Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (an Anglican), declares the marriage between Henry VIII (r. 1509 – 1547) and Anne Boleyn to be null and void.
Postscripts:
- Queen Anne was beheaded for adultery, incest and treason two days later;
- Henry married his mistress, Jane Seymour, the day after Anne was executed.
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References:
Antonia Fraser, The Wives of Henry VIII, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992), 255, 257.
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