Pages 414 - 430 Summary

Katherine is surrounded by young men, including Thomas and Francis, with whom she is flirtatious. Dereham has implied at court that he has a long relationship with Katherine, and she admonishes him about making trouble. Francis reminds her they were married before God; she warns him to never speak of it or she will send him away.

Enjoying summer in her Richmond palace, Anne's lands are prosperous and she wishes for peace. Henry's hatred of papists and protestants is relentless, and he insists on people publicly accepting the "host," or suffer the risk of being punished or killed.

Jane thinks Katherine might be pregnant, but wants her not to tell Thomas, but only to inform the King; this will be Henry's child, regardless of who impregnated her. The King is happy and will crown her as Queen, even though his son...