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19th May 1536: The execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife and mother of the future Elizabeth I

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Although found unanimously guilty by a jury of 27 peers, the evidence against Anne was questionable. Only the Flemish musician Mark Smeaton admitted to having an affair with her, and this confession is reputed to have been extracted under ...

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