Post by cruororism on Oct 13, 2003 10:17:17 GMT
Anne Boleyn was the second wife of Henry VIII of England and mother of the future Queen Elizabeth I. A former lady-in-waiting for Henry's sister Mary Tudor, Boleyn married the king in 1533 after his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon was annulled. Princess Elizabeth was born later that year. By 1536 the king had grown disenchanted with Boleyn; she was charged with treason, imprisoned in the Tower of London, and then beheaded on 19 May 1536. (Shortly before dying she made a now-famous quip: "I heard say the executioner was very good, and I have a little neck.") Boleyn's date of birth is unknown, but generally agreed to be sometime between 1501 and 1507.
Extra credit: According to legend Boleyn had a small sixth finger on one hand; no firm evidence exists to affirm or deny that claim.
