Making The First Impression
It’s worth mentioning, though, that Anne didn’t immediately fall head over heals for the king when they first met. And Henry’s first attempt to captivate his soon-to-be bride-to-be sounded odd to boot. After Anne arrived at Rochester Abbey on New Year’s Day 1540, a few months before the wedding, they met for the first time. Then, as the princess was staring out the window at bullbaiting, Henry walked into the room to make his famously bad first impression.