Anne Boleyn was Queen Consort of England for only three years, but she is one of the most well-known Queens in England’s history. It was in order to marry Anne Boleyn, that King Henry VIII broke from the church in Rome and established the Church of England. Anne was the second of Henry VIII’s six wives and was also the mother of Queen Elizabeth I. She was many things: intelligent, forceful, a religious reformer, a charitable queen, an expert in courtly love, and the first queen to be executed. You will be amazed by her short but extraordinary life.
Presented by Janet Avery, BA, University of Connecticut, and member, Richard III Society
Image: Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Unknown English Artist, Anne Boleyn, oil on panel, late 16th c. based on a work of circa 1533-1536, 21 ⅜” x 16 ⅜”, NPG 668
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