"Yup. We were discussing Dereham and Kitty. So two things...

1. How do you think they're going to portray Dereham on the show? It seems that they're going the "Bad Guy/Sicko/Stalker" route with Culpepper. Do you think Dereham is going to be a blackmailing A**hole too? (I honestly think he WAS)

2. Speaking of Smeaton, I can't recall the author or title but I recently read in passing about a new book coming out that puts forth the theory that Anne Boleyn actually DID commit adultery. (I am not saying I agree, just mentioning the theory, so don't hurt me! LOL!) Has anyone here heard about this book?"

"2. The book is called Fatal Attraction by G.W. Bernard and due out next month. Here is a page on it : http://tudorswiki.sho.com/photo/8702352/Anne+Boleyn%3A+Fatal+attraction+by+G.W.+Bernard - there is a thread at the bottom of the page too."

"As I have mentioned before on a thread G.W.Bernard is coming to Hampton Court Palace to give a talk about his new book Fatal Attractions on the 3rd June. I have a ticket so I will let you know is something interesting comes up."

"1. I think you could be right ...that he will be a blackmailer...same as Joan Bulmer.

2. The book is called Fatal Attraction by G.W. Bernard and due out next month. Here is a page on it : http://tudorswiki.sho.com/photo/8702352/Anne+Boleyn%3A+Fatal+attraction+by+G.W.+Bernard - there is a thread at the bottom of the page too."

"As I have mentioned before on a thread G.W.Bernard is coming to Hampton Court Palace to give a talk about his new book Fatal Attractions on the 3rd June. I have a ticket so I will let you know is something interesting comes up."

"Since they have decided to portray Katherine as a victim, then probably Dereham is a blackmailer.

As for Anne Boleyn, I believe that she once brushed off Mark Smeaton. If she did commit adultery, the likeliest candidates were Henry Norris and Thomas Wyatt. I have always been alive to the possibility, but the more frivolous charges against her have obscured any reality that could lie beneath."

"When Dereham shows up, both Katherine and Joan were not happy to see him. Dereham arrives with a "letter of reccomendation" from the Dowager Duchess, and uses this (plus threats of going public with his past with Katherine) as a way to be placed in the Queen's household. Jane Bulmer tells Dereham to not speak of the past, and reminds him that what he says could ruin their lives, and that it is best not to- as this was the best that they could ever attain in life (belonging to the royal household).

Of course, Dereham disregards Jane's advice, and starts boasting to others how he knew the queen "well," and even boasted that he could tell Katherine's "lady bits" (of course he used the "c" word) from a hundreds others.

This boasting leads to an investigation, and it is through this investigation (and torture) that Dereham tells Seymour about his past with the queen, and the queen's affair with Culpepper."

"Oh, say what we're all thinking, and ask for the links, lol!"