So what led to the unethical choices of Anne Boleyn? As I said before, she was not a great beauty. "It was the fashion for women to use lotions to lighten their hair and skin" (Denny 18)
And, as one may or may not know Anne was considered "olivestra" or sallow. Her wit was and still is considered what made her alluring to the King, Henry the eighth.
At the time, marriages were very important to the parents. The men's family would receive dowry's and the women's family would often go up in rank if their daughter was married to someone of high birth. This is exactly what Anne's parents wanted. Mary, during her time as the King's mistress, had been married off to William Carey to disguise the affair. "Anne was now expected to draw a husband from among the very highest rank and title. This was why Mary's marriage to the second son of the Carey family was a disgrace." (Denny 23) The Boleyn's were schemers to be sure, so when a position opened for Anne to become the King's mistress and second wife, they jumped at the chance. Little did they know that it would kill Anne and her brother in the end.

My biography is on Anne Boleyn. Although our unit this quarter is based on ethical choices, her life seems to be without any of those. She was mistress of the king of England, Henry the eighth. Then she forced him to divorce his first wife (as well as sister in law) Catherine of Aragon. Catherine was old, so some might say it was understandable that she was divorced. Catherine and Henry hadn't produced a male heir, therefore no future king of England. Without an heir, the throne would go to whomever his daughter, Mary, married. One can assume that this was not Henry's favorite idea. So, Henry fnd Anne, who was sister to his other mistress Mary Boleyn. Anne was never beautiful, but she was clever and charming, which was what allured men to her.

"Anne’s charm lay not so much in her physical appearance as in her vivacious personality, her gracefulness, her quick wit and other accomplishments. She was petite in stature, and had an appealing fragility about her...she shone at singing, making music, dancing and conversation...Not surprisingly, the young men of the court swarmed around her."

Anne learned everything about charm and grace from her time spent in the french courts as a child and teenager. If it hadn't been for the french courts, Anne Boleyn might have never become queen. But then, she might have never died. So who can tell if the French harmed or hindered her? It leaves me thinking.