Anne Boleyn

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Anglicized form of the French name Anna, Anne directly translates to “grace.” While many adore the latter definition, Anne most commonly derives from the Hebrew names Anne and Hannah, meaning “He (God) has favored me.”

### Died

19 May, 1536 (aged 35)Tower of London, London, England

### Also known as

Anne Bullen
Anna Bolina
Anne Tudor
Marquess of Pembroke
Mistress Boleyn
Lady Anne
The Black Crow
Goggle-eyed whore
The concubine
The harlot
The scandal of Christendom
la putain
The King’s whore
Jezebel
Black Nan
Nan Bullen
Competement belle
Liar
Devil
Traitor
Temptress
Evil
Sinner
Prostitute
Mare
Witch
Mother (by King Henry IX)
My darling mother (by King Henry IX)
Mama (by Elizabeth Tudor)
The Midnight Crow (by Cardinal Wolsey)
Whore (by Henry VIII)
Sweetheart (by Henry VIII)
Darling (by Henry VIII)
Expensive whore (by Katherine of Aragon)

### Titles

Queen Consort of England and IrelandMarquess of Pembroke (succeeded by Elizabeth Tailboys)

## Family Information

### Children

Elizabeth Tudor
Unnamed Miscarried Son
Unnamed child (stillbirth)
Unnamed Miscarried Son
Arianna Tudor

King Henry IX (Stepson)
Mary Tudor (Stepdaughter)
Elizabeth Tailboys (Stepdaughter)
Audrey Malte (Stepdaughter)

### Paternal Uncles

John Boleyn
Anthony Boleyn
William Boleyn
Sir James Boleyn
Sir Edward Boleyn

### Paternal Aunts

Anne, Lady Shelton
Jane, Lady Calthorpe
Alice, Lady Clere
Margaret Sackville

### Maternal Uncles

Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Sir Edward Howard
Lord Edmund Howard
Sir John Howard
Henry Howard
Charles Howard
Henry Howard (the younger)
Richard Howard
William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham
Lord Thomas Howard
Richard Howard

### Maternal Aunts

Muriel Howard
Dorothy Howard
Anne Howard
Katherine Howard
Elizabeth Howard

### Cousins

Katheryn Howard
Jane Seymour
Queen Mary
Henry Howard
Mary Shelton
Madge Shelton
Elizabeth Carew
Charles Howard
Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon
Sir George Howard
Gabriella Shelton
Thomas Shelton
Elizabeth Shelton
Thomas Howard
Sir Ralph Shelton
Amy Shelton
Joyce Howard
Mary Howard
Margaret Howard
Emma Shelton
John Shelton
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

### Other Family

House Boleyn
House Howard
House Butler
House Tilney
Jane Boleyn (sister-in-law)
Catherine Carey (niece)
Henry Carey (nephew)

## Relationship Information

### Romances

Henry VIII
​(m. 1533; ann. 1536)

Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland (ex-fiancé)
James Butler, Earl of Ormond (ex-fiancé)
Thomas Wyatt (ex-lover)

## Personal Information

### Profession

Queen Consort of England and Ireland (demoted)
Marquess of Pembroke (demoted)
Lady-in-Waiting to Katherine of Aragon (formerly)
Lady-in-Waiting to Mary Tudor, Queen of France (formerly)
Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Claude (formerly)
Lady-in-Waiting to Margaret of Austria (formerly)

### House

House Boleyn (by Blood)House of Tudor (by Marriage)

### Residence

Whitehall Palace
Hampton Court Palace
Greenwich Palace
Hever Castle (formerly)
Paris, France (formerly)
Brussels, Netherlands (formerly)
Bickling Hall, Norfolk (formerly)

### Additional Attributes

charming
talkative
fiery temper
witty
confident
assertive

### Hobbies

Hunting
watching Tennis
reading
riding
dance
writing

### Likes

dogs
fine clothes
jewellery
pearls
french hood
studying
speaking French
card games
board games
music
performing

### Loyalty

Boleyn Family
Henry VIII
Church of England
England
France

*"Henry please, Henry please. For the love you bear our child, for the love of Elizabeth, have mercy!" -Anne begging Henry VIII for mercy for the sake of Henry FitzRoy and Elizabeth Tudor*

**Queen Anne Boleyn of England** *(also spelt as **Anne Bullen**, 1501-19 May, 1536),* also known as **The Black Crow***,* was the Second Queen of England as the second wife of King Henry VIII and the mother of Elizabeth Tudor and Arianna Tudor.

