Anne Boleyn?

Question

where can i find info on her influence over king Henry?

I can't use wikipedia, because there are reliability issues...

Answer 1

[this is not cut and pasted- fyi]
Anne Boleyn was (among many things) the second wife of King Henry VIII (Tudor) "I'm Henry the eighth I am I am..." She married Henry after he had divorced Catherine of Aaragon (thus beginning the protestant reformation). She bore to Henry a daughter, Elizabeth, who would later become Elizabeth I- arguably one of england's most influential monarchs.

She was also the first wife beheaded by Henry (he had her beheaded on the basis of adultry and incest [and perhaps something else which I am forgetting], though many scholars believe that she actually was faithful to him, and he charged her with these accusations because she had not concieved a son for Henry to carry on his name). Henry's future wives were Jane Seymour (whom died shortly after childbirth), Anne of Cleaves (whom he divorced), Catherine Howard (whom he beheaded for actual reasons) and Catherine Parr (whom he stayed with until his death). many remember "divorced, beheaded, died- divorced, beheaded, survived" as a mnenumonic for the fates of Henry's wives.

Fun tidbit: Henry VIII was a very skilled musician and had composed the tune "greensleeves" (also known nowadays also as a christmas song, "what child is this?"). I've read/heard sources that say he wrote this for Anne Boleyn. Some say that he wrote the song to woo her, others say he wrote the song about her, because when "frolicking" oudoors, that is what happens to one's sleeves. I can't verify any of this (perhaps someone else can?)- but it's an interesting thought.

Answer 2

Definitely Anne Boleyn by far. Second would probably be Katherine of Aragon. Both were remarkably strong and courageous women. They both fought for what they wanted and would stop at nothing to get it. They just did it in different ways. I really couldn't explain why I like Anne best though...I just do.

Answer 3

In addition to some of the sites given above, below are some more that you might find helpful.

Henry VIII had been married for a long time to Katherine of Aragon, yet they had only been able to produce a daughter. Anne had spent time in the French court, and returned to England with a great sense of style; she was not pretty in the accepted fashion of the day, but she was bewitching, feisty, witty, dark-haired, dark-eyed and temperamental.

Anne did not succumb to Henry's declarations of love, but held out for marriage: thus, in the tried and tested way, Henry the man pursued her until he could marry her - and on the way broke with Rome over divorcing Katherine, and became the Head of the Church of England instead of the Pope. One could say that her influence over him was that of a highly-desired woman whose enamoured suitor would do anything for her, but she had other influences as well (see below).

She was not popular with the people, nor with many at Court and, in the end, after giving Henry only another daughter (Elizabeth, as well as miscarriages), the king grew tired of her temper and her inability to give him his much-needed heir. She could also be cruel and vindictive, as she was to her step-daughter, Mary.

Wikipedia is really not too bad on Anne Boleyn. It is correct in the details of her execution; she was beheaded by a swordsman from Calais, and she did not put her head on the block but remained upright and distracted until the fatal blow.

Answer 4

Go to www.wikipedia.org to find a very detailed description to Anne Boleyn (aside from her having 11 fingers). If you wanna test your knowledge and therefore doing serious revision about the whole Tudor issue by taking a test, you can go to www.schoolhistory.co.uk

Answer 5

Bonjour de la France.

Answer 6

Go to www.wikipedia.com.
That's a free online encyclopedia and it has extensive information.

Answer 7

She lost her head...for bucking The Man. Are you listening, N.O.W.?