Curated category
Boleyn family
- Anne BoleynAnne Boleyn's exact birth year remains a subject of historical argument, with scholars proposing either 1501 or 1507 as the correct date.
- Lady Margaret ButlerKilkenny Castle in County Kilkenny, Ireland, served as the birthplace of Lady Margaret Butler around 1454. She entered the world as the daughter and…
- Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of WiltshireElizabeth Boleyn entered the world around 1480 within the wealthy Howard family. Her father was Sir Thomas Howard, who later became the 2nd Duke of Norfolk.
- Boleyn familyJohn Boleyn of Salle, Norfolk first appears on the register of Walsingham Abbey. A man named Simon de Boleyne possibly purchased lands in that village of…
- George Boleyn, Viscount RochfordGeorge Boleyn entered the world around 1504, born into the powerful Boleyn and Howard families. His father Thomas held titles that would eventually make him…
- Mary BoleynMary Boleyn likely entered the world between early 1499 and late 1500 at Blickling Hall. Her family home was Hever Castle in Kent, where she spent her…
- Henry Carey, 1st Baron HunsdonHenry Carey entered the world on the 4th of March 1526 as the second child of William Carey and Mary Boleyn. His mother was the sister of Anne Boleyn, who…
- Geoffrey BoleynA monumental brass in Salle Church, Norfolk, stands as the first physical evidence of Geoffrey Boleyn's lineage. The stone slab depicts his parents, an elder…
- William BoleynWilliam Boleyn entered the world at Blickling Hall in Norfolk during 1451. He was the younger son of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn and Anne Hoo.
- Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of WiltshireHe was born in about 1477 at Hever Castle in Kent. His father Sir William Boleyn had purchased Blickling Hall in Norfolk from his own father Sir Geoffrey…