Ann Boleyn was the second wife of King Henry VIII, king of England. Her sister had been the misstres of Henry VIII, but Ann refused to be the same. King Henry therefore broke with the catholic church so that he could annul his marriage to Queen Catherine and marry Ann. The two married in January 1533 and Ann gave birth to Queen Elizabeth I in september. Ann Boleyn was crowned the queen of England in on this day in 1533, but was only the queen for three years. Henry VIII had her investigated for high treason, sent to Tower of London and beheaded in May 1536. Ann Boleyn became a key figure in the English Reformation after hear death.
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