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Anne Boleyn (c.1501/1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wifeof Henry VIII of England and 1st Marquess of Pembroke in her own right for herself and her descendants. Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the start of the English Reformation.
In 1525, Henry VIII became enamoured of Anne and began pursuing her. She resisted all his attempts to seduce her, refusing to become his mistress as had her sister, Mary Boleyn. It soon became the one absorbing object of Henry's desires to annul his marriage to Queen Catherine, so he would be free to marry Anne. When it became clear that Pope Clement VII would not annul the marriage, the breaking of the power of the Catholic Church in England began.
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Anne Boleyn, 1. markiz od Pembrokea (Ana Bolen; 1501/1507-19. maj 1536) bila je druga supruga Henrika VIII Engleskog i žena koja se danas smatra odgovornom za odvajanje engleskog katoličanstva od rimokatoličanstva, te za kasnije uspostavljanje protestantizma utudorskoj Engleskoj.
Anne je bila prva Engleskinja koju je plemkinjom učinio sam kralj; kao njegova ljubavnica i savjetnica u Francuskoj nosila je titulu markiza od Pembrokea. Boleyinino oplemenjivanje je bilo samo korak ka njenoj krunidbi za kraljicu Engleske 1. juna 1533. godine, nakon što se25. januara tajno, a 28. maja iste godine javno udala za kralja koji je poništio svoj brak sa infantom Katarinom od Aragona. Javno vjenčanje je bilo neophodno budući da je Anne bila trudna, te je Henrik želio da njihov sin bude rođen u zakonitom braku kako bi naslijedio krunu. U septembru 1533. Anne je rodila djevojčicu, buduću englesku monarhinju Elizabetu I.