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• Anne Boleyn
  Anne Boleyn

  noun

  See Boleyn
• Boleyn, Anne
  Boleyn, Anne

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

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

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 • May 15, 2024

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

He assailed one of the English Protestant's articles of faith when he denied the virtue of Anne Boleyn.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin