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"Anne Boleyn, Boleyn also spelled Bullen (born 1507?—died May 19, 1536, London, Eng.), second wife of King Henry VIII of England and mother of Queen Elizabeth I. The events surrounding the annulment of Henry’s marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and his marriage to Anne led him to break with the Roman Catholic church and brought about the English Reformation."

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"Anne Boleyn, Boleyn also spelled Bullen (born 1507?—died May 19, 1536, London, Eng.), second wife of King Henry VIII of England and mother of Queen Elizabeth I. The events surrounding the annulment of Henry’s marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and his marriage to Anne led him to break with the Roman Catholic church and brought about the English Reformation."
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