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Anne Boleyn |
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Born circa 1501
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| Died 1536 |
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of Sir Thomas Boleyn |
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- Anne Boleyn came to the English court
in 1523.
- Her father was Sir Thomas Boleyn, a
minor courtier with a talent for foreign languages
- She soon attracted the attention of
Henry VIII.
- The king made her Marquess of Pembroke
in 1532.
- As soon has Henry's marriage to Catherine
of Aragon had been ended, Anne secretly married Henry in 1533.
- Queen of England between 1533-1536.
- She had a daughter, Elizabeth
who was born in 1533.
- Anne was accused of seeing other men
in Henry's court.
- It is believed that the charges against
her were made up by Thomas Cromwell.
- She was executed (beheaded) in 1536
for being unfaithful to Henry.
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