 Although the Boleyn family still held important positions on the Privy Council , Anne had many enemies , including the Duke of Suffolk . Even her own uncle , the Duke of Norfolk , had come to resent her attitude to her power . The <unk> preferred France over the Emperor as a potential ally , and the King 's favour had swung towards the latter ( partly because of Cromwell ) , damaging the family 's influence . Also opposed to Anne were supporters of reconciliation with Princess Mary ( among them the former supporters of Catherine ) , who had reached maturity . A second annulment was now a real possibility , although it is commonly believed that it was Cromwell 's anti @-@ Boleyn influence that led opponents to look for a way of having her executed . 
