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boleyn, anne

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Bol·eyn   (bŏŏl'ĭn, bŏŏ-lĭn')   
Queen of England (1533-1536) as the second wife of Henry VIII. The mother of Elizabeth I, she produced no male heir and was subsequently tried for adultery and beheaded.
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Boleyn, Anne [(boo-lin, bool-in)]

The second wife of King Henry VIII of England; the mother of Queen Elizabeth I. Anne Boleyn was convicted of adultery and beheaded.

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