Anne Boleyn ’s wiles altered world history. She led King Henry VIII to leave the Catholic church, and gave birth to the formidable Queen Elizabeth I —but not before she arrived in the French courts of Henry VIII’s sister Queen Mary and her successor, Queen Claude . A chair that Boleyn may have used during this critical but little-understood era in her life has just resurfaced, recently going on view at an exhibition at Hever Castle through January. Paul Fitzsimmons of Devon-based Marhamchurch Antiques snapped up this intricately carved wooden seat from an online American auction in 2022, for an undisclosed sum. “I knew it was something special,” said Fitzsimmons, who also sniffed out a wooden bird formerly belonging to Boleyn five years ago , in press materials. “The craftsmanship and symbolism immediately suggested a connection to the French Renaissance court.” Fitzsimmons recruited Philadelphia-based author and historian Sandra Vasoli to help lead academic inquiry into his newfound seat.…