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- [S10709] FindAGrave Old World (Famous), Anne Boleyn 1501-1536 - Queen Consort of England.
English Queen Consort. She served in this capacity from 1533 until 1536 as the 2nd wife of King Henry VIII. Her marriage to Henry VIII, and her subsequent execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the start of the English Reformation.
She was the 4th and youngest child of Sir Thomas Boleyn, later Earl of Wiltshire and Earl of Ormond, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Howard, daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. The exact year of her birth has been disputed by historians, with some saying she was born around 1501, while others advocate she was born around 1507. Her father was a well-respected diplomat with a gift for languages and was also a favorite of King Henry VII of England, who sent him on many diplomatic missions abroad.
Her early education was typical for women of her class and she spent the majority of her life in Europe. In 1513, she was invited to join the schoolroom of Archduchess Margaret of Austria, the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, who ruled the Netherlands on her father's behalf. In October 1514, her father arranged for her to attend Henry VIII's sister Mary, who was soon to marry Louis XII of France. In France, she served as a maid of honor to French Queen Mary, and then Mary's 15-year-old stepdaughter Queen Claude, with whom she stayed nearly 7 years. In the Queen's household, she completed her study of French and developed interests in art, fashion, illuminated manuscripts, literature, music, poetry, and religious philosophy. She also acquired knowledge of French art, culture, dance, etiquette, literature, music, and poetry and came to gain experience in flirtation and the game of courtly love.
In 1522, she was called back to England to marry her Irish cousin, James Butler, the 9th Earl of Ormond, who was living at the English court. The marriage plans ended in failure and she secured a post at court as maid of honor to Henry VIII's first wife, Katharine of Aragon. In early 1523, there was a secret betrothal between her and Henry Percy, son of the 5th Earl of Northumberland, and, in January 1524, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey broke the betrothal, and she was sent back to her father's home in Hever Castle.
Around February 1526, Henry VIII began his pursuit of Anne. She initially resisted his attempts to seduce her, refusing to become his mistress which her older sister Mary had been, but within a year, he proposed marriage to her, and she accepted. Both assumed that he could obtain an annulment with Queen Katharine within a matter of months. When it became clear that Pope Clement VII would not annul the marriage, the breaking of the power of the Catholic Church in England began.
In 1531, two years before Henry's marriage to Anne, Queen Katharine was banished from the English court and her rooms were given to Anne. In 1532, Henry granted her the Marquessate of Pembroke, an appropriate peerage for a future Queen. On January 25, 1533, Henry and Anne were married, and, on May 23, 1533, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer declared Henry and Katharine's marriage null and void. Five days later, he declared Henry and Anne's marriage to be good and valid. Shortly afterwards, Pope Clement VII decreed sentences of excommunication against Henry and Cranmer. As a result of this marriage and these excommunications, the first break between the Church of England and Rome took place and the Church of England was brought under the King's control.
Anne was crowned Queen of England on June 1, 1533. In September of that year, she gave birth to the future Queen Elizabeth I, whose gender disappointed Henry. He was not entirely discouraged, for he said that a son would surely follow and professed to love Elizabeth. Three miscarriages soon followed, and, by March 1536, Henry was courting Jane Seymour.
In April 1536, Henry had Anne investigated for high treason. On May 2, she was arrested and sent to the Tower of London where she was tried before a jury of peers including her former betrothed Henry Percy and her own uncle, Thomas Howard. She was found guilty on May 15 and was beheaded 4 days later within the Tower precincts. She was then buried in an unmarked grave in the Tower of London's Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula (St. Peter in Chains). Her skeleton was identified during renovations of the chapel in 1876, during the reign of Queen Victoria, and her resting place is now marked in the marble floor. Modern historians view the charges against her, which included adultery, incest, and witchcraft, as trumped up and unconvincing.
Following the coronation of her daughter, Elizabeth, as queen, Anne was venerated as a martyr and heroine of the English Reformation, particularly through the works of John Foxe. Over the centuries, she has inspired or been mentioned in numerous artistic and cultural works. As a result, she has retained her hold on the popular imagination and has been called "the most influential and important Queen Consort England has ever had," since she provided the occasion for Henry VIII to annul his marriage to Katharine of Aragon, and declare his independence from Rome. The 1969 British film "Anne of the Thousand Days" tells her story, in which her role was played by actress Genevieve Bujold. In the Showtime television miniseries "The Tudors," she was played by actress Natalie Dormer in 21 episodes from 2007 to 2010
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- [S909] Wikipedia: Henry VIII, (Name: Wikipedia;), Wives of Henry VIII.
In common parlance, the wives of Henry VIII were the six queen consorts of King Henry VIII of England between 1509 and his death in 1547. In legal terms, Henry had only three wives, because three of his marriages were annulled by the Church of England. However, he was never granted an annulment by the Pope, as he desired, for Catherine of Aragon, his first wife. Annulments declare that a true marriage never took place, unlike a divorce, in which a married couple end their union. Along with his six wives, Henry took several mistresses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wives_of_Henry_VIII
- [S908] Wikipedia: Anne Boleyn, (Name: Wikipedia;), Anne Boleyn.
