Birth of Anne Boleyn1501
Birth of Anne Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire & Ormonde
Historical person
Anne Boleyn Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Anne Boleyn, based on 30 World History Database records associated with England.
30 records1501–153620 events6 places
Chronological biography
1501
1522
Maid of Honor1 March 1522
Appointed Maid of Honor to Catherine of Aragon
1528
Marriage1528
Henry VIII asks the Pope for a dispensation for him to marry Anne Boleyn
1532
Peerage1 September 1532
Given the title of Marquise of Pembroke by Henry VIII plus an annual income of 1,000 pounds
PregnancyDecember 1532
Becomes pregnant with Henry VIIIs child after a visit to Calais to meet Francis I
1533
Marriage25 January 1533
Marries Henry VIII, secret wedding while pregnant with the future Elizabeth I
Marriage28 May 1533
The marriage between Anne & Henry is declared valid by Parliament & the Church
Coronation29 May 1533
Goes from Greenwich to the Tower of London by the River Thames escorted by 50 barges
Coronation1 June 1533
Crowned on Whit Sunday, the last Queen Consort to be accorded a separate coronation
ChristeningSeptember 1533
Henry VIII is so disappointed that he has a girl that he cannot attend the christening
Birth of Elizabeth I7 September 1533
Birth of Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, in Greenwich Palace
Elizabeth's Birth7 September 1533
Gives birth to Elizabeth at Greenwich Palace.
1536
Adultery1536
Cromwell convinces Henry Anne had committed incest with her brother
Death of Anne Boleyn27 January 1536
Henry believes his marriage to Anne is damned. Anne Boleyn & Henry have a stillborn son
Miscarriage29 January 1536
News of Henry falling from his horse in a coma causes Anne to miscarry a male child
Arrest of Mark Smeaton30 April 1536
Mark Smeaton is arested for having an affair with Anne Boleyn
Marriage1 May 1536
Cranmer declares Annes marriage void due to Henrys affair with her sister Mary
Arrest of Anne Boleyn2 May 1536
Arrested at the May day jousts in Greenwich & taken to the Tower of London
May Day2 May 1536
Arrested at the May day jousts in Greenwich & taken to the Tower of London
Arrest of Thomas Wyatt and Richard Page5 May 1536
Thomas Wyatt is arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn. Richard Page is arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn
Death of Anne Boleyn15 May 1536
Found guilty of treason & condemned to death
Execution15 May 1536
Anne believes Henry will not allow her execution & will send her to a nunnery
Treason15 May 1536
Found guilty of treason & condemned to death. Found guilty of treason
Trial15 May 1536
Found guilty of treason. Anne believes Henry will not allow her execution & will send her to a nunnery. Accused by Cromwell of adultery with 5 lovers including her brother Lord Rochford
Trial15 May 1536
Ane Boleyn is found guilty & will burned or beheaded according to Henry VIIIs wishes
Marriage17 May 1536
Divorced from Henry VIII
Burial19 May 1536
Buried in the Chapel of St Peter-ad-Vincula in the Tower, where she remains
Death of Anne Boleyn19 May 1536
Beheaded on Tower Green by a headsman from Calais who uses a sword
Execution19 May 1536
Found guilty of treason. Beheaded on Tower Green by a headsman from Calais who uses a sword
Treason19 May 1536
Found guilty of treason
Titles and roles
Queen · Queen · Maid of Honor
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.