On this day in history, Anne Boleyn - King Henry VIII's - became queen of England.
She was not a queen that ruled in her own right. Instead, Anne Boleyn was queen consort. Even though Anne Boleyn was only queen consort, she was still incredibly powerful. Her powerful influence in the Tudor court and on Henry VIII, resulted in one of history's most important events: the English reformation. The English reformation was significant, as it weakened the Catholic church (probably the most powerful institution at the time). The Catholic church still remained incredibly powerful during the English Reformation beyond. However, the Catholic church lost much of it's authority over England, as Henry VIII became leader of the church in England as a result of the reformation.
Anne Boleyn was instrumental in breaking the Catholic churches grip over England, as she was sympathetic to the reformation cause. She was also instrumental in breaking Romes authority over England as Henry broke with Rome so he could marry her.
Henry chose to break with Rome because Rome refused to grant Henry a divorce: the Pope, Pope Clement VII, refused to grant Henry a divorce to his first wife - Catherine of Aragon. This in turn resulted in Henry VIII's rebellion towards Catholicism and the pope. The break from Rome was years in the making, as Henry VIII began his pursuit of Anne Boleyn long before his break from Rome. It is believed that Henry began to pursue Anne in early 1526. It was a long courting, as they married years later, on the 25th of January 1533 - by this point, Anne was pregnant with Henry's second child (and her first to him): the future Elizabeth I, who was born later that year in September. Henry's first child was to his first wife - Mary Tudor, who later became Mary I. Six months after Henry and Anne had married, Anne became queen consort. She became queen consort through her coronation, which took place on the 1st of June 1533.
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