She is the mother of Elizabeth I, the notorious "decapitated queen" in British history and the "virgin queen" who led LinkedIn to a golden age.
Anne Boleyn
She was the first person in British history to be the king's lover and become a queen, and many of her actions subverted the perception of the times and challenged people's moral bottom line.
In order to become queen, Anne Boleyn spent seven years climbing from a lady-in-waiting to a queen admired by millions, and King Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church for her.
However, Henry VIII's love for Anne Boleyn had a short shelf life, and it took only 3 years from being extremely favored to being thrown to hell, and finally sent her to the guillotine, and after her death, she was saddled with a bad reputation for immorality.
Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn came from an aristocratic family, and her father, Thomas Boleyn, was Earl of Wilt and a diplomat to Henry VIII.
In 1514, Anne Boleyn became the dowry of Henry VIII's sister to the French crown. During this time, Anne Boleyn was influenced by the French high society, learned court etiquette, makeup, music, dance and other cultural knowledge and artistic accomplishments of noble ladies.
In 1521, Anne Boleyn was recalled to England by her father, who had planned to marry her cousin. However, due to the failure to negotiate interests, the marriage eventually fell through.
In order to give her the best value to his excellent daughter to the glory of the family, Boleyn the Elder arranged for her to serve as a maid by the side of Queen Catherine.
Young, beautiful, fashionable and full of romantic French flair, Anne Boleyn soon made a name for herself at court and fascinated King Henry VIII fans.
Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII
In 1525, Anne Boleyn became Henry VIII's lover, and she skillfully used her scheming to have an affair with Henry VIII while insisting that she would not compromise unless she became queen.
At that time, Henry VIII's lover was not only Anne Boleyn, but also her own sister.
However, Anne Boleyn's lust and indulgence made Henry VIII feel unprecedented excitement and passion, and his love for Anne Boleyn fell into madness, and in order to get a beautiful woman as soon as possible, Henry VIII couldn't wait to divorce Queen Catherine and marry Anne Boleyn.
Henry VIII
However, the Pope of Rome, considering Catherine's status as a Spanish princess, has always disagreed with Henry VIII's request for divorce, and he has sent people to negotiate with the Pope many times, but they have failed, and this tug-of-war has lasted for seven years.
Finally, in January 1533, Henry VIII could not wait any longer, and divorced Catherine without the consent of the Pope, gave Anne Boleyn the throne of queen, and officially proclaimed her queen of England in May of the same year.
Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII
For the sake of a young lady-in-waiting, Henry VIII did not hesitate to abandon his wife of 24 years and broke with the Catholic Church, and Anne Boleyn was infamous for moral turpitude.
In September 1533, Anne Boleyn gave birth to a daughter, who would later become one of England's most prominent monarchs.
Anne Boleyn and daughter
Although Henry VIII was disappointed that he was not a son, his passion for Anne Boleyn did not wane.
In 1536, Anne Boleyn became pregnant again, but unfortunately miscarried, this one is said to be a boy, still a deformed child, and on the day of her miscarriage, Catherine died in captivity.
Catherine
Henry VIII, who had never had a son, began to panic, and the entire Tudor dynasty was thrown into chaos, and despite his feud with the Holy See, he remained a devout believer. He believes that he has never had a son because God punished him for his rebellion, so he treats the aborted Anne Boleyn as a witch.
Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII
Fate seemed to reincarnate again, and then Henry VIII fell in love with Anne Boleyn's maid again, and he transferred the sweet words and vows he had once made to Anne Boleyn to this maid as it was, and even the position of queen was to be handed over to him.
Henry VIII
Four months after Anne Boleyn's miscarriage, she was convicted of cheating and betrayal by King Henry VIII and imprisoned in the Tower of London.
The king's newly appointed archbishop found out that Anne Boleyn was having an affair with a court musician, who confessed to the torture because he could not stand the torture.
What's even more shocking is that she was also found to have an improper relationship with her own brother, which completely confirmed people's negative evaluation of Anne Boleyn. In order to get on the throne, she once subverted people's cognition, and the exposure of this scandal made people feel that she was unforgivable.
Anne Boleyn
After Anne Boleyn lost power, no one wanted to defend her, and she could only swear to God before she died that she had not done those unbearable things.
However, it didn't matter whether Anne Boleyn had done it or not, Henry VIII just wanted to replace her quickly, because he needed to find a queen who could bear him a son.
In May 1536, Anne Boleyn came to a tragic end, being guillotined by her husband Henry VIII, who had once favored her, on 18 counts of treason, marital infidelity, and other crimes.
Anne Boleyn
Although Anne Boleyn is beautiful and ambitious, she is just a victim of men's struggle for power, plus she is too sharp and has too many enemies, and she is finally given a handle and ends in tragedy.
Ironically, Henry VIII wanted sons all his life, and as a result, one of his daughters was "Bloody Mary" and the other was "Virgin Queen" Elizabeth I.
Elizabeth I