Anne Boleyn was the second wife of Henry VIII and the mother of Elizabeth I. Henry's desire to divorce his first wife and marry Anne helped bring about the English Reformation. She was the first ...

A portrait of the "mastermind" behind the fall of Anne Boleyn is set to be unveiled at the former queen’s childhood home. Thomas Cromwell, the son of a blacksmith, worked his way up to become ...

Yet, recalling the fraught history between the two ... seen as fulfilling a past threat made by Boleyn herself: "However, I remembered that before Anne’s downfall, she had threatened Cromwell ...

In 1533, Henry VIII of England secretly married Anne Boleyn, his second wife. In 1858, Mendelssohn's "The Wedding March" was ...

What happened on January 25 in world history? Here are 4 events worth remembering: See them above in our 57-second video, and below for more details! Get On This Day In History delivered straight to ...

The Yorkshire manor house East Riddlesden Hall dates back to the 15th century while the site itself dates back 1,400 years ...

Anne Boleyn's Seat was originally built for Georgian ... Most of the content on A History of the World is created by the contributors, who are the museums and members of the public.

In 1533, England’s King Henry VIII secretly married his second wife, Anne Boleyn, who later gave birth to Elizabeth I. In 1787, Shays’ Rebellion forces failed in an attempt to overtake the U.S.

Unable to produce a male heir, Catherine’s marriage to Henry began to sour and Henry began pursuing her lady-in-waiting, Anne Boleyn. In 1527 Henry, still desperate for a son, asked the Pope for ...