The Boleyns

<body bgcolor="black" text="#ffffff" link="CRIMSON" alink="CRIMSON" vlink="CRIMSON"> <basefont size="2"> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"><CENTER><FONT FACE="Magik,Mistral,Comic Sans MS,Arial" SIZE="7">The Boleyns<BR> <FONT SIZE="4">By Douglas Dowell</FONT></FONT> <P ALIGN=JUSTIFY> Welcome to my webpage, focussing on the fortunes of the Boleyn family throughout the course of the sixteenth century. Obviously, the most famous Boleyns are <B><A HREF="anne/" target="_parent">Anne</A></B> and her daughter <B><A HREF="elizabeth/" target="_parent">Elizabeth I</A></B>, but I look at other members of the family, such as <B><A HREF="george/" target="_parent">George</A></B> and <B><A HREF="mary/" target="_parent">Mary Boleyn</A></B>, Anne's brother and sister, and her father <B><A HREF="thomas/" target="_parent">Sir Thomas</A></B>. If you leave the cursor over a link to one of the sections below, a summary of its contents should appear in a second or two. 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This site looks best if you have the <B><A HREF="http://www.renfaire.com/Misc/Fonts/I.html" TARGET="_parent">Magik</A></B> font, but it isn't essential.</P> <P> <IMG SRC="boleynmap.gif" HEIGHT="180" WIDTH="738" ISMAP USEMAP="#boleyn" ALT="Boleyn Family" BORDER="0"> <map NAME="boleyn"> <area SHAPE=RECT COORDS="443,78 522,96" HREF="anne/" target="_parent" ALT="Anne Boleyn"> <area SHAPE=RECT COORDS="649,79 733,96" HREF="george/" target="_parent" ALT="George Boleyn"> <area SHAPE=RECT COORDS="557,78 629,93" HREF="george/jane.html" target="_parent" ALT="Jane Parker"> <area SHAPE=RECT COORDS="247,13 339,29" HREF="thomas/" target="_parent" ALT="Thomas Boleyn"> <area SHAPE=RECT COORDS="114,78 192,96" HREF="mary/" target="_parent" ALT="Mary Boleyn"> <area SHAPE=RECT COORDS="4,78 93,97" HREF="relatives/carey/william.html" target="_parent" ALT="William Carey"> <area SHAPE=RECT COORDS="403,145 464,163" HREF="elizabeth/" target="_parent" ALT="Elizabeth I"> </MAP> <P> <B><A HREF="/boleynfamily2/bullens/" target="_parent" TITLE="Here you can find information about the rise of the Bullen family (before the spelling 'Boleyn' became common) from its original trading origins, through initiative and - especially - through marriage.">The Early Bullens</A></B> | <B><A HREF="relatives/" target="_parent" TITLE="This section focusses on members of families such as the Howards and Sheltons, linked to the Boleyns by blood - including Katheryn Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII.">Boleyn Relatives</A></B> | <B><A HREF="/boleynfamily2/monarchs/" target="_parent" TITLE="This section is about the monarchs under whom the Boleyns and their relatives served - including the Yorkist kings under whom the Howards emerged, and James VI and I who received the news of his accession from Sir Robert Carey, as well as the Tudor monarchs.">Monarchs: 1483-1625</A></B> | <B><A HREF="transcripts/" target="_parent" TITLE="This section is devoted to letters, records and other documents from the period. There is a considerable amount pertaining to both Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I, as well as to other notables of the day.">Tudor Transcripts</A></B> | <<B><A HREF="issues/" target="_parent" TITLE="This section is intended to focus on various themes in the Tudor period, but particularly those most relevant to the Boleyns and their relatives.">Issues in Tudor History</A></B> | <B><A HREF="/boleynfamily2/heraldry/" target="_parent" TITLE="This section, unsurprisingly, focusses on the coats of arms of the Boleyns and their relatives, and their relevance to their lives and status in general.">Heraldry and the Boleyns</A></B><BR> <B><A HREF="sitemap.html" TITLE="From here you can access all the pages on the site. 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I hope to increase the number of links available over time.">Links Page</A></B> <P>  <P><FORM TARGET="_parent" METHOD="POST" ACTION="http://www.picosearch.com/cgi-bin/ts.pl"> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="index" VALUE="213992"> <TABLE BGCOLOR="WHITE" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 BORDER=0><TR><TD> <TABLE BGCOLOR="WHITE" CELLSPACING=2 CELLPADDING=0 BORDER=0> <TR><TD><A HREF="http://www.picosearch.com/" TARGET="_top"><IMG BORDER="_BORDERTYPE" src="//www.picosearch.com/picosmall.gif" ALT="PicoSearch"></A></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="query" VALUE="" SIZE="20"></TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Search" name="SEARCH"></TD></TR> </TABLE></TD></TR></TABLE></FORM>  <P>  <table BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="338" > <tr> <th><img SRC="graphic.jpg" height=86 width=189></th> </tr> <tr> <th><b><font size=-1> [<a href="http://pub39.bravenet.com/sitering/nav.php?usernum=3350046640&action=list&siteid =(siteid)" target="_parent">List Sites</a>] [<a href="http://pub39.bravenet.com/sitering/nav.php?usernum=3350046640&action=random&si teid=(siteid)" target="_parent">Random</a>] [<a href="http://pub39.bravenet.com/sitering/nav.php?usernum=3350046640&action=join&siteid =(siteid)" target="_parent">Join</a>] </font></b></th> </tr> </table> <P> <FONT SIZE="1">Sketch of Sir Thomas Boleyn © HM the Queen. 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