Anne Boleyn
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Anne Boleyn (c.1501/1507 – May 19, 1536), Marquess of Pembroke, was the second wife and queen consort of Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
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- I heardsay that the executioner was very expert, and I have a little neck!
- When her jailer told her that she was to be given the honor of being executed by a French expert with the sword.
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Attributed
- Finish, good lady, the bright day is done, And we are for the dark.
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Others on Anne Boleyn
- Perhaps the safest guess for a modern historian is that Anne had indeed committed adultery with Norris and briefly with Mark Smeaton and that there was enough circumstantial evidence to cast reasonable doubt on the denials of the others. - George W. Bernard
- Anne and five men were put to death by due process of law because the king wished to marry again ... Henry had now so far discarded scruple that to get his way he was prepared to appear as a cuckold and a victim of witchcraft. - Sir Geoffrey Elton
- The plot against Anne Boleyn was most carefully calculated. Jane Seymour deliberately tantalised the king, at the same time poisoning his mind against Anne. The rest of the queen's enemies joined in the chorus when and how they could. - Eric Ives
- For many historians Anne remains the lady with an extra fingernail who was too flirtatious, even in a harmless courtly way, for her own safety and well-being. The result of these interpretations is that the responsibility for her tragic death lies with her, the victim, rather than with the king and his ministers who orchestrated her execution… she miscarried a defective fetus in 1536. It was because Henry viewed this mishap both as an evil omen, both for his lineage and his kingdom, that he had her accused of engaging in illicit sexual acts with five men. - Retha Warnicke
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External links
- website on Anne Boleyn's life and career. Excellent for beginners and those with wider knowledge.
- website exploring the Rise and Fall of the Boleyn family. It's particularly good for understanding Anne's political career, and her family background.
- MSN web-group devoted to the study of Anne Boleyn's life and career.
- published essay of art expert, Roland Hui, who examines all of Anne's portraits and decides which is the most accurate
- interview with Anne's most respected modern biographer, E.W. Ives, from a Birmingham magazine in 1996
- Tales from the Tudor Rose Bar for a bit of light-hearted fun at the Tudor family's expense. Anne appears here as a Hollywood-style diva.
- Site of author Wendy J. Dunn, author of "Dear Heart, How Like You This?" a novel about Anne Boleyn and Sir Thomas Wyatt, the elder.
- Article by author Wendy J. Dunn concerning Anne Boleyn's birth year.
- Hever Castle, childhood home of Anne Boleyn.
- A Coronation Book for Anne Boleyn, 1533 A Coronation Book for Anne Boleyn, 1533.
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