Discussion: Why Thomas Boleyn Survived

"I felt so badly for Anne as her father walked out of the Tower. How utterly abandoned she must have felt, not to mention the daily abandonment he afforded her whilst she was in court. Also, I thought at first in the last scene of season two they were carrying in Anne's head for Henry to behold and confirm her death, but the director chose to leave us with the disturbing scene of a gluttonous tyrant completely out of control. Next year ought to be a doozie!"

"Records stated that he sat on the jury of the men tried with his son and daughter, but was recused from the jury presiding over his children. His whereabouts unknown when the executions took place, but was not recorded as being in London, and did not witness the deaths. Most likely to have withdrawn to Hever in seclusion with his wife"

"Records stated that he sat on the jury of the men tried with his son and daughter, but was recused from the jury presiding over his children. His whereabouts unknown when the executions took place, but was not recorded as being in London, and did not witness the deaths. Most likely to have withdrawn to Hever in seclusion with his wife"

"There are somethings worse than death. I am not sure if watching his children die, or knowing that they were going to die bothered him all that much. However, as ambitious, greedy and selfish he was, it would be a fate worst then death to be disgraced and banished from court. To have his lifes ambition lopped off, trust me he was hurting. "

"I wonder why the uncle is present on the series after season 1. I read that he lived to be 81."

"Maybe the Duke of Norfolk during Elizabeth was his son? Would someone please help?"

"I think the Seymours were just as ruthless, just not as brilliant. I absolutely think Thomas Boleyn was that ruthless, and heartless, as he saw his daughters as the best way to advance his career. The only reason he felt bad, is he didn't think Henry would kill them, especially after Elizabeth was born. That's why he got so upset when Anne miscarried, and he asked her what happened, and got very tough with her. He thought he had no more problems. The tragic story Of Lady Jane Grey was the same. Her parents beat her until she married Guilford, such a famous scene portrayed by Helena Bonheim Carter, and then when she was crowned she was beheaded. Yes, these fathers are just as ruthless as the same fathers in Darfor, or other places in the world today who sell their daughters as sex slaves, concubines, and prostitutes. The only difference is that this was royalty. I have very little faith, and that many fathers only saw the girls as a means to advance themselves. Sorry to sound so bitter, but I think they were monsters, and Henry wasn't any different except he didn't need to advance, he was king!"