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Anne Boleyn (/ ˈ b ʊ l ɪ n, b ʊ ˈ l ɪ n /; [7] [8] [9] c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII.The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading for treason, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation.
Anne Boleyn in the Tower of London (1835) by Édouard Cibot. Anne Boleyn in the Tower of London or Anne Boleyn in the Tower of London Early in her Imprisonment is an oil on canvas painting by Édouard Cibot, from 1835. It was exhibited at that the Paris Salon of 1835. [1] It is now held in the Musée Rolin, in Autun. [2]
William Brereton, c. 1487/1490 – 17 May 1536, was a member of a prominent Cheshire family who served as a courtier to Henry VIII.In May 1536, Brereton was accused of committing adultery with Anne Boleyn, the king's second wife, and executed for treason along with her brother George Boleyn, Henry Norris, Francis Weston and a musician, Mark Smeaton.
She was the main subject of investigation in The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen by Susan Bordo (2013). She appears in Bring Me the Head of Anne Boleyn by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (2012). She was a central character in Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel (2009) ISBN 0-00-723018-4
Anne of the Thousand Days is a 1969 British historical drama film based on the life of Anne Boleyn, directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Hal B. Wallis.The screenplay by Bridget Boland and John Hale is an adaptation of the 1948 play of the same name by Maxwell Anderson.
The film, featuring Marguerite Thévenard as Anne Boleyn, was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 732–737 in its catalogues. [3] Méliès's 1908 American catalogue gives the film the subtitle "The Death of Anne Boleyn, Queen of England," and describes it as a "Dramatic Composition in 5 Scenes."
Elizabeth's parents, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Anne was executed within three years of Elizabeth's birth. Elizabeth was born at Greenwich Palace on 7 September 1533 and was named after her grandmothers, Elizabeth of York and Lady Elizabeth Howard. [6] She was the second child of Henry VIII of England born in wedlock to survive infancy.
Henry Norris (or Norreys) (c. 1482 – 17 May 1536) was an English courtier who was Groom of the Stool in the privy chamber of King Henry VIII.While a close servant of the King, he also supported the faction in court led by Queen Anne Boleyn, [1] and when Anne fell out of favour, he was among those accused of treason and adultery with her.