Henry VIII's First Interview with Anne Boleyn
Daniel Maclise · 1836
Why it's great
King Henry VIII meets Anne Boleyn in a palace hall, the beginning of the romance that led him to break with the Catholic Church. Daniel Maclise painted this imagined meeting in 1836.
🏛️ Part of history
The Protestant Reformation (1517–1648) — King Henry VIII meets Anne Boleyn in a palace hall, the beginning of the romance that led him to break with the Catholic Church.
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Daniel Maclise was an Irish painter born in Cork in 1806. He moved to London, where he painted big scenes from history and literature, including huge murals in the Houses of Parliament, and was close friends with Charles Dickens. He died in Chelsea in 1870.
