Memorial to Anne Boleyn, Tower of London

The Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula. Memorial to Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII's second wife, was executed on Tower Green in 1536; her headless body buried quickly in the Chapel without any memorial. Her remains were unearthed in the chancel in 1876 and were reburied beneath a new marble pavement in which was inserted her name and coat of arms

1536 Boleyn Buried Chancel Executed Headless Inserted Quickly Reburied Unearthed Viiis Vincula

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