Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn, 1st Marchioness of Pembroke (c.1507 – May 19, 1536) was the second wife and queen consort of Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and marriage to Anne was part of the complex beginning of the considerable political and religious upheaval which was the English Reformation, with Anne herself actively promoting the cause of Church Reform. She is probably best known for her premature death when she was beheaded on false charges of adultery and treason. Her life has been the subject of numerous biographies, novels, motion pictures, plays and operas.

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, Ronald 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.