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Anne Boleyn Timeline

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  • 1499

    Anne is born

    Anne is born into a noble family. her parents Elizabeth Howard and Thomas Boleyn did not record her birthday. so we don't know the exact date of her birth we know that she was born in this year.
  • 1513

    Anne is invited to join the court of Margret of Austria

    Anne is invited to join the court of Margret of Austria
    the court of Margaret of Austria was a very prestigious academy for girls in which Anne was exposed to an intelligent and artistic environment that linked to her personality for the rest of her life
  • 1515

    She is a Lady in waiting to queen Claude

    She is a Lady in waiting to queen Claude
    After King Louis's death she became a servant to Queen Claude of France and in France, she learned how to dance, play music, and she fell in love with french culture
  • 1522

    the King has his first encounter

    the King has his first encounter
    it is believed that Henry would have first spotted her at this time seeing as she was a "perseverance" in his court but it was not as so many have believed "love at first site" it was actually hypothesized that he would have taken interest in her four years after she joined his court
  • 1522

    Anne is back in England!

    after completing her servitude to Queen Claude, Anne returns to England where she and her sister is and becomes a lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon (King Henery's first wife) at this time Anne is a fashion icon with her french influence
  • Period: 1522 to 1525

    Mary is the king's misstress

    Anne's sister is proof of a king who took what he wanted unfortunately mary was not in the same position to deny him
  • 1526

    The king is obsessive

    The king is obsessive
    at this point, King Henry had practically begged Anne to be his mistress and she refused still, his interest soon turned into obsession and Anne eventually returned to her childhood home to help her sister and to take a break from henry's persute
  • Period: 1526 to 1533

    The Courting of Anne Boleyn

    this period marks the obsession of a king and a shift in a kingdom
  • 1527

    Catherine of Aragon is divorced

    Catherine of Aragon is divorced
    back in the 1500s, a king couldn't simply get a divorce he had to prove foul play so King Henry accused Catherine of being still married at the time of his courtship, but Catherine wouldn't confirm the accusation so Henry eventually became the head of the Church of England just to marry Anne Boleyn
  • 1528

    Anne gets the sweating sickness

    Anne gets the sweating sickness
    the sweating sickness was a rare and fatal disease that should have killed her but the King sent his finest doctors to heal her proving his love for her
  • Jun 1, 1533

    she is crowned queen

    she is crowned queen
    this was an amazing and controversial event in her life where her and Henry where very in love with a boy on the way and a beautiful marriage things where seemingly perfect
  • Sep 7, 1533

    Elizabeth I is born

    Elizabeth I is born
    the birth of Elizabeth was a blow to King Henry VIII and Anne's parents who were sure that she would be a boy but, Henry still gave her a lavish christening and named her after her grandmother to show she was still part of the family.
  • May 2, 1536

    Anne is arrested and imprisoned

    Anne is arrested and imprisoned
    Thomas Cromwell convinced the king to whom he was an advisor, that Anne had committed adultery and incest. and henry arrests her on these charges. but history proves her innocent of these crimes
  • May 19, 1536

    Anne is executed

    Anne is executed
    After Anne was condemned to execution she was downright hysterical laughing and crying but she was brave in her end