The Boleyns
Thomas Boleyn (1477-1539), 1st Earl of Wiltshire, was an English diplomat and politician.
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Thomas was ambitious and worked his way into Henry VIII's inner circle, as well as did his surviving children George, Mary, and especially...
Anne Boleyn
Much has been written about Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn (1501-1536). The King's desire for a son changed history. His first wife could not deliver a boy who survived infancy, so he looked for another woman to give him a legitimate son and heir to the throne. And Anne put herself out there as the one.
Since the Pope would not grant a divorce, Henry maneuvered to break away from the Catholic Church and become the head of the Church of England. And as head, Henry got his divorce and married the ambitious Anne.
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But it did not end well. Anne only produced a daughter, lost the King's love and interest, and lost her head. The following years were full of drama. In the end, Anne's daughter would become....
Queen Elizabeth I
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Elizabeth I (1533-1603) would be known as the Virgin Queen who brought England into her Golden Age. She was one of the longest reigning monarchs and considered one of the greatest.
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Yet the line from Anne Boleyn died when Elizabeth I died as Anne had no other surviving children and Elizabeth never married.
But there was Anne's older sister, the other Boleyn girl...
Mary Boleyn
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Mary (1499-1543) was Henry XIII's mistress for a short time. She was soon cast aside and out of the limelight, truly the underdog. She had experienced heartache, was widowed, was impoverished for a time.
But Anne and George had been executed in 1536. And after her parents passed away, Mary inherited the estate. Mary, the underdog, survived.
* See: Mary Boleyn
Mary Boleyn was not a mother to a ruling queen like sister Anne's Elizabeth I. But she was the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother of....
Queen Elizabeth II
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Reference: Mary Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (1926-2022) was the last head of state of any country to serve in uniform during World War II as well as the longest reigning English monarch--70 years.
* See: Elizabeth II
2 Boleyn Sisters ... 2 Queen Elizabeths
Ann Boleyn ---
mother of
Queen Elizabeth I
Mary Boleyn ---
great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother of
Queen Elizabeth II
And Mary Boleyn's line lives on in Charles III
Long live the king!
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Crown: wikipedia.com/Crown
Boleyn Arms: wikipedia.com/BoleynArms
Anne Boleyn: wikipedia.com/AnneBoleyn
Elizabeth I: wikipeida.com/ElizabethI
Mary Boleyn: wikipedia.com/MaryBoleyn
Elizabeth II: wikipedia.com/ElizabethII
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