Anne Boleyn returned to England.
Anne Boleyn -LRB- -LSB- ˈbʊlɪn -RSB- , -LSB- bəˈlɪn -RSB- or -LSB- bʊˈlɪn -RSB- -RRB-. Boleyn. Boleyn family. -LRB- 1501 -- 19 May 1536 -RRB- was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of King Henry VIII , and Marquess of Pembroke in her own right .. Queen of England. List of English consorts. second wife. Wives of Henry VIII. King Henry VIII. Henry VIII of England. Marquess of Pembroke. Marquess of Pembroke. Henry 's marriage to her , and her subsequent execution by beheading , made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the start of the English Reformation .. beheading. Decapitation. English Reformation. English Reformation. Her daughter Elizabeth would later succeed Henry VIII as Elizabeth I , Queen of England and Ireland .. Queen of England. List of English consorts. Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I. Anne was the daughter of Thomas Boleyn , 1st Earl of Wiltshire , and his wife , Lady Elizabeth Howard , and was educated in the Netherlands and France , largely as a maid of honour to Claude of France .. Boleyn. Boleyn family. Lady Elizabeth Howard. Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire. Netherlands. Seventeen Provinces. France. Kingdom of France. maid of honour. maid of honour. Claude of France. Claude of France. Anne returned to England in early 1522 , to marry her Irish cousin James Butler , 9th Earl of Ormond ; the marriage plans were broken up by Cardinal Wolsey , and instead she secured a post at court as maid of honour to Henry VIII 's wife , Catherine of Aragon .. maid of honour. maid of honour. Cardinal Wolsey. Thomas Wolsey. Catherine of Aragon. Catherine of Aragon. Early in 1523 Anne was secretly betrothed to Henry Percy , son of the 5th Earl of Northumberland , but the betrothal was broken by Cardinal Wolsey in January 1524 and Anne was sent back home to Hever Castle .. Hever Castle. Hever Castle. Cardinal Wolsey. Thomas Wolsey. Henry Percy. Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland. 5th Earl of Northumberland. Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland. In February / March 1526 , Henry VIII began his pursuit of Anne .. She resisted his attempts to seduce her , refusing to become his mistress -- which her sister Mary had been .. mistress. Royal mistress. Mary. Mary Boleyn. It soon became the one absorbing object of Henry 's desires to annul his marriage to Queen Catherine so he would be free to marry Anne .. annul. annulment. Queen Catherine. Catherine of Aragon. When it became clear that Pope Clement VII would not annul the marriage , the breaking of the power of the Catholic Church in England began .. annul. annulment. Pope Clement VII. Pope Clement VII. Catholic Church. Catholic Church. In 1532 , Henry granted Anne the Marquessate of Pembroke .. Marquessate of Pembroke. Marquess of Pembroke. Henry and Anne married on 25 January 1533 , after a secret marriage on 14 November 1532 .. On 23 May 1533 , newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer declared Henry and Catherine 's marriage null and void ; five days later , he declared Henry and Anne 's marriage valid .. Archbishop of Canterbury. Archbishop of Canterbury. Thomas Cranmer. Thomas Cranmer. Shortly afterwards , the Pope decreed sentences of excommunication against Henry and Cranmer .. excommunication. excommunication. As a result of this marriage and these excommunications , the first break between the Church of England and Rome took place and the Church of England was brought under the King 's control .. Church of England. Church of England. Anne was crowned Queen of England on 1 June 1533 .. Queen of England. List of English consorts. On 7 September , she gave birth to the future Queen Elizabeth I. Henry was disappointed to have a daughter rather than a son but hoped a son would follow and professed to love Elizabeth .. Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I. Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I of England. Anne subsequently had three miscarriages , and by March 1536 , Henry was courting Jane Seymour .. Jane Seymour. Jane Seymour. In order to marry Jane Seymour , Henry had to find reasons for his marriage with Anne to end .. Jane Seymour. Jane Seymour. Henry had Anne investigated for high treason in April 1536 .. high treason. high treason. On 2 May she was arrested and sent to the Tower of London , where she was tried before a jury of peers -- which included Henry Percy , her former betrothed , and her own uncle , Thomas Howard -- and found guilty on 15 May .. Tower of London. Tower of London. London. London. Henry Percy. Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland. Thomas Howard. Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. She was beheaded four days later .. Modern historians view the charges against her , which included adultery , incest , and plotting to kill the king , as unconvincing .. adultery. adultery. incest. incest. Some say that Anne was accused of witchcraft but the indictments make no mention of this charge .. witchcraft. witchcraft. After the coronation of her daughter , Elizabeth , as queen , Anne was venerated as a martyr and heroine of the English Reformation , particularly through the works of John Foxe .. English Reformation. English Reformation. martyr. martyr. John Foxe. John Foxe. Over the centuries , she has inspired , or been mentioned , in many artistic and cultural works and thereby retained her hold on the popular imagination .. artistic and cultural works. Cultural depictions of Anne Boleyn. She has been called `` the most influential and important queen consort England has ever had '' , for she provided the occasion for Henry VIII to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and declare his independence from the Holy See .. Catherine of Aragon. Catherine of Aragon. annul. annulment. queen consort. queen consort. Holy See. Holy See