Is this the real face of Anne Boleyn?
Key takeaways
- Harriet Bradshaw Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2026 | Royal Collection Trust.
- Now a computer science team believes they have discovered a previously unknown sketch of Boleyn by using facial recognition on a famous collection of Tudor portraits.
- Boleyn became Henry VIII's second wife in 1533, but her reign was short-lived: approximately three years.
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Harriet Bradshaw Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2026 | Royal Collection Trust. A computer science team believe this unidentified woman could in fact be Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn won the heart of King Henry VIII, gave birth to one of the country's most well-known monarchs, and lost her head in 1536 - but her appearance has continued to challenge art historians and online sleuths.
Now a computer science team believes they have discovered a previously unknown sketch of Boleyn by using facial recognition on a famous collection of Tudor portraits.
Boleyn became Henry VIII's second wife in 1533, but her reign was short-lived: approximately three years. She was accused of adultery, incest and treason and was executed.