But, again Cardinal Wolsey broke up the marriage and send Anne back to her family home in Hever Castle. In 1523, Anne was secretly engaged to Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland.
However, Cardinal Wolsey interrupted the marriage plans and secured a post for Anne to serve as maid of honour to Catherine of Aragon – Henry’s wife of over 20 years. In 1522, Anne returned to England to marry James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and her Irish cousin. In France, she served as maid of honour to Claude, wife of King Francis I of France. She received a good education, studying in Netherlands and France.
Indirectly, Anne Boleyn played a key role in the English Reformation.Īnne Boleyn was the daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire. To marry Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII had to break with Rome and set up the Church of England. Anne Boleyn (1501 -1536) – Second wife to Henry VIII, subsequently beheaded.
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