Anne Boleyn

The Unique Story of Henry VIII and Wives King Henry VIII had six wives, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Kathryn Howard, Katherine Parr. “Henry is the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.” (Henry VIII (r. 1509-1547)) “In his youth he was athletic and highly intelligent. He speaks good French, Latin, and Spanish; he is very religious; heard three masses daily when he hunted, he is extremely fond of hunting, and never takes that diversion without tiring…

evil witch Anne Boleyn. I can be quite stubborn…

Anne Boleyn’s final words were said on May 19th, 1536 as she stood before the block to a crowd of on-lookers. Her words were written by Tudor chronicler Edward Hall and will be known throughout time as the powerful words of the first queen to ever be publicly executed. Anne stated calmly, “Good Christian people, I am come hither to die, for according to the law, and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak…

right to leave his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, he turned his back on the Catholic Church and created the Church of England in 1534. Now the official head of the English church, Henry VIII granted himself the right to a divorce. He then married Anne Boleyn, who he hoped would be able to give him a son. Henry VIII was extremely concerned about producing a male heir to the throne. In his mind, the future of the country depended on it. In 1536, Henry VIII fell off his horse during a jousting…

divorced his first wife Catherine of Aragon after she unable to produce a male heir, their only son dying after only a few months. When his second wife Anne Boleyn was unable to produce a male heir the king had her beheaded. The question lies why did he simply divorce one and behead the other for the same fault. It is my belief that Henry was angry with Anne for not being able to bear a proper heir and his anger grew when she caught him in an affair, with Jane Seymour, that sent her to the…

known for was born on September 7, 1533 at Greenwich Palace. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn. Henry VIII was married before Anne Boleyn and had to break the catholic tradition in order to separate from his first wife. He married Anne Boleyn in January 25, 1533 which they later found out that their marriage was null. Later in the year Anne Boleyn became pregnant and Henry VIII and everybody else thought that he was going to have a boy. Henry VIII had already…

historically accurate book, with very little straying from the true history. The book opens with a prologue, which seems to be a summary of Mary’s hatred towards Anne Boleyn. Mary states, “Anne was a witch; I never doubted it. She deserved to die; neither have I doubted that.” (Meyer 1) Mary repeats the phrase “because of Anne” several times, blaming Anne for everything that caused her sorrow, pain, and grief. The story begins in 1526. Mary learns that her father, King Henry, has betrothed her…

Henry VIII is one of the many famous Kings in history and one of the the very few to pass on a legacy. He was born on June 28, 1491 in a city called Greenwich located in England. His father was King of England and did not acknowledge Henry VIII as much compared to his two older siblings. His father had viewed Henry’s older brother, Arthur as the future heir since he showed that he had the credentials to take over the throne, although only after Arthur’s death due to an unknown illness and his…

While historians have debated about Henry VIII’s controversial decision to split England from the Catholic Church, the opinion that Henry was not the one to instigate the process is a rather unknown fact. Anne Boleyn, as a young and healthy girl, planted the ideas for divorce in Henry’s head for a promise of a male heir. When the Catholic Church refused Henry his annulment, Thomas Cromwell suggested a complete break from the Catholic Faith. Nevertheless, while others suggested his major acts as…

Elizabeth was born in the year 1533. Her father was Henry VIII, who married six different times. Elizabeth’s mother was his second wife. Her name was Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth was only two years old, Anne Boleyn was accused of unfaithfulness and other serious crimes. The accusations were probably not true, but Henry believed them and had Anne Boleyn executed. Elizabeth grew up without a mother. Much of her girlhood was very unhappy. King Henry died when Elizabeth was 14 years old. First her…