The Tudor Society

12 March – The death of Thomas Boleyn, father of Anne Boleyn

Close-up of Thomas Boleyn's brass

On this day in Tudor history, 12th March 1539, Thomas Boleyn, father of Queen Anne Boleyn died at Hever Castle in Kent.

In today's video, I give details of his death and resting place, as well as looking at what happened to Thomas Boleyn after May 1536, with the executions of two of his children: Anne Boleyn and George Boleyn, Lord Rochford.

Here is my video on Thomas and Elizabeth Boleyn:

My article on the spellings of Boleyn can be found at https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/boleyn-bullen-spelling-boleyn-myth-anne-boleyn-changed/

Here are my photos of Thomas's resting place:

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