The circumstances of her marriage and of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation.

Anne was the daughter of Thomas Boleyn and his wife, Elizabeth Howard, and was educated in the Netherlands and France, largely as a maid of honour to Queen Claude of France. Anne returned to England in early 1522, to marry her Irish cousin James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond; the marriage plans were broken off, and instead, she secured a post at court as maid of honour to Henry VIII's wife, Katherine of Aragon.

During Anne's rise to power as the queen of England from 28 May, 1533 to May 17, 1536, Anne manages to make more enemies which leaves her with few allies when she falls out of Henry's favour. Despite her eventual execution on May 19, 1536 her legacy continued through the English Reformation, through her daughters, Elizabeth and Arianna and through her step-son Henry FitzRoy, who became King Henry IX of England, and who cherished and adored her and whom doesn't allow her memory or her reign to be slandered, disrespected or ashamed.

She was the second daughter of Thomas Boleyn and Elizabeth Howard, the younger sister of Mary Boleyn and the older sister of George Boleyn. Anne was the mother to Elizabeth Tudor and Arianna Tudor, she was pregnant three other times but the babies didn't survive. Anne was also the step-mother to Mary Tudor, Henry FitzRoy, Elizabeth Tailboys and Audrey Malte. Anne did not have a good relationship with Mary, grew a special bond with Henry even being referred to as "his true mother" as they did see each other as true mother and son and Anne had a motherly and respectful relationship with Audrey and Betsy, Betsy and Audrey inherited Anne's clothes and some of her belongings after her execution and Betsy was granted Anne's title of the Marquess of Pembroke. Her step-son, Henry, named his first-born daughter, Anne, after her.

## Issue

* **Princess Elizabeth Tudor of England (Born 7 September, 1533 at Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, England)**
* **Unnamed Miscarried Son (Christmas, 1534)**
* **Unnamed child (stillbirth, 1535)**
* **Unnamed Miscarried Son (Miscarried twin of Arianna)**
* **Princess Arianna Tudor of England (29 January, 1536- October 8, 1550, aged 14)**

## Character Profile

Queen of England from May 1533 – May 1536 due to her marriage to King Henry VIII, She was his second wife and was succeeded by Jane Seymour. During Anne's rise to power as the queen of England from 28 May, 1533 to May 17, 1536, Anne manages to make more enemies which leaves her with few allies when she falls out of Henry's favour.

The circumstances of her marriage and of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation.

She was the second daughter of Thomas Boleyn and Elizabeth Howard, the younger sister of Mary Boleyn and the older sister of George Boleyn. Anne was the mother to Elizabeth Tudor and Arianna Tudor and she was pregnant three other times but the babies didn't survive. Anne was also the step-mother to Mary Tudor, Henry FitzRoy, Elizabeth Tailboys and Audrey Malte. Anne did not have a good relationship with Mary, grew a special bond with Henry even being referred to as "his true mother" as they did see each other as true mother and son and Anne had a motherly and respectful relationship with Audrey and Betsy, Betsy and Audrey inherited Anne's clothes and some of her belongings after her execution and Betsy was granted Anne's title of the Marquess of Pembroke. Her step-son, Henry, named his first-born daughter, Anne, after her.

**Full Name:** *Anne Boleyn*

**Aliases:** *Anne Bullen, Anna Bolina, Marquess of Pembroke, Mistress Boleyn, Lady Anne, The Black Crow, Goggle-eyed whore, The concubine, The harlot, The scandal of Christendom, la putain, The King’s whore, Jezebel, Black Nan, Nan Bullen, Competement belle, Liar, Devil, Traitor, Temptress, Evil, Sinner, Prostitute, Mare, Witch, Mother (by King Henry IX), My darling mother (by King Henry IX),Mama (by Elizabeth Tudor), The Midnight Crow (by Cardinal Wolsey), Whore (by Henry VIII), Sweetheart (by Henry VIII), Darling (by Henry VIII), Expensive whore (by Katherine of Aragon)*

**Titles:** *Queen Consort of England, Marquess of Pembroke (succeeded by Elizabeth Tailboys)*

**Who Are You?:** *The second wife of King Henry VIII, the mother of Elizabeth and Arianna and the sister of Mary and George.*

**How Are You Important?:** *The circumstances of her marriage and of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation.*

