30 Unforeseen Facts About Anne Boleyn

30 Unforeseen Facts About Anne Boleyn

Trista - February 11, 2019

30 Unforeseen Facts About Anne Boleyn
Mary Tudor and her husband, Philip of Spain. Hans Eworth/ Bedford Collection, Woburn Abbey, England; published between pages 220 and 221 in Porter, Linda (2007) Mary Tudor: The First Queen. London: Little, Brown/ Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain.

18. Anne Spoke Fluent French

While queen, Anne spent much time in France with her sister-in-law, Mary Tudor. She learned to speak French fluently and adopted many French mannerisms. In fact, some believed that Anne Boyle had more French cultural “isms” than English! She was one of the most cultured and intelligent queens of the time, possibly in history.

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