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Formal Marriage to Anne Boleyn

Name: Formal Marriage to Anne Boleyn
Start: 1533-01-25
Location: London

When: 25 January 1533
Where: London
Part of: English Reformation Crisis: Statute, Marriage, and Excommunication

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn held a second private wedding service in London on 25 January 1533, following a secret ceremony in 1532.

After a secret wedding on 14 November 1532, a second, private wedding service took place in London on 25 January 1533. This formalization was necessary because the first wedding was considered unlawful at the time, ensuring the validity of their union.

Sources

Anne Boleyn Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01
Thomas Cranmer Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-06

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