Anne Boleyn did not deserve the fate that became her.  In the society she lived in, every decision and action in her life was out of her control.  As a woman of the 1500s, she was the property of her father until he decided to marry her off.  Anne did not have the power to defy her father or the choice to not become the King’s mistress.  Anne was expected to be a Christian woman who honored God, her family, and her country with no complaint.  The role bestowed upon her, as well as the women of that time, was to marry well and provide children, which she did.  Anne had no control over her three miscarriages, or the fact that her only living child was a girl.  Even so, the British people hated Anne.  They saw her as the reason England broke away from the Catholic Church.  In addition to this, the citizens of Britain saw Anne as usurper of the previous Queen, Cathrine of Aragon, rightful throne.  Through all of the hate for Anne, no one blamed the King.  King Henry, the most powerful man in the country, was seen as innocent for his multitude of crimes that exceeded Anne’s.  Henry committed adultery on numerous occasions while married to both Anne and Cathrine.  Henry was the one who broke away from the Catholic Church, later instating the Church of England.  Henry had all the power and made all the choice, yet all blame fell on Anne.  Is Anne’s villainization because of the era she lived in, or does this hate for women originate deeper in history?