12 March 1539 – Thomas Boleyn dies
"My good lord and master is dead. He made the end of a good Christian man. Hever, 13 March."1 So…
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Sketch of brass memorialOn 12th March 1539, Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire and Ormond, and father of the late Queen…
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Details from Thomas Boleyn's brass On this day in history, 12 March 1539, Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire and Ormond,…
Read More29 June 1536 – Thomas Boleyn loses the office of Lord Privy Seal
Detail from Thomas Boleyn's brass memorial Following the falls and executions of two of his children, Anne and George Boleyn,…
Read More29 June 1536 – Thomas Boleyn Loses his Office of Lord Privy Seal
On the 29th June 1536 Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire, was stripped of his office of Lord Privy Seal, an…
Read MoreIn Defence of Thomas Boleyn, Father of Anne Boleyn
I recently read a comment on a Tudor history Facebook page which really struck me and got me thinking, as…
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