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Anne Boleyn

British  

noun

  1. See Boleyn

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Boleyn, Anne Cultural  
  1. The second wife of King Henry VIII of England; the mother of Queen Elizabeth I. Anne Boleyn was convicted of adultery and beheaded.


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Set in the court of Henry VIII, “Queen B” follows Lady Grace Fairfax as she seeks the traitors who betrayed Anne Boleyn.

From Los Angeles Times

He added: "Thanks to my mum and dad, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII."

From BBC

He added: "Thanks to my mum and dad, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII."

From BBC

But he obviously takes a lot of pleasure in the dissolution of the monasteries and the robbing and everything that goes on changing the religion completely, to accommodate Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn.

From Seattle Times

Callas played Anne Boleyn, a doomed wife of Henry VIII, in a somewhat lesser-known Donizetti opera.

From New York Times