July 8 – An important job for Thomas Boleyn, father of Anne Boleyn
On this day in Tudor history, on 8th July 1503, Thomas Boleyn, father of Anne Boleyn, left Collyweston in Northamptonshire…
Read MoreJuly 2 – Cromwell is rewarded with Thomas Boleyn’s office
On this day in Tudor history, 2nd July 1536, Master Secretary, Thomas Cromwell, the king’s chief advisor, was formally appointed…
Read MoreJune 22 – Thomas Boleyn becomes a Knight of the Bath, and Mary Boleyn is widowed
On the night of 22nd June 1509, during the celebrations for the forthcoming coronation of King Henry VIII and Queen…
Read MoreMarch 12 – The hidden remains of a treacherous monk and The death of Thomas Boleyn, father of Anne Boleyn
On this day in Tudor history, 12th March 1537, Cistercian monk William Haydock of Whalley Abbey, Lancashire, was hanged for…
Read MoreTrailer for Lauren Mackay’s talk on Thomas Boleyn and Anne Boleyn
One of my very favourite books on the Boleyns is Dr Lauren Mackay's "Among the Wolves of Court", a dual…
Read MoreWas Thomas Boleyn on the jury at Anne Boleyn’s trial?
"How did Thomas Boleyn feel sitting in judgement on his children?" is a question that I was asked recently, and…
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The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family – Find out more about the Boleyns
Episode 1 of BBC Two’s new three-part series on the Boleyn family – The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family – aired…
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