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ANNE BOLEYN THE ‘AMBITIOUS’ ONE

ANNE’S EARLY LIFE

Anne Boleyn was educated on the continent, before returning to England in 1522 to serve Henry VIII’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon.

She caused a stir at court, captivating both the heir to the earldom of Northumberland and the poet Sir Thomas Wyatt, who called her ‘Fair Brunet’. By 1526, the King was

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