I think the King was in to deep and was truly bewitched by her. I don't mean witchcraft either.

He was blinded by his desire to have a legit son.gosh these sounds like AP essay questions.

I think the problem Henry was that too many people told him what he could do instead of what he couldn't do. The people of his court never stoppped to think that feeding his ego would result in the dealths of many people. And who knows maybe they did it on purpose to rid the the court of each of their own families rivals. Either way it ended up a diaster. I think Henry felt lust for Anne but more importantly cared only about the power connected to this relationship would bring. I do believe that Henry truly thought his desire was for the good of his country, in producting an heir to the throne. But i wonder if he was so concerned for a male heir, why did he just not make Henry, Mary's son the legimate heir or even Bessie Blout's son. He had options that would allow for the Tudor's to continue to hold the throne. If Anne was so quick to adopt Mary's son as her own and this be acceptable to Henry, why was this not good enough? It would have saved one woman from spending the remainder of her life in anunnery and the other's head.

Henry's motivation was multi-fold; he was completely infatuated with Anne and the chase she gave, he was obsessed to have a male heir, and he became desirous of the power that Anne continually reminded him that he had. His blinded madness for Anne, I believe had the most affect on his decisions until she couldn't produce a male heir, at that point he started to come back to a reality he didnt know how to do deal with. Why he didnt just make all these changes for Mary and her/his son, I am puzzled by or why when Anne adopted little Henry, that wasn't capitalized on either. Had he done either history would not be as we know it, however, Elizabeth certainly is an heir to hold with high admiration.

Remember that Henry was not supposed to be King of England originally; his brother Arthur was supposed to be King and was trained since birth to do so, but he died when he was 15. Back then, Henry had been spoiled his entire life by the court and allowed to get by with just his charm;he was supposed to go into the clergy and hold a high position there. However, everything changed for him once his brother died and he was to become the future King of England, he couldn't get by on just charm alone, he needed to have other skills that he hadn't been given the chance to develop like his older brother had. He seemed to have good intentions in the beginning of his reign, but he was taken advantage of by the court, which in the end, would come back to haunt the country.
Later on,Henry let his whimsical desires get the better of him and they were getting out of control when Anne got a hold of him. Nobody in the court even bothered to control his desires for the good of the country in the long term (they controlled it for their good in the short term). They all appeased his desires to their advantage in every way, but Anne was different by not giving in to his every desire right away and being smart enough to give him a challenge, which piqued his interest even more and it became an obsession to please her because in his mind, she was worth it.
He was also getting anxious for a legitimate male heir because it was unacceptable to even think of having a woman running the country (they thought a ruling Queen would ruin the country, as it supposedly had in the past)and it was obvious that Katherine was not going to produce one.
During Anne's reign, Henry's desires were officially out of control and he started going mad at that point. She promised him a male heir and when she couldn't produce one, Henry started to get anxious and impatient with her (her tantrums also contributed to that as well). So he started looking for other options (ones that would be acceptable to the country, they were not fond of radical change at the time).
I think Anne's adoption of Mary's son Henry was a bit of a stretch because it seemed like it was a desperate action of a woman who knew deep down that she was starting to lose the King's interest because she couldn't deliver a son and was trying everything possible to keep her place on the throne.
Henry's actions were driven by his desire for a legitimate heir, his whimsical and out of control desires, and his insanity that started when Anne controlled him.

I think Anne had the power to motivate any man to do as she pleases. Henry had never had anyone else try to change his thinking. This was the first time he had someone with enough nerve to test him in a way that was only like a game. Anne even went as far as to keep adding fuel to the fire by saying that she could give him a son. Anne used his vunerablities to get what she wanted.

Anne was used to the french court's custom,which is,in a very blunt way "fight of flight".The trailer/video itself said that Mary obeyed the rules,while Anne defied them.

Anne was different in this way,where she was everything Henry unconsciously looked for.He did not know the true extent of his power,and did not realize how far Anne would go,how deep she would drown in sin,until he himself was twisted so far that he was beyond saving.

When he married Katherine of Argon,they were both young,and believed they could produce a heir.However,as Katherine lost her 'charm',Mary was there to 'replace' her.

Because the king was attached to Queen Katherine in the way that she had been his wife for so many years,Mary was seen as only the mistress.

Mary,as viewed in the book as dull,loved the king,Henry,as a woman loves a man,not as a courtier loves a king.

Anne,however,loved the king for the power he posessed,and everything she desired.He was the goal that everyone reached for,and the rivalry between the sisters,as well as driven by her desire to prove to everyone that she could do the impossible.

Anne,as mentioned above,defied the rules,and was different in the way she was brought up in the french court,different from the english court's ways.She was a boleyn girl,a pawn for power in the game of chess.But she did not want to be the pawn.She wanted to be the queen,leading the charge towards the highest goal of all.

She taunted the king both psychologically and physically,but eventually,she resisted him so much,she came to desire him truly as well.I'm still debating with myself whether it was love or obsession.

When Henry first met Mary,she gave him a daughter,who she named after Queen Katherine,Catherine.But Henry,being a king,and a ruler,desired a son.He wanted to prove to the world he was able to produce a heir worthy of the throne.

But in Mary's pregnancy,Anne was used as bait,so as not to draw the kings attention from the boleyn girls.When Mary finally gave birth to her second child,Henry,The king himself was already ensnared with Anne.

Henry(the son) was then sent away to Windsor,from what i remember,and Mary lost interest in the king somewhat,pining after her children.

When Anne taunted the king with the 'fact' that she could give him the son he wanted,it was the end for Mary.

Hook,Line,and Sinker,so they say.

He divorced Katherine,and took Anne as his wife.But in the process,he also wanted to prove to the court,the country,the world,and most importantly himself,that she was worth the sacrifice.

A few others have expressed their concern over why Henry did not just marry Mary if he was going to divorce Katherine in his quest for a son. It was obvious that she already had his son AND William Carey had died, so she was available. I think the real issue that he was a man like all others. He enjoyed the game and the tease that Anne brought and his lust for her made a fool out of him and Anne when he was no longer interested in her. Like all men, they are attracted to what they can't have ad then once they've conquered it are ready to move on to the next thing. I think its as simple as that.