anne boleyn

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  1. 1

    (Pronunciations with stress on the second syllable were rare until recently and were not mentioned by reference works until the 1960s; see The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations by Charles Harrington ElsterJones, Daniel Everyman's English Pronouncing Dictionary 12th edition entry "Boleyn" 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII.

  2. 2

    the second wife of Henry VIII of England.

  3. 3

    a play on the life of Anne Boleyn by the English author Howard Brenton, which premiered at Shakespeare's Globe in 2010.

  4. 4

    a British three-part psychological thriller television miniseries developed for Channel 5 starring Jodie Turner-Smith in the title role.

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