Anne Boleyn was born in Blickling, Norfolk. The exact date of her birth is unknown, but it is thought to be around 1500 in either late May or early June. She was known to be an unattractive woman for the time. She had a dark complexion with brown hair and eyes. She was even said to be covered in moles and warts; as well as possessing a sixth finger on her left hand.

The exact meeting between King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is uncertain. Anne returned to England from working under the Queen of France, and became an official member of the Court on March 1st, 1522 under Queen Catherine. Anne was arranged to be married and even had multiple men on the side; and Henry normally had mistresses, so when Anne and Henry were suspected of being together, no on paid it much attention at first.

In 1527 King Henry VIII began to seek an annulment of his marriage to Catherine. Anne had such an influence over Henry that not only did she get him to leave his wife; he fell madly in love with her and wrote her love letters. These love letters are the very few remaining documents that were actually written by Henry. Anne had great influence over Henry in the Court; she was the one who led him to his new ideas about religious reforms. Anne worked hard and received the title of Marquess of Pembroke in September 1532, which she had earned. The people of England hated her greatly and were plotting her death

In December of 1532 she became pregnant, so on January 25th, 1533 Anne and Henry got secretly married. Catherine and Henry’s marriage was declared invalid on May 23rd, 1533. Anne was officially the Queen of England. She gave birth to the Princess Elizabeth on August 26th, 1533. Later on in 1534 and 1535 she had two stillborn babies, one of which was a boy. Anne and Henry became frustrated with the fact that she could not give him a son, and Henry became interested in Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting.