For many years I have been studying
The Terrible Machines of Anne Boleyn
Which have been all but forgotten by history
I am standing in a fading barn in Somerset
Which is rumoured to have been built
Over one of these terrible machines
At present I am waiting for permission
To begin the dig using specialised equipment
But I do suspect that this will not be granted
Due to the gravity of what I may discover
(To be opened in the event of my disappearance)
I have in my possession a letter now much faded written in the hand of Anne Boleyn
It reads
She decreed in her will that her husband would be the regent during the minority of their child
I find this confusing as it contradicts Anne’s known history
I have supposed that it might have been caused by Dupuytren’s contracture
But I await the proof