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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Life Links
Catherine of Aragon Anne of Cleves
Anne Boleyn Catherine Howard
Jane Seymour Catherine Parr
Anne Boleyn

Travel from Anne Bolyen's peaceful childhood home, Hever Castle, and the site of her execution at the Tower of London, where legend has it her ghost still walks.
Hever Castle

Hever Castle


Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace



1. Hever Castle
http://www.hevercastle.co.uk/
Hever Castle was Anne Boleyn's childhood home and where she retreated after she was banished from court in 1523 because of her romance with Lord Henry Percy.

2. Palace of Archduchess Margaret
http://www.trabel.com/mech-buildings.htm
Anne spent 18 months at the residence of Archduchess Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands, in Mechelen, Belgium, outside of Brussels.

3. Calais, France
http://sig.netinfo.fr:8084/ukbienvenue.html
British-occupied Calais was where Henry and Anne finally became lovers in October 1532.

4. Hampton Court Palace
http://dev.hrp.precedenthost.co.uk/webcode/
hampton_home.asp

When Anne moved in to Hampton Court Palace she had mirrors put in the roof of her apartments.

5. Royal Palace of Hatfield
http://www.hatfield-house.co.uk/
Now part of Hatfield House, home to the Marquess of Salisbury, the Royal Palace of Hatfield was home to Anne's daughter, Elizabeth, who lived there with her own household. It was here that Elizabeth would be declared Queen of England in 1558. Today, the palace acts as a banquet hall.

6. Tower of London
http://www.hrp.org.uk/webcode/
tower_home.asp

The site of Anne's execution in 1536, the Tower of London also houses her grave, located within the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula. Anne's room within the Tower can still be visited today.
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