Boleyn

American  

[bool-in, boo-lin] / ˈbʊl ɪn, bʊˈlɪn /

noun

1. Anne, 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England: mother of Queen Elizabeth I.

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Boleyn British  

/ ˈbʊlɪn, bʊˈlɪn /

noun

1. 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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Boleyn

Anne Boleyn was the second of Henry VIII’s six wives and the first to lose her head.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

But if there is no agreed lifelike likeness of Boleyn, surely that is a massive hole in this research?

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

That's because, based on their interpretation of the computer system's analysis, they believe it has found a sketch of Boleyn that has been hiding in plain sight as an "unidentified woman" for hundreds of years.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

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

It was in these circumstances Henry VIII. of England thought of putting away his wife, Catherine of Arragon, aunt of the emperor, in order to marry Ann Boleyn.

From The Power Of The Popes by Pierre Claude Fran?ois Daunou