The Berlin Girls of Anne's Life

Anne wasn't the first Berlin girl to catch the king's eye. Henry isn't famed for having many mistresses, but one of the mistresses he does have is Anne's sister, Mary Berlin. We know that it happened because Henry himself spoke of this. He was once asked if he had had sexual relations with both Anne's sister and mother, and he replied, never the mother. Some people believe that her children were Henry's. But yes, slightly awkward, but the net gain on Mary's part wasn't particularly fruitful,. shall we say, Anne was after something more substantial.