Anne Boleyn
(circa 1500-1536), Second Queen of Henry VIIISitter associated with 28 portraits
The second wife of Henry VIII, Anne was associated with the King from 1527 and secretly married him in 1533, shortly before Henry's divorce from Katherine of Aragon was completed. Later in the same year their daughter Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I) was born. By 1536 Henry had grown tired of Anne, and, still desperate for a male heir began to doubt the legitimacy of their marriage. That same year Anne was charged with adultery and incest and was executed at the Tower of London.
Explore the Staffordshire Potteries portrait of Anne Boleyn (NPG D48089) from all angles
Explore the portrait of King Henry VIII and his Six Wives (NPG D48093) from all angles
Related People
- Queen Elizabeth I (daughter)
- King Henry VIII (husband)
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (uncle)
- Mary Stafford (née Boleyn) (sister)
- Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire and Ormond (father)
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