The HORRIFIC Torture Of Mary Boleyn - Henry VIII's Mistress

One of the most shocking events of the reign of King Henry VIII saw his second wife Anne Boleyn heading towards Tower Green inside the walls of the Tower of London for her execution. It was with the swing of the executioner’s sword that Anne Boleyn’s life came to an end, but this brutal act also ended the influence, power and success of her family the Boleyn’s at court. But Anne wasn’t the only Boleyn girl who had slept with the notorious Tudor Monarch, and she was actually the second Boleyn girl to have taken to the King’s bed eventually following the resolution of the King’s Great Matter. Mary Boleyn today is considered the King’s mistress, and it’s known that she did have a long affair with the King, but this was a time where it was acceptable for the King to have a number of mistresses whilst being married. But she wasn’t treated very fairly during her time at court. But what is the story of the abuse of Mary Boleyn?

[RSZ]

She was treated badly, but in the end, she's the only one who found real love--and the only Boleyn sibling who wasn't beheaded.

[HTFWSFWWE]

I really hate assigning the title "mistress" to a woman who more than likely was not a consenting party to the "affair(s)" she was in. After all what woman can say no to a literal king who can destroy you and your entire family on a whim?

[FlowerGemsGirl]

All the suffering of so many, just because Henry VIII couldn’t keep his pants closed and stay faithful to his wife. He wanted to break from the Catholic Church, he just used Anne as a scapegoat reason to do it. What a coward he was.

[foureyeddragon]

Amazing how somebody who graced the beds of two kings could die in such obscurity, but on the other hand it probably saved her life.

[honestyandtruth]

My own belief is that Mary Boleyn and Anne of Cleves were similar; they were both used as pawns in Henry Viii's love life - Mary did marry the love of her life and Anne of Cleves escaped Henry's clutches and managed to live a happy life away from court. I think both were strong and lucky women compared to the others in Henry's life.

[jennifertuohycelticeyes]

I feel the most disgusting figure of all here is Henry himself.

[Exostars-A]

Henry Viii was a monster. An embossed carbuncle in the corrupted blood of English history. Yet, the English seem to regard him as a sort of likeable rogue. He was nothing of the kind. The narrative should change. His villainy and brutality as king is unrivalled. In comparison, Charles I - that “man of blood” who lost his head in the English Civil War - was a Latter-Day Saint.

[moodylittleowl]

I always thought that all things co considered she did better than most: she has an awful reputation, but may have benefited from it herself, then was fell in love and married her younger and allegedly handsome lover, while disgraced she kept her head, then inherited bunch of land and money...not bad at all compared to how everyone around were dropping disgraced, thrown into tower and dead

[shutthefrontdoor]

The woman were just pawns in the mans world. I do not envy any woman living in this time period. I couldn’t imagine this life at all. I wonder if any of them really did love Henry or were just doing what they were told them must do?

[TraciPeteyforlife]

Mary's fate always made me unhappy as she was legit a fairly decent person. Despite all the bullshit that went down in her time. Very few people had the moxy to tell Henry no, and let's face it. Either Mary's husband or Catherine had any say in any of this.

[burnyizland]

It's funny, Anne's insistence on wedlock before impregnation has always been put forth as a conniving power play. Pretty different story once you understand that womanizer's history with her own sister.

[jeng]

She was abused by Henry and her family. But in the end she married for love not status or money or power. She died of natural causes. She did better than Anne or George did.

[elainehague]

This was because she was married to William Carey at the time she had both children and in Tudor times it was generally accepted that any children the wife had were the husband's offspring, this was one of the reasons why she was married as acknowledging a royal bastard would cause many complications. The contemporary portraits of the the two children as adults show an uncanny likeness to Henry and Elizabeth I gave them both prominent positions at her court, seeing as they are were cousins, not half siblings as this video says. The fact that the had their portrait done at all suggests that they were held in higher esteem, certainly by Elizabeth, and in the absence of DNA testing we have to look at both possibilities given the sources of the time.

[SheilaRough]

The current King of great Britain is descended from Mary Bolyn through his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

[jeffreyhinton]

Poor Anne. I believe she got a bad deal w the King. At this point after having her beheaded I started to believe King Henry was a sort of serial killer. He had wives beheaded and threw them away like garbage. It angers me to hear couriers called her a witch I don't believe he ever had one decent emotion for Anne. She would have been better off had he never laid eyes on her. God rest her soul.

[lilykins]

It seems that everyone in this comment section is a "direct descendent" of Mary Boleyn, majestically.

[doesthisfacemakemelooklike]

Catherine Howard (5th wife of King Henry VIII) is Mary Boleyn's first cousin.
Mary Boleyn
→ Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire
her mother → Edmund Howard
her brother → Catherine Howard (5th wife of King Henry VIII)
his daughter

[ancy]

I don't understand how Anne Boleyn was cunning for refusing to sleep with the king. It was just common sense.

[grahamedwards]

i genuinely love how much people slander this disgusting king. he doesnt deserve a single good word spoken about him

[sharionsadler]

I love your videos thank you for posting. However, I think you have it wrong that Mary died in abject poverty. Her parents died within 3 years of Anne's death, as Mary was the only living relative, she inherited the Boleyn's wealth and homes and lived out her life with plenty of money and love as well. Mary was the winner after all.