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Tomb of Anne Boleyn

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A photograph of the Victorian marble floor marker placed over Anne Boleyn's grave in the Tower of London's chapel.

This Victorian floor marker commemorates Anne Boleyn's burial place after her execution and identifies her grave site.

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Inlaid marble floor medallion with a central coat of arms shield in black, white, and gold with fleur-de-lis and checkered patterns, set in a geometric octagonal border with Latin inscription text in the corners.
Photograph of the floor marker over Anne Boleyn's grave, Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London.

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What it is

This is a modern photograph of the marble floor medallion marking Anne Boleyn's burial place in the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London. The marker shows a coat of arms with Latin inscriptions.

Why it matters

Anne Boleyn was executed at the Tower and buried in an unmarked grave. Her remains were only identified during renovations in the 1800s, during Queen Victoria's reign, and this marker was added afterward to commemorate her. It shows how later generations tried to restore dignity and memory to someone whose death and burial had been treated with little ceremony.

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  • Why do you think Anne's grave went unmarked for so long?
  • What does the choice to add a heraldic marker, rather than a simple name, suggest about how she was remembered?
  • How might a Victorian memorial differ from one made in Anne's own time?

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