Anne Boleyn Death
Anne passed away on May 19, 1536 at the age of 35 in Tower of London, London, England. Anne's cause of death was executed.
When did Anne Boleyn die?
May 19, 1536How did Anne Boleyn die? What was the cause of death?
ExecutedHow old was Anne Boleyn when died?
35Where did Anne Boleyn die? What was the location of death?
Tower of London, London, England
Anne Boleyn Birthday and Date of Death
Anne Boleyn was born in 1501 and died on May 19, 1536. Anne was 35 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: 1501
Date of Death: May 19, 1536
Age at Death: 35
Is Anne Boleyn's father, Thomas Boleyn, dead or alive?
Thomas Boleyn's information is not available now.
Is Anne Boleyn's mother, Elizabeth Boleyn, dead or alive?
Elizabeth Boleyn's information is not available now.
Anne Boleyn's sister :
Anne Boleyn's sister, Mary Boleyn, died on July 19, 1543 as he was 39 years old.
Anne Boleyn's brothers :
Anne has 2 brothers:- George Boleyn
- Viscount Rochford
Anne Boleyn - Biography
Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of King Henry VIII, and Marquess of Pembroke in her own right. Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution by beheading, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the start of the English Reformation. Anne was the daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Howard, and was educated in the Netherlands and France, largely as a maid of honour to Claude of France. She returned to England in early 1522, to marry her Irish cousin James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond; the marriage plans were broken up by Cardinal Wolsey, and instead she secured a post at court as maid of honour to Henry VIII's wife, Catherine of Aragon.
On the morning of Friday, 19 May, Anne Boleyn was executed within the Tower precincts, not upon the site of the execution memorial, but rather, according to historian Eric Ives, on a scaffold erected on the north side of the White Tower, in front of what is now the Waterloo Barracks. She wore a red petticoat under a loose, dark grey gown of damask trimmed in fur and a mantle of ermine. Accompanied by two female attendants, Anne made her final walk from the Queen's House to the scaffold and she showed a "devilish spirit" and looked "as gay as if she was not going to die".
The ermine mantle was removed and Anne lifted off her headdress, tucking her hair under a coif. After a brief farewell to her weeping ladies and a request for prayers, she kneeled down and one of her ladies tied a blindfold over her eyes. She knelt upright, in the French style of executions. Her final prayer consisted of her repeating continually, "Jesu receive my soul; O Lord God have pity on my soul."
The execution consisted of a single stroke. It was witnessed by Thomas Cromwell; Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk; the King's illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy; the Lord Mayor of London, as well as aldermen, sheriffs, and representatives of the various craft guilds. Most of the King's Council were also present.
