Julius Ralph Ruff. Violence in early modern Europe, 1500-1800. p. Maschke, Karen J. The Legal Response to Violence versus Women. Henry took mistresses. It was unveiled in 1510 that Henry experienced been conducting an affair with 1 of the sisters of Edward Stafford, third Duke of Buckingham, either Elizabeth or Anne Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon. The most substantial mistress for about 3 decades, starting up in 1516, was Elizabeth Blount.