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 and alleged mistress of Henry VIII
*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.

ee also

*Bolin