On 23 May 1533 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared Henry VIII's marriage to his first Queen, Catherine of Aragon, a nullity, and on or about 25 January 1533 the King married the Dowager Duchess's step-granddaughter Anne Boleyn in a secret ceremony.
The King married the Dowager Duchess's step-granddaughter Anne Boleyn in a secret ceremony. This was what May 1533 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared Henry VIII's marriage to his first Queen and on or about 25 January 1533 on 23. Catherine of Aragon was his first Queen. Catherine of Aragon was a nullity.