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.