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25 January 1533
Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn

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Henry VIII secretly marries Anne Boleyn, who is already pregnant. He hopes that she will bear him a male heir. The marriage is bigamous because he is officially married to Catherine of Aragon until May 1533 when the marriage is annulled.

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