Ana Bolena was born in 1501 in Blickling Hall. The second wife of Henry VIII of England and the mother of Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn was a lady-in-waiting at court, educated in the Netherlands and France. Henry sought to end his marriage to Catherine of Aragon in order to marry her, a pursuit that led to England's break with Rome, and they married in 1533. When she failed to give Henry a male heir, he turned against her, and she was arrested on charges of adultery, incest and treason, which most historians believe were false. She was beheaded at the Tower of London by a swordsman brought from France.
Before and after
- from 15th century to 16th centuryRise of Manueline
- 24 February 1500Birth of Charles V
- from 1501 to 1736Safavid dynasty
- from 1501 to 1736Safavid Iran
- 1501Birth of Ana Bolena
- 1 January 1502Birth of Gregory XIII
- c. 1500sMona Lisa
- 14 December 1503Birth of Nostradamus
- 17 January 1504Birth of Pius V
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- from 10 October 1733 to 3 October 1735War of the Polish Succession
The era
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