**Motto:** *The Most Happy*

**Theme Song:** *Don't Lose Ur Head by SIX*

**Lyric(s) To Describe You From Your Theme Song:** *What was I meant to do?*

**Why Was Your Theme Song Chosen?:** *'Don't Lose Ur Head' was a song written to describe the life of Anne Boleyn and her eventual downfall.*

**A Lyric From A Song That Summarises You:** *I'm that Boleyn girl, and I'm up next, see, I broke England from the Church. Yeah, I'm that sexy! (from Anne Boleyn's verse in Ex-Wives by SIX)*

**One Word To Describe You:** *Witty*

**A Quote or Phrase To Describe You:** *Sometimes there's honour in revenge*

**Quote:** *"Even if he had me, who is to say he would keep me?"*

**Fun Fact:** *She was nearly burned at the stake.*

**Family:** *Boleyn*

**Godchild (Godchildren):** *None*

**Religion:** *Lutheranism*

**Loyalty:** *Boleyn Family, Henry VIII, Church of England, England, France*

## Quotes

*"Even if he had me, who is to say he would keep me?" - Anne to her father about Henry VIII.*

**Argument between King Henry VIII and Queen Anne**

**Anne:** "Henry please, Henry please. For the love you bear our child, for the love of Elizabeth, have mercy!"

**Henry:**"You lied to me, you've always lied to me!"

**Anne:** "No!"

**Henry:** "You were not a virgin when you married me. You are not what you seem. Your father and your brother arranged everything!"

**Anne:** "No, I loved you, I loved you and I love you still. Please after all we have been to each other, after everything we were, please. One more chance, one more. Henry!! Your Majesty!!! Your Majesty I beseech you!!!"

**Henry VIII and Anne after she has a miscarriage**

**Henry:** "You've lost my boy. Don't speak of it, the loss is too great. But I see now that God will not grant me any male children. When you are up I will speak with you."

**Anne:** "It is not all my fault. You have no one to blame but yourself for this. I was distressed to see you with that wench Jane Seymour, because the love I bear you is so great. It broke my heart to see you loved others.

**Henry:** "I said I will speak with you when you are well."

**Anne and Henry argue**

**Anne:** "You told me, you always told me that we should be truthful with each other. You said it was the definition of love."

**Henry:** "Then here's the truth. You must shut your eyes and endure, like your betters have done before you."

**Anne:** "How can you say that to me? Don't you know I love you a thousand times more than Katherine ever did."

**Henry:** "And don't you know that I could drag you down as quickly as I raised you. Tis lucky you have your bed already, Madam, because if you did not, I would not give it to you again."

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## Portraits

Portrait of Anne Boleyn, probably based on a contemporary portrait which no longer survives. Portrait of Anne Boleyn (between 1584 and 1603). Copy from a lost original at the National Portrait Gallery, London Unknown artist, English.Near contemporary painting of Anne Boleyn at Hever Castle, c. 1550A portrait engraved as Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the YoungerVersion 2 of A portrait engraved as Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the YoungerMiniature of Anne Boleyn, attributed to John Hoskins (c. 1590–1665), in the Buccleuch CollectionQueen Anne Boleyn by an unnamed artistQueen Anne Boleyn by Hans Holbein The YoungerPossible portrait of Anne Boleyn.A Portrait of Anne Boleyn at Hever CastleAnne Boleyn by an unknown artistfound in a British School by an unknown artistAnne Boleyn by an unknown artistThe Somerley Portrait, previously thought to be Lady Jane Grey, it has also been suggested the sitter could be Anne BoleynPosthumous portrait of Anne Boleyn housed at Hever CastleA portrait of Anne Boleyn by an unknown artist'A Michaelmas Pageant' staged at Blickling Hall in Norfolk during 2015, we were delighted to have included a little portrait inscribed Anne Bullen and given the age of 14 years.A. Boleyn (Anne Boleyn) by Richard Burchett (1815–1875)A portrait of Anne Boleyn and her lapdog, Purkoy, by an unnamed artistFrench Portrait of Queen Anne BoleynA late twentieth-century portrait of Anne BoleynImage of Anne Boleyn, part of Carreras Virginia cigarette cards - the Kings and Queens of England set.Portrait of a Tudor noblewoman, believed to depict Anne Boleyn. By an unknown artist.Portrait of Anne Boleyn. By an unknown artistImage of Anne Boleyn by Sarah, Countess of Essex.A reconstruction of the Only confirmed contemporary image of Anne Boleyn. The medal is dated to 1534.