1. Anne Boleyn 1507- May 9, 1536

2. Early Life Anne Boleyn was born in England sometime between 1507-1509 to Elizabeth Howard and Thomas Boleyn. She was the youngest of 3 children, her siblings were Mary Boleyn and George Boleyn. In 1513 her parents sent her to live at the Hapsburg court to serve as the regent of Margaret of Austria. She quickly learned French and became fascinated by Margaret. In June of 1520 there was a famous meeting between the French and English kings, this is where it is believed that Henry VIII saw Anne for the first time. In late 1521 she returned to England to fascinate the English court.

3. Personality Anne was a very talented and intelligent woman, she could read and write in both English and French. She was also great in pastimes, like, dancing, singing, and acting. She created her own clothing, which most ladies of her time copied. She was gifted at music and writing poetry and loved archery, hunting, and falconry. Being so young, she also took interest in running the country. She can be described as witty, quick-tempered, stubborn and ambitious. Most people of her time hated her for ruining the marriage between Catherine and King Henry so they described her as the “opposite of Tudor beauty” and that she had a sixth finger and a large mole on her neck.

4. Marriage to Henry VIII In about 1525 Henry VIII fell in love with Anne and wanted her to become his mistress. Anne refused, this started a chain of events which eventually led to the Roman Catholic Church breaking away from England. There are a few theories as to why Anne refused him, one was that Henry played a role in denying her marriage to her true love, Henry Percy. Another reason was that Anne’s sister Mary, was also having an affair with King Henry. Anne wanted to become Queen so to make sure Henry didn’t lose interest she became pregnant with his child and they secretly got married in January 1533, in the fall to Henry’s disappointment Anne gave birth to a girl, Elizabeth I.

5. Marriage to Henry VIII Right after they got married, he divorced Catherine and sent her to live in exile from the court. Henry and Anne expected to be happy now but this was not true, Henry started losing interest in Anne and realized how much he gave up for her. After 3 years Henry fell in love with someone else, he knew it would look bad if he divorced Anne after all the trouble he went through to be with her. So, Henry and his advisors made false adultery charges against Anne, she was found guilty and executed in May of 1536.

6. Timeline 1507- Born in Norfolk, England 1515- Anne is sent to France to finish her education 1520- The Field of Cloth of Gold takes place in France, where Henry VIII saw Anne Boleyn for the first time 1522- Anne returns to England - Becomes lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine -Meets and falls in love with Henry Percy and betrothed him but is split up by orders from King Henry 1526- King Henry VIII becomes obsessed with Anne Boleyn

7. Timeline 1527- Becomes publicly known that King Henry is seeking a divorce from Catherine 1532- Anne Becomes pregnant 1533- In January Anne and King Henry get married -May 29, the coronation of the new Queen, Anne -September 7, Anne’s daughter, Elizabeth I is born 1534- March 23: Parliament passes an Act of Succession, which states that only the children of Queen Anne and King Henry VIII are the lawful heirs -In July, Anne gave birth to a stillborn son 1535- Henry Turns his attention to Jane Seymour

8. Timeline 1536- Anne is arrested and taken to the Tower of London - May 15-Anne is tried for treason, adultery and incest  George Boleyn, Mark Smeaton, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Sir Henry Norris are executed for treason by way of adultery with Anne - May 19- Queen Anne is beheaded and buried in an unmarked grave -May 30- King Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour

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