Anne Boleyn (/ˈbʊlɪn, bʊˈlɪn/;[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 of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation. Anne was the daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, and his wife, Elizabeth Howard, and was educated in the Netherlands and France, largely as a maid of honour to Queen Claude of France. Anne returned to England in early 1522, to marry her Irish cousin James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond; the marriage plans were broken off, and instead, she secured a post at court as maid of honour to Henry VIII's wife, Catherine of Aragon.
Early in 1523, Anne was secretly betrothed to Henry Percy, son of Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland, but the betrothal was broken off when the Earl refused to support their engagement. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey refused the match in January 1524 and Anne was sent home to Hever Castle. In February or March 1526 Henry VIII began his pursuit of Anne. She resisted his attempts to seduce her, refusing to become his mistress, as her sister Mary had previously been. Henry soon focused his desires on annulling his marriage to Catherine so he would be free to marry Anne. After Wolsey failed to obtain an annulment of Henry's marriage from Pope Clement VII, it became clear that the marriage would not be annulled by the Catholic Church. As a result, Henry and his advisers, such as Thomas Cromwell, began the breaking of the Church's power in England and closing the monasteries and the nunneries. In 1532, Henry made Anne the Marquess of Pembroke.
Henry and Anne formally married on 25 January 1533, after a secret wedding on 14 November 1532. On 23 May 1533, the newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer declared Henry and Catherine's marriage null and void; five days later, he declared Henry and Anne's marriage valid. Shortly afterwards, Clement excommunicated Henry and Cranmer. As a result of this marriage and these excommunications, the first break between the Church of England and the Catholic Church took place, and the king took control of the Church of England. Anne was crowned Queen of England on 1 June 1533. On 7 September, she gave birth to the future Queen Elizabeth I. Henry was disappointed to have a daughter rather than a son but hoped a son would follow and professed to love Elizabeth. Anne subsequently had three miscarriages and by March 1536, Henry was courting Jane Seymour. In order to marry Seymour, Henry had to find reasons to end the marriage to Anne.
Henry VIII had Anne investigated for high treason in April 1536. On 2 May, she was arrested and sent to the Tower of London, where she was tried before a jury of peers, including Henry Percy, her former betrothed, and her uncle Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk; she was convicted on 15 May and beheaded four days later. Modern historians view the charges against her, which included adultery, incest and plotting to kill the king, as unconvincing.[10][11]
After her daughter, Elizabeth, became Queen in 1558, Anne became venerated as a martyr and heroine of the English Reformation, particularly through the written works of John Foxe.[12] She has inspired, or been mentioned in, many artistic and cultural works and retained her hold on the popular imagination. She has been called "the most influential and important queen consort England has ever had",[13] as she provided the occasion for Henry VIII to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and declare the English church's independence from the Vatican.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Boleyn
- [S909] Wikipedia: Henry VIII, (Name: Wikipedia;), Henry VIII.
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. He appointed himself Supreme Head of the Church of England and dissolved convents and monasteries, for which he was excommunicated by the pope. Henry is also known as the "father of the Royal Navy" as he invested heavily in the English fleet, establishing a standing navy which he expanded from seven to some fifty ships over his lifetime, and developed its command structure.[1]
Domestically, Henry is known for his radical changes to the English Constitution, ushering in the theory of the divine right of kings in opposition to papal supremacy. He also greatly expanded royal power during his reign. He frequently used charges of treason and heresy to quell dissent, and those accused were often executed without a formal trial by means of bills of attainder. He achieved many of his political aims through the work of his chief ministers, some of whom were banished or executed when they fell out of his favour. Thomas Wolsey, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, and Thomas Cranmer all figured prominently in his administration.
Henry was an extravagant spender, using the proceeds from the dissolution of the monasteries and acts of the Reformation Parliament. He also converted the money that was formerly paid to Rome into royal revenue. Despite the money from these sources, he was continually on the verge of financial ruin due to his personal extravagance as well as multiple costly and largely unproductive wars, particularly with King Francis I of France, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, King James V of Scotland and the Scottish regency under the Earl of Arran and Mary of Guise. At home, he oversaw the annexure of Wales to England with the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 and was the first English monarch to rule as King of Ireland following the Crown of Ireland Act 1542.
Henry's contemporaries considered him to be an attractive, educated and accomplished king. He has been described as "one of the most charismatic rulers to sit on the English throne" and his reign has been described as the "most important" in English history.[2][3] He was an author and composer. As he aged, he became severely overweight and his health suffered. He is frequently characterised in his later life as a lustful, egotistical, paranoid and tyrannical monarch.[4] He was succeeded by his son Edward VI.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII
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