William Stafford is a courtier. After Anne Boleyn has a miscarriage, she is distraught to find out that her sister Mary Boleyn is pregnant. Anne suspects that it is King Henry’s child, but Mary claims that William Stafford is the father of her child. Mary also says that they are very much in love and are married. Anne is furious that her sister is pregnant while she is not, and she throws Mary and William Stafford out of court.
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William Stafford Character Timeline in Wolf Hall
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Part 6: Chapter 2: The Map of Christendom, 1534-1535
...is upset, and Weston says that Mary Boleyn is pregnant. Mary claims the child is William Stafford ’s, and that she has married him. Cromwell dismisses Mark, who is hanging around, and...
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