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Anne Boleyn, a lively young woman living at the court of King Henry VIII, played a __(36)__ role in English history. At the time,
King Henry was growing __(37)__ his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, who had failed to give him a son and heir. Henry wanted a
__(38)__ male heir to insure that his family would continue to rule England after his death. King Henry fell in love with Anne Boleyn
and wanted to marry her. He expected that the pope would allow him to quietly __(39)__ his marriage to Catherine, such expedient
measures being fairly common among the royalty of Europe at that time. However, the pope was anxious to please Henry’s __(40)__,
the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, and continually refused the English king’s request. Due to his __(41)__ with Anne Boleyn and
his eagerness for a male heir, Henry broke relations with the Roman Catholic Church, beginning the English Reformation.
King Henry was not able to produce a male heir with Anne, and eventually had her __(42)__ for treason and beheaded. __(43)__,
she did give Henry an heir, who would become one of the greatest __(44)__ in English history. Anne’s daughter grew up to be
Elizabeth I, during __(45)__ long reign England became a leading world power.
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