Boleyn

American  

[bool-in, boo-lin] / ˈbʊl ɪn, bʊˈlɪn /

noun

1. Anne, 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England: mother of Queen Elizabeth I.

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Boleyn British  

/ ˈbʊlɪn, bʊˈlɪn /

noun

1. Anne . 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England; mother of Elizabeth I. She was executed on a charge of adultery

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Example Sentences

One subsequent sitter would be Henry’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, who had reportedly hated More so much that upon his execution she threw his portrait to the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Infrared images have revealed that an artist who painted Anne Boleyn deviated from an approved design for portraits of the Tudor queen.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Set in the court of Henry VIII, “Queen B” follows Lady Grace Fairfax as she seeks the traitors who betrayed Anne Boleyn.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

Callas played Anne Boleyn, a doomed wife of Henry VIII, in a somewhat lesser-known Donizetti opera.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2024

For these gardens Hogarth painted a poor picture of Henry VIII. and Anne Boleyn, and he also permitted Hayman to make copies of the later series of the “Four Times of the Day.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various