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Boleyn, Anne

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Born: 1507? AD
Died: 1536 AD.

Nationality: English
Categories: Mistress

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1504 – She was born this year. However, an Italian historian, writing in 1600, suggested that she had been born in 1499, whilst Sir Thomas More's son-in-law suggested a much later date of 1512

 

1513 - She made a good impression in The Netherlands with her manners and studiousness and lived there from the spring of this year.

 

1514 – Her father arranged for her to continue her education in Paris in the winter of this year.

 

1521 - Her European education ended in the winter of this year when she was summoned back to England on her father's orders.

 

1522 - She sailed from Calais, which was then still an English-possession, in January of this year.

 

1525 - Henry VIII became enamored with her and began his pursuit.

 

1528 – She was married to Henry this year.

 

1529 – She maintained pressure until Wolsey was dismissed from public office this year.

 

1532 – She arranged an international conference at Calais in the winter of this year, in which Henry hoped he could enlist the support of Francis I of France for his new marriage.

 

1533 - She became pregnant within a few months and, as was the custom with royalty, there was a second wedding service, which took place in London on the 25th of  January this year.

 

1535 - She was said to have pushed Henry to sign his old adviser Sir Thomas More's death warrant when he was beheaded for refusing to break his oath of loyalty to Pope Paul III.

 

1536 – She died on 19th day of May this year in Tower of London.






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