An Inventory of Boleyn Grants – Spring 1536
In Letters and Papers for 3rd March 1536 is the following record: “List of grants by the King…
Thomas Boleyn
Boleyn or Bullen – The Spelling of Boleyn and the Myth that Anne Boleyn Changed It
It has been claimed, on various occasions, that Anne Boleyn ‘frenchified’ her name by changing it from ‘Bullen’…
29 June 1536 – The Demotion of Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire
Chronicler and Windsor Herald Charles Wriothesley recorded that on this day in 1536 Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire…
Remembering the Real Thomas Boleyn
My work is all about banishing myths and using primary source evidence to try and get to the…
29 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…
The Boleyns and the Seymours by Clare Cherry
Today we have a guest post from Clare Cherry looking at the two families affected by the events…
In 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…