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Anne of Austria
Definition by Alexa Galue

Anne of Austria

Anne of Austria (1601-1666), as the wife of King Louis XIII of France (r. 1610-1643), was queen consort of France and of Navarre when the Kingdom of Navarre was annexed by the French Crown. She also acted as regent for her son, King Louis...
Anne Boleyn
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn (c. 1501-1536) was the second wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547). Anne, sometimes known as 'Anne of a Thousand Days' in reference to her short reign as queen, was accused of adultery and executed in the Tower of London...
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Anne, Queen of Great Britain

Anne reigned as Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1702 and then, following the 1707 Act of Union, over a united kingdom as Queen of Great Britain until her death in 1714. The last of the Stuart monarchs, Anne's reign witnessed...
Anne Hutchinson
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Anne Hutchinson - Spiritual Visionary and Champion of Faith

Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643) was a religious reformer, Puritan dissident, midwife, and alleged prophetess whose beliefs and influence brought her into conflict with the magistrates of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, especially its governor...
Anne Bonny
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Anne Bonny

Anne Bonny (also Bonney) was an Irish-born pirate who briefly operated in the waters around the Bahamas before her capture by the Jamaican authorities in 1720. As partner to the English pirate John Rackham, aka ‘Calico Jack’, Bonny dressed...
Queen Anne's War
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

Queen Anne's War - When Europe's Succession Dispute Ignited American Frontiers

Queen Anne’s War (1702-1713) was the second major colonial conflict in North America, fought between the colonies of England – Great Britain after 1707 – and those of France and Spain, each side aided by their respective Native American allies...
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Article by Mark Cartwright

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

In his search to secure the continuation of the Tudor line, Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) married an incredible six times. Some marriages were the result of passion while others were arranged for political reasons. One divorce caused...
The Trial of Anne Hutchinson
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Trial of Anne Hutchinson - Silencing Dissent in Colonial America

Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643) was a religious dissident who was brought to trial by John Winthrop (1588-1649) and the other magistrates of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637 for spreading "erroneous opinions" regarding religious belief and...
Anne Boleyn
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Anne Boleyn

A portrait of Anne Boleyn by an unknown artist but copied from an original by Hans Holbein the Younger. Anne Boleyn (c. 1501-1536 CE) was the second wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (Hever Castle, Kent, England)
Anne Hutchinson on Trial
Image by Edwin Austin Abbey

Anne Hutchinson on Trial

Anne Hutchinson on Trial, an illustration depicting the trial of religious dissenter Anne Hutchinson (l. 1591-1643 CE), by Edwin Austin Abbey, 1901 CE.
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