Royal Ballet. See more Browse by. Latest features See more Latest features. More From ClassicFM. Browse by See more Browse by. In his petition for annulment to the pope, he cited an excerpt from the Book of Leviticus stating that a man who takes his brother's wife shall remain childless, and claimed that he and Catherine who was his brother's widow would never have a son who survived infancy because their marriage was a condemnation in the eyes of God.
Following a six-year debate, during which time Henry and Boleyn had courted discreetly, Anne discovered that she was pregnant in early Without the blessing of the pope, on January 25, , Henry and Boleyn quickly married in a secret ceremony led by Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury.
The following June, a lavish coronation ceremony was held in honor of the new queen. Anne would conceive twice more, in and , with each delivery producing a stillborn baby. In , Archbishop Cranmer decreed Henry's marriage to Catherine Aragon invalid because she was the king's sister-in-law. Henry subsequently broke England away from Rome by setting up the Church of England. Catherine would pass away two years later, in While Queen Anne's public persona was that of a sexually promiscuous status seeker—due in no small part to the public's long-held allegiance to Catherine of Aragon—her efforts to play the traditional role of queen during her reign were both valid and sincere, focusing on improvements for the poor.
Boleyn was also renowned at court for her stylish wardrobe, much of which followed French fashion trends of the time. England would never warm up to Queen Anne, however. She would remain disliked, by and large, for the rest of her short life. But if Boleyn was less than prepared for her new role as queen, she was extremely unprepared for her new role as the king's wife. Unlike Queen Catherine before her, who knew of her husband's infidelity but was able to turn the other cheek, Boleyn was enraged by Henry's promiscuity and became increasingly jealous.
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