The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-24
Trial Of Anne Boleyn.

When Henry VIII. divorced his FIRST
wife, Catherine OF Aragon. he had al
ready made complete arrangements to
wed Lady Anne Boleyn, whom ho had
created Countess of Pembroke. This
marriage was celebrated on tho cad
Of January. 1893. She first bore hin, a
daughter, who wac namod Elizabeth,
and who In process OF time became
Queen of England, and In January,
1885, son was born to tho royal pair
which did not live. This Is thought
to have made an i'll impression on tho
King AT any rate. his love for his
Queen assumed n remarkable GOODNESS
after this incident.
Anne Bolcyn had been Hcnry's wife
for three years, hut nj this time he on
tertaincd a secret affection for the
Lady Jane Seymour. Tho Queen, per-
ceiving the alienation of tho Kings
heart from her, used all her arts to re-
cover II, though without success
The Kings ardor having cooled, he
found opportunities on all sides to dis
cover incidents In the actions Of the
queen which he could use against her,
and In this he was aided by persons
about the court who wcre ut odds with
Anne. The many stories that were
carried to the King finally led him to
charge her with various offonscs, and
she was finally sent TO the Tower
Several lords who accompanied her
~ '"e io"ct pE wafer declared 10
her what her crimes were. but she
made deep protestations of her limo
ccnce, and begged leave to see tho
King. This was refused. The Duke
OF Norfolk and some others OF tho
privy council went and examined her
In the Tower. but were able TO get
nothing out of her.
On the 18th OF May. 1896. Sir VIII
liam Kingston, lieutenant OF the Tow
or, brought forth the Queen and her
brother, the Lord Rockford. to be tried
by their peers. There was u scafrold
erected for this purpose in the Kings
hall within tho Tower There were
twenty SIX peers appointed to try the
Queen. besides the Lord High Steward
OF England. Thomas, Duke OF Norfolk.
Before these noble lords the Queen
was indicted OF high treason The
crimes laid 10 her charge were: That
she had procured her brother, and the
other four, to DO with her. which they
had often done:" that she had said
to them that the King never had her
heart" that she said to every one
OF them that she loved them better
than any person whatsoever" and
that the whole tended TO the slurring
OF the Issue begot between tho King
and her.
that she and her accoinpliccs had con-
spircd the Kings death. When tho
indictment was read Ammo pleaded not
guilty. History fails to give the par
ticulars of the trial, what questions
were put to her, how she answered.
with other circumstances which must
accompany so signal an event.
one thing is exceedingly remarkable
and lays grand slur upon the pro-
ceedings OF the court, and that Is that
Mark Smeton, who was the only per-
son who confessed anything was
never confronted by the Queen. nor was
his evidence brought into tho case.
The main evidence that was brought,
according 10 ;pelmAn's account, was
the oath OF dead woman: yet this
wrought upon their lordships to the
extent that they found the Queen and
her brother guilty. Judgment was
pronounced to hte effect that tho
Queen should be burnt or behcaded at
the Kings pleasure.
The poor Queen was brought to tho
scaffold. erected on Tower Hill, on The
18th OF May. little before noon. After
mounting the scaffold she made a
short speech OF the character so brave
ana pious Queen would be expected
10 make. Among those who were
present on this fatal day wero the
Dukes Of Suffolk and Richmond, the
Lord Chancellor, Secretary Cromwell,
the Lord Mayor, sheriffs and Aldermen
OF London.
Annes mead was cut off by the hang
man OF Calais, who was brought over
on purpose. as being more expert In
the art Of decollation than any In Eng
land. Spelman writes: Her eyes and
lips were observed to move after her
head had been severed. Her body was
thrown into common chest OF elm
tree that was mado to put arrows in
Surely they might have provided a
more decent coffin for her who had
once been the light OF the Kings eves.
but it was so and no otherwise, and In
| that manner 1t was conveyed into the
Tower Chapel. and there buried be-
fore 12 o'clock"
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