Queen Anne Boleyn Events

1502 Anne Boleyn is born
Anne Boleyn (pronounced /ˈbʊlɪn/ or /bʊˈlɪn/[2]; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of King Henry VIII, the mother of Queen Elizabeth I,...
1522 Anne Boleyn meets and falls in love with Henry Percy of the Cardinal Wolsey retinue
The American historian Retha M. Warnicke writes that Anne was "the perfect woman courtier... her carriage was graceful and her French clothes were pleasing and stylish; she danced with ea...
1522 Mar 1 Anne Boleyn's first documented appearance at the English Court
Anne returned to England around 1521 for details for her marriage were being worked out. Meanwhile she went to court to attend Queen Catherine. Her first recorded appearance at Court was ...
1526 King Henry VIII becomes obsessed with Anne Boleyn
The distinguished courtier-poet Sir Thomas Wyatt grew up at Allington, an estate nearly adjoining the Boleyn family's Hever Castle. Wyatt was estranged from his own wife, and unverifiable...
1532 Anne Boleyn becomes pregnant
Henry was determined to divorce Catherine and marry Anne. Catherine refused to give him a divorce, and the Catholic Church would not support Henry's position. Several frustrating years ...
1532 Sep 1 Anne Boleyn is created Marquess of Pembroke
Anne Boleyn often acted independently of her future husband, able to grant petitions, receive diplomats, preside over patronage appointments and foreign policy. The ambassador from Milan ...
1533 Jan 25 King Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn
Anne's family also profited from the relationship. Her father, already Viscount Rochford, was created Earl of Wiltshire. Henry also came to an arrangement with Anne’s Irish cousin and cre...
1533 May 29 The coronation of Queen Anne Boleyn
Henry only provided coronations for his first two wives. Katharine of Aragon shared his coronation in 1509; Anne's lavish ceremony took place on 29 May 1533. She would be executed almos...
1533 Sep 7 Anne Boleyn gives birth to baby girl who later becomes Queen Elizabeth I
After her coronation, Anne settled into a quiet routine at the King's favorite residence, Greenwich Palace, to prepare for the birth of her baby. The child was born slightly premature on ...
1534 Mar 23 English Parliament passes Act of Succession
On 23 March, 1534, Parliament passed the Act of Succession, vesting the succession of the English Crown in the children of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. This act, effectively, set Prin...
1536 Jan 29 Queen Anne Boleyn miscarries
Later that month, the King was unhorsed in a tournament and knocked unconscious for two hours, a worrying incident that Anne believed led to her miscarriage five days later.[82] On the da...
1536 May 2 Queen Anne Boleyn is arrested
Towards the end of April, a Flemish musician in Anne's service named Mark Smeaton was arrested, perhaps tortured or promised freedom. He initially denied being the Queen’s lover but later...
1536 May 19 Queen Anne Boleyn is executed
In May 1536, Anne was arrested and charged with treason. Anne was held in the Tower of London. The Constable of the Tower was William Kingston. He had four ladies stay with Anne at all ti...