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.

Modern-Day Pardon

On April 1 2005, Wing Commander George Melville-Jackson approached British Home Secretary Charles Clarke in a bid for a formal pardon for Anne. Although she is long-dead, he claims that she does not deserve to be branded historically as a criminal. Although he would prefer her to be declared not guilty of her crimes, he would settle for a pardon. He also wants her remains to be moved from her resting place at the Tower of London to Westminster Abbey, where Elizabeth I is also buried. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/04/01/nanne01.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/04/01/ixhome.html

Related Topics:
April 1 - 2005 - British - Home Secretary - Charles Clarke - Pardon - Not guilty - Tower of London - Westminster Abbey - Elizabeth I

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The request was later rejected because of the antiquity of the case and that the British government would be unable to prove Queen Anne's innocence with so much of the original evidence now destroyed.

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