“It is done!” cried the inhuman Henry, as he heard the cannon which was the signal that the tragedy was over; “that is an end of the matter. Unleash the dogs, and let us follow the stag.”

Thus ended the life of Anne Boleyn, and on the next day King Henry VIII. was married to his third wife, Jane Seymour.


QUEEN ELIZABETH, AND MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS.
A.D. 1533-1603.

“A crown

Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,

Brings dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights

To him who wears the regal diadem.”—Milton.

“One speaks the glory of the British Queen,