anne boleyn

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the second wife of the English king Henry VIII, who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I (1507-36). born 1507? died May 19, 1536, London, Eng. British royal consort. After spending part of her childhood in France, Anne lived at the court of Henry VIII, who soon fell in love with her and began secret proceedings to rid himself of his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. For six years Pope Clement VII refused to grant an annulment. In 1533 Henry and Anne were secretly married, and Henry had the archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, annul his previous marriage. Anne gave birth to the future Elizabeth I but failed to produce the male heir Henry wanted. He lost interest in her, and in 1536 he had her imprisoned on questionable charges of adultery and incest. She was convicted and beheaded
(1507-1536) second wife of Henry VIII, mother of Queen Elizabeth I
anne boleyn
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