Anne Boleyn was the second wife of Henry VIII of England and Queen of England; however, she died as Marquess of Pembroke due to their marriage being pronounced null and void days before her death.
- Was fluent in English and French, due to having lived in France as a maid of honor for half her life. While in France, she developed an interest and “advanced knowledge” of fashion and religious philosophy. She was also a highly proficient hunter and rider.
- It is believed that she played a crucial role in the Bible finally being translated to English and other languages; she was highly interested in church reform and making the Bible available to the masses, and when she became Queen, she lifted the exile that had been placed on priests who preached and wrote in English. The first known English translation to exist has her initials and a fond message for her scrawled inside the cover.
- Though remembered as a cruel and ruthless individual in court and towards her adversaries, near the end of her life she was notorious for going out among her subjects and giving away her money to the poor, and making vast amounts of clothing at her own hand to donate.
- Not much fact is known about Anne Boleyn, due to the most notorious tales being proven as rumors to aid in her conviction. For example, her alleged poisoning of Katherine of Aragon later proved to be a false-hood as modern medicine discovered that the late Queen died of cancer, and her supposed incestuous affair with her brother which ultimately lead to both their deaths was a lie circulated by her brother’s jealous wife.
- In the last days up until her beheading, she is said to have been in very good humor, and said to the Constable with a smile, “I heard say the executioner was very good, and I have a little neck.”
- Her motto was “The Most Happy.”
