A Brief History of the Life of Anne Boleyn, An Outline

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Anne Boleyn: A Brief History

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the life of Anne Boleyn and the impact she had on the English monarchy.

Introduction

I. Attention-Getter: "I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak anything of that, whereof I am accused and condemned to die, but I pray God save the king and send him long to reign over you, for a gentler nor a more merciful prince was there never: and to me he was ever a good, a gentle and sovereign lord." (Anne Boleyn Bio, 2013)

II. Credibility Statement: A growing interest in the development of the Tudor family led me to research some information on my own, and when I came across Anne Boleyn’s story I knew that I had to share what I had uncovered.

III. Relating to the Audience: In our modern world we don’t have need for monarchies and a prevailing sex, but we do need to understand how those English traditions helped develop the history that we know of today.

IV. Thesis Statement: To truly appreciate the impact that Anne Boleyn had on the history of the English monarchy, it is crucial that we acknowledge her past and examine her royal downfall.

Transition: Before we can pass judgment on her royal downfall we must first look at her life before she became the “executed” queen.

Body

Main Idea I: Anne Boleyn’s past is non-traditional as it does not begin with her birth circa 1501; her historical past begins in England of 1522 when she was holding residence in King Henry VIII’s court as a maid to his wife Catherine. (Anne Boleyn Bio, 2013)

A. Lady Catherine was a lovely queen, but she was unable to birth a son for her husband. (Ridgway, 2012)

a. Because of Catherine’s inability to produce an heir, Henry sought out misstresses in hopes that one...

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...ollowing Anne’s execution Henry was married again, but Anne was not forgotten.

Restate Thesis: To most it may seem that the impact that Anne had on the English monarchy was minimal, but her flirtatious past with Henry and her untimely end provided the means necessary for her daughter, Elizabeth, to establish herself as the rightful ruler of England.

Closing Statement: Elizabeth was able to avenge her mother by proving to her country that an heir was not necessary for a ruler to be successful; ironically, that very notion killed her mother.

References

Anne Boleyn Biography. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/anne-boleyn-9218155

Eakins, L. (1994). Anne Boleyn. Retrieved from http://tudorhistory.org/boleyn/

Ridgway, C. (2012). The Anne Boleyn Files. Retrieved from http://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/about/

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