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Anne Boleyn (/ ˈ b ʊ l ɪ n, b ʊ ˈ l ɪ n /; [7] [8] [9] c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII.The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading for treason, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation.
Oil on canvas. Dimensions. 246 cm × 297 cm (97 in × 117 in) Location. National Gallery, London. The Execution of Lady Jane Grey is an oil painting by Paul Delaroche, completed in 1833, which is now in the National Gallery in London. It was enormously popular in the decades after it was painted, but in the 20th century realist historical ...
Seymour is a supporting character in the 2003 BBC television drama The Other Boleyn Girl, played by Naomi Benson opposite Jared Harris as Henry VIII and Jodhi May as Anne Boleyn. [47] In October 2003, in the two-part ITV drama Henry VIII, Ray Winstone starred as the King. Jane Seymour was played by Emilia Fox.
Signature. Lady Jane Grey (1536/7 – 12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley after her marriage [ 3 ] and as the " Nine Days' Queen ", [ 6 ] was an English noblewoman who claimed the throne of England and Ireland from 10 to 19 July 1553. Jane was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII, through his youngest daughter Mary, and a great ...
Portrait of Elizabeth I of England in her coronation robes. Copy c. 1600–1610of a lost original of c. 1559.[1] The pose echoes the famous portrait of Richard IIin Westminster Abbey, the second known portrait of a British sovereign. One of many portraits of its type, with a reversed Darnleyface pattern, c. 1585–90, artist unknown.
English: Jane Seymour (1508/9–1537) was Henry VIII of England 's third wife. Henry married her in 1536, shortly after the execution of Anne Boleyn, and she died the following year, twelve days after giving birth to Henry's son and heir, the future Edward VI. In accordance with his wishes, Henry was buried with Jane at Windsor Castle, the ...
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) [ a ] was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last monarch of the House of Tudor. Elizabeth was the only surviving child of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth was two years old, her parents' marriage was annulled, her ...
Elizabeth Seymour(c. 1518[5]– 19 March 1568[3]) was a younger daughter of Sir John Seymourof Wulfhall, Wiltshireand Margery Wentworth.[6] Elizabeth and her sister Janeserved in the household of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII.