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queen consort

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the wife of a reigning king

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Anne has been called "the most influential and important queen consort England has ever had", Ives, p. xv. Source: Internet

Fisher refused to recognise Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn Catherine was formally stripped of her title as queen and Anne was consequently crowned queen consort on 1 June 1533 in a magnificent ceremony at Westminster Abbey with a banquet afterwards. Source: Internet

Henry may have been reluctant to crown Jane before she had fulfilled her duty as a queen consort by bearing him a son and a male heir.sfn As queen, Jane Seymour was said to be strict and formal. Source: Internet

As a result, she has remained in the popular memory and has been called "the most influential and important queen consort England has ever had." Source: Internet

Fraser, p. 195. She was the last queen consort of England to be crowned separately from her husband. Source: Internet

Laquer (1982) p 417 The story of Caroline's marriage to George and her battle to be recognised as queen consort served as the basis for the 1996 BBC docudrama A Royal Scandal with Susan Lynch as Caroline and Richard E. Grant as George IV. Source: Internet

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