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Anne Boleyn married Henry VIII in a secret ceremony in January 1533 after she fell pregnant and she was crowned Queen of England in June
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She was investigated by a secret commission which included her father, her uncle the Duke of Norfolk and Thomas Cromwell
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On 2 May 1536 Anne was arrested on charges of adultery with five men including her own brother, Lord George Rochford
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At the trial, presided over by her uncle, the Duke of Norfolk, Anne Boleyn was accused of adultery and witchcraft
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During her imprisonment at the Tower her family were forbidden to see her
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She was convicted and imprisoned in the Tower of London where she was granted the "mercy" of beheading by a French swordsman
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On 19 May 1536, Anne was led from her quarters to Tower Green where she became the first English queen to be executed