Anne Boleyn was born in 1507 and died May 19, 1536, in London, England. She was the second wife of King Henry VIII of England. His first wife was Catherine of Aragon and by marrying Anne Boleyn he broke with the Roman Catholic Church. Anne Boleyn’s father was Sir Thomas Boleyn, later known as the Earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde. Anne spent part of her childhood living in France but later returned to England in 1522. She lived in Henry’s court and drew many admirers. Henry soon fell in love with her and initiated secret proceedings to obtain an annulment but the Pope refused. On January 25, 1533, they secretly married because Anne was already pregnant and the annulment between Queen Catherine was not complete. Thomas Cranmer, the new