Who was Anne Boleyn?
Anne Boleyn was the second of the six wives of Henry VIII, and a well known figure in British history despite her rather short life and extremely short marriage. In addition to being interesting in her own right, Anne Boleyn was the mother of Elizabeth Tudor, who later acceded to the throne of England as Elizabeth I. She is also viewed as a martyr by many Protestants, and she was an important figure in the reformation of the English church.