The boleyn sisters biography

Mary Boleyn (about – 19 July ) was the older sister of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII. They had a brother named George Boleyn. There have been many stories and books about Mary Boleyn, so historians are not sure what is true about her.^[1][2]

Early Life

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Mary was born some time between and at Blickling Hall in Norfolk.

Her parents were Sir Thomas Boleyn and Lady Elizabeth Howard.

Mary boleyn family tree

While her parents had her sister Anne educated at the court of Margaret of Austria, Mary was probably educated at home. She had a well-rounded education for a woman in the s. Among Mary's other skills, she could speak French.^[3]

In , Mary's father got her a job as maid of honor to Mary Tudor, the sister of King Henry VIII.

Mary Tudor was going to be married to King Louis XII of France. Mary and the other maids traveled with Mary Tudor to France, where Mary Tudor was married. Only a few months after the wedding, howeve