Summer 1528 Summary

Anne is exhausted and losing weight and growing ill from her constant activities at court. Mary seems happier and freer than she has ever been, enjoying the outdoors and trysts with her husband.

The "sweat" descends on the court. Anne has caught it, perhaps from her maid. Mary's husband William is sick, and orders her to go to Hever to be with the children and away from the illness. The king, Queen Katherine and their daughter Princess Mary have fled from the disease to the country, and manage to escape it while spending some quality time as a family.

Anne fights for her life, while everything in court stops due to the outbreak of illness. The king writes to Anne, but keeps himself and his family at a safe distance. Anne shows up at Hever and is placed in the tower to be...