Boleyn’s reputation would be shattered following the accusations levelled against her by Thomas Cromwell. Henry VIII would dispatch his wife in the most brutal way with her losing her head, but Anne was a woman who had transcended the royal court, and had caused the most important man in the country to fall in love with her. Henry VIII when he met her was already married and he would do whatever he could to make Anne Boleyn his wife. He would also force huge religious change caused by the fact he was not able to get a divorce. But following Anne’s death the King tried to erase her from history, and he would paint over her paintings and he would remove her symbols and insignia from inside of Hampton Court Palace. There was a concerted effort to get rid of Anne from history, but following her execution there were many rumours that emerged about Anne Boleyn, and one of them included what happened to her heart following her death and execution, it was stated that her heart was cut from her body. But what was the story of the severed heart of Anne Boleyn?