On 25th April 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn had just twenty-four days more to live, yet her husband, King Henry VIII, was suddenly very hopeful of a male heir.
What was going on? Was Henry VIII still committed to Anne Boleyn? Or did he have another woman in mind?
Find out more about what Henry VIII said on this day in 1536 in my video from The Fall of Anne Boleyn series:
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And here’s today’s “on this day” video: