Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The second wife of King Henry the 8th
Anne Boleyn was the second wife of King Henry the 8th. They were privatly married in January 1533, but nobidy knew until easter that year. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth 1, who was born in September of 1533. While they were married Henry had affairs with other women due to losing interest. After two attempts of having children she still didn't meet King Henry's demands of having a boy. Anne was convicted of adultery and was believed to have had affairs. On May 19, 1536, she was beheaded because of an unanimous tip. Many people thought she was innocent but that didn't matter because her guiltiness was supported by Thomas Cromwell.
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