Expert: Mark Smith - 8/28/2009

Question
How was  Anne Boylen  different from Catharine of aragon ?

Answer
Hello Linda.
Anne was different from Katherine in almost every way. She was about 16 years younger and more attractive and vivacious. Katherine was very religious and this became stronger as she grew older, Anne was more "fun loving" to use a modern phrase. Above all she was young enough to bear children whilst Katherine was in effect too old to give Henry the son he wanted. It was a classic case of a middle aged man with a dowdy wife going for a younger woman.
Mark