The Other Boleyn Girl - An Indictment on the English King!

I just finished watching the movie, "The other Boleyn Girl", which painted a very dark picture of King Henry VIII and also on Anne Boleyn

There is an old saying, "Be careful what you wish for." Obviously, Anne lost her head over Henry, literally.

Now which was it? Providence, her self-centredness, God's judgment or a momentary lapse of sanity by the whole English court that cost her life?

I guess the only good part about the movie was that in the end all those that had caused offense were punished. You can't just dispose of a queen for the fun of it without losing out.

For those that don't know the story, King Henry VIII of England's wife, Queen Catherine of Spain, couldn't bear him a male heir. So he grew tired of her and took mistresses. One of these was Mary, sister of Anne Boleyn, who eventually bore him several children.

Meanwhile, Anne beguiled the King and convinced him to get rid of the Queen and marry her. This caused a riff between England and the Catholic church and eventually, he disposed of Anne, accusing her of incest with her brother, making way for Jane Seymour to marry the King.

Anne Boleyn, along with her brother George, were beheaded. Prior to her death, Anne begot Henry a girl child, Elizabeth, who eventually took the throne for 45 years and was a very strong leader in English history.

More information about the film may be found here.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m3DHN9KBLD1O6H