Boleyn

Francisation of traditional English "Bullen", Boleyn is the surname of a noble English family particularly prominent in the Tudor period, members of which include:

  • Anne Boleyn, Queen consort of England (1533 - 1536), second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I
  • Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, mother of Anne Boleyn
  • Elizabeth Boleyn, Lady Boleyn
  • Geoffrey Boleyn, Lord Mayor of London
  • George Boleyn (dean)
  • George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, brother of Anne
  • James Boleyn
  • Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford
  • Mary Boleyn, Anne's sister and long-term mistress of Henry VIII
  • Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, father of Anne, George and Mary, courtier and ambassador
  • Lady Margaret Butler, married name Boleyn, mother of Thomas

    • The name also occurs in:

  • Boleyn Ground in London, often also known as Upton Park, the football stadium of West Ham United F.C.

    • See also

  • Bolin (disambiguation)
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    Puzzles. Challenge yourself with today’s puzzles. Crossword. Polygon. Sudoku. A tree blossoms amid daffodils at Hever Castle, Kent. VIKKI RIMMER ... It is an orchard fit for a king or, more aptly as this was Anne Boleyn’s home, a queen ... Life & Style ... .
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