Anne Boleyn Beheaded: Henry VIII's Queen Falls
She'd been married to Henry VIII for 1,000 days. Anne Boleyn arrived at court in 1522 already educated in France, sophisticated in ways the English court was not, and unwilling to become the king's mistress. She held out for six years. Henry broke with Rome to marry her. She gave him a daughter, then a stillbirth, then miscarriages. He charged her with adultery, incest, and treason. None of it was credible. She was beheaded on May 19, 1536. The daughter became Elizabeth I.
May 19, 1536
490 years ago
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