Boleyn
Originally "Bullen", Boleyn is the surname of a noble English family particularly prominent in the Tudor period, members of which include:
- Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII
- Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, mother of Anne Boleyn
- Geoffrey Boleyn, Lord Mayor of London
- George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, brother of Anne, executed with her for incest, adultery and treason, d.1536
- Mary Boleyn, Anne's sister and a long-term mistress of Henry VIII's, who is rumoured to have borne him two children, Henry and Catherine
- Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, father of Anne, George and Mary, courtier and ambassador
- Lady Margaret Boleyn, mother of the above, declared insane in her later years
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
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