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Boleyn

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Bol·eyn  (bln, b-ln), Anne 1507-1536.
Queen of England (1533-1536) as the second wife of Henry VIII. The mother of Elizabeth I, she produced no male heir and was subsequently tried for adultery and beheaded.
Boleyn [bʊˈlɪn ˈbʊlɪn]
n
(Biographies / Boleyn, Anne (1507-1536) F, English, MISC: wife of Henry VIII) Anne. 1507-36, second wife of Henry VIII of England; mother of Elizabeth I. She was executed on a charge of adultery
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Noun1.BoleynBoleyn - the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
Anne Boleyn


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He, too, like Petrarch, addressed his sonnets to a lady, and the lady he took for his love was Queen Anne Boleyn.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
But when the Pope finally refused Henry's demand for the divorce from Katharine of Spain, which would make possible a marriage with Anne Boleyn, Henry angrily threw off the papal authority and declared himself the Supreme Head of the Church in England, thus establishing the separate English (Anglican, Episcopal) church.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
After a little search, grandma produced an old portfolio, and selecting the papers, read the following letter, written by Anne Boleyn before her marriage to Henry VIII, and now in the possession of a celebrated antiquarian:
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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