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In 1528, sweating sickness broke out in London, and the court was dispersed. Henry VIII left London, while Anne Boleyn retreated to the Boleyn residence at Hever Castle, but contracted the illness. Henry sent his own physician to Hever Castle to care for Anne, and shortly afterwards, she recovered.

This all happened during the King's Great Matter.

The question is, what if Anne succumbed to illness instead of recovering? Henry being the man that he is, would probably take this as an omen that his relationship with her was sinful. Would he then take back Catherine of Aragon, or pursue yet another marriage? And what of Princess Mary and Henry FitzRoy?
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