Anne Boleyn - A thought

She's famous as a woman who steal a king's attention, King Henry VIII to be exact. She made the King use all of his power to divorce his legal wife at that time, Queen Chaterine of Aragorn.

She's famous for her lavish and glamorous style. And her quite active involvement in Church Reformation.

And she's famous for her beheading when she lost King's favor.

I think it's useless to share her history. She is one of the most popular Queen Consort of England, so probably you already knew her story.

It's just suddenly I'm thinking about her character. About how she is so charming, so intelligent, and so great as an illicit lover. She is a very attractive woman, you know. Not just because her physic. There are so many beautiful women in England, but why she is so special. The King himself separate Church of England from Rome just because of her. Many Catholics died at that time because of her.

I'm not saying that she is a nice person. No, she definitely doesn't have any integrity. She's very ambitious and ruthless. She's not a good example as a woman, she stole somebody's husband and decide that she wants to get rid of Princess Mary (king's daughter from his previous marriage).

But at that time, women has limited opportunities. Women always treated as inferior. A desired woman should be docile and submissive. And Boleyn, despite of those limitation, with her intelligence, pragmatism, can changed a history. She is very active in Church reformation as well at that time. She is always interested in politic affairs, which of course becoming one reason why she has many enemies in the court.

I do not want to be as manipulative as Boleyn. I do not want to take something whose not mine. I do not want to do any illegal action just to get power like Anne Boleyn. Or to break a family just to get what I want.
But, I want to be brave like her. To be progressive as women in my time. To be not afraid to have a dream. To be smart and intelligence, not boring and mediocre. To claim my rights as a women, that I'm not lesser than any men. That education and manner who define our honor, not our gender.

Yes to be smart, intelligence, and progressive. Not boring and mediocre. Not just have 'look' but hollow inside.