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Year 4 Reading Challenge- Summer 1

Mrs Khaliq

Anne Boleyn

Did marrying Anne, solve any of Henry’s problems?

Anne Boleyn is an interesting character. People always felt strongly about her, they either loved her or they despised her with a passion! Here is quick look at her early years- how do you think she compared to Catherine of Aragon?

• Anne was one of three children, Mary was her eldest sister. She was sweet and gentle but none too bright! Anne and her younger brother George were different. They were intelligent and wanted to do well. Their father recognised this and did his best to give them the best possible start in life.

• George went to Oxford University; he was able to speak Latin and French and was a poet and translator.

• Anne was educated in the house of Arch Duchess Margaret in France. Margaret was an impressive woman whose nickname was “Most dreaded lady”. She was fluent in many languages and wrote fine poetry in both Latin and French. She was also a very clever politician.

• Before returning to England Anne spent some time in the court of the French King, Francis, a man who was very kind to all women apart from his own wife! Anne loved the French court and by this time she spoke French fluently. At this time, she also polished her musical skills, becoming a fine singer and dancer.

• Years after she had left the French she was still well remembered. A man called Lancelot de Carles wrote “…she was beautiful and had an elegant figure and eyes that were even more attractive.” Anne’s eyes were large and dark and she used them with skill, using them as “…messengers to carry the secret witness of her heart.” Lancelot was also to write “…such was their power, that many men were hers to command”.

• In 1521 Anne returned to England.

• By early New Year of 1522 she was working as one of Queen Catherine’s ladies in waiting- she was to make quite an impression!

Bronze – answer the questions in full sentences.

(1). How many brothers and sisters did Anne Boleyn have? What were their names?

(2). Why were Anne and George different from Mary?

(3). What did George do?

(4). Where was Anne educated? What did she learn to do there?

(5). What did Anne do before returning to England?

(6). Who wrote about Anne after she had left France?

(7). When did Anne return to England?

Silver

Using the information you have read write a detailed description of Anne Boleyn.

Gold

Using what you have read and your own inference and deduction skills, write a paragraph that compares Anne to her sister Mary.

63 responses to “Year 4 Reading Challenge- Summer 1”

  1. Mohammed E.

    Bronze:
    1)Anne Boleyn had one brother and one sister.
    2)Gorge and Anne were more intelligent then their older sister
    even though she was older.
    3)Gorge Was a poet and translator
    4)Arch duchess Margaret in France 🇫🇷
    5)Spending time in the court of
    King Francis.
    6)Lancelotes de Cales was the person who wrote about Anne
    7)Anne returned to England in
    1521.
    Silver:
    Anne Bolen is one of the wives of
    King Henry VIII.She lived with her
    father, Gorge (younger brother) and her elder sister Mary.Dispite
    Mary is older Anne and Gorge
    are a bit more intelligent then
    her.When Gorge grew up he studied in the university of
    Oxford. He learnt how to speak
    French and Latin.He was a poet
    and a translator.Anne studied in
    Arch duchess Margaret. She learnt Latin and French like her little brother. She loved spending
    time in the court of King Francis.
    When she left France for England
    a man named Lancelotes de Carles wrote about her. In 1521
    she arrived to England and in
    1522 she ladies in waiting for the Catherine of aragon she was quite
    an impression.
    GOLD:
    Both sisters are definitely girls,
    they both are older then their brother they and both are definitely
    sisters

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