In 1533, Thomas Boleyn, father of Anne Boleyn, coerced his daughter to marry King Henry VIII to improve his own standing in court. Three years later, having failed to produce a male heir, Anne was beheaded for high treason. Thomas, despite his influence, did nothing to save her. For the story of another bad dad, read The Great Stork Derby, based on an actual contest in which a husband pressures his wife to have babies for cash and, fifty years later, learns the true meaning of fatherhood. Read more about the book in NOVELS.
