Boleyn

[ bool-in, boo-lin ]

/ ˈbʊl ɪn, bʊˈlɪn /

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noun

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

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Anne Boleyn's fascinating smile split the great Church of Rome in twain, and gave a nation an altered destiny.
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British Dictionary definitions for Boleyn

Boleyn

/ (bʊˈlɪn, ˈbʊlɪn) /

noun

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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