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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Example Sentences

One subsequent sitter would be Henry’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, who had reportedly hated More so much that upon his execution she threw his portrait to the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Infrared images have revealed that an artist who painted Anne Boleyn deviated from an approved design for portraits of the Tudor queen.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

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

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2024

Anne Boleyn, Wife No. 2, had it worse, methinks — and won’t let you forget it.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023

The action takes place at the time when Henry has begun to be struck with the charms of Anne Boleyn, who also has an admirer in Don Gomez, the Spanish ambassador.

From Masters of French Music by Hervey, Arthur