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1480 - April 1538. Countess of Wiltshire. Mother of Anne Boleyn, Mary Boleyn and George Boleyn. Wife of Thomas Boleyn. Grandmother of Elizabeth I.

Elizabeth Howard was the daughter of Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, and his wife Elizabeth Tilney. Elizabeth's grandfather had fought for Richard III in the Battle of Bosworth Field. Her family sent Elizabeth to court, where she attended was part of the household of Elizabeth of York and later became part of the entourage of Catherine of Aragon.

She met and married her husband Thomas Boleyn around 1500. Thomas came from a family of London merchants. Their children Mary Boleyn, Anne Boleyn and George Boleyn were the only three to survive childhood. In addition to them, the couple is said to have had at least two deceased children - Thomas and Henry (Weir 179).

While the relationship she had with her eldest daughter Mary was rather cold and distant, Elizabeth had a better bond with her younger daughter Anne, teaching her embroidery and introducing her to poetry (Weir 182).

The rumor that Elizabeth used to be the mistress of Henry VIII circulated widely but was quickly denied by the King himself. Most likely Elizabeth Boleyn was confused with Elizabeth Blount, the actual mistress of the King (Ives 16).

After the execution and humiliation of their daughter Anne and their son George, Elizabeth and her husband retired to Hever, where she lived for the rest of her life. Elizabeth died in April 1538 and was buried in the Howard Aisle in Lambeth Church. Her husband died a year later.

Sources

Ives, Eric. The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn. Blackwell, 2004.

Weir, Alison. Mary Boleyn: 'The Great and Infamous Whore'. Vintage, 2012.

Weir, Alison. The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Grove Atlantic, 2007.

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-- April 7, 1538. Countess of Wiltshire. Mother of [[Anne Boleyn]], [[Mary Boleyn]] and George Boleyn. Wife of [[Thomas Boleyn]].
+- April 1538. Countess of Wiltshire. Mother of [[Anne Boleyn]], [[Mary Boleyn]] and [[George Boleyn]]. Wife of [[Thomas Boleyn]]. Grandmother of
+[[Elizabeth I]].
-Elizabeth Howard, later Elizabeth Boleyn, was the daughter of Thomas Howard, second Duke of Norfolk, and Elizabeth Tilney.
+Elizabeth Howard was the daughter of Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, and his wife Elizabeth Tilney. Elizabeth's grandfather had fought for [[Richard III]] in the [[Battle of Bosworth Field]]. Her family sent Elizabeth to court, where she attended was part of the household of [[Elizabeth of York]] and later became part of the entourage of [[Catherine of Aragon]].
-She was a lady-in-waiting for the mother of [[Henry VIII]], [[Elizabeth of York]] and later for his first wife [[Catherine of Aragon]].
-She met and married her husband [[Thomas Boleyn]] around 1500. Even tough only three of her children survived, she is said to have had multiple deceased children.
-While the relationship she had with her younger daughter Anne was a very close one, the relationship to her eldest daughter Mary was not as intimate and friendly.
-After the execution and humiliation of her daughter Anne and her son George, Elizabeth and her Husband went to live at Hever Castle.
+She met and married her husband [[Thomas Boleyn]] around 1500. Thomas came from a family of London merchants. Their children [[Mary Boleyn]], [[Anne Boleyn]] and [[George Boleyn]] were the only three to survive childhood. In addition to them, the couple is said to have had at least two deceased children - Thomas and Henry (Weir 179).
-Elizabeth died in April of 1538.
+While the relationship she had with her eldest daughter Mary was rather cold and distant, Elizabeth had a better bond with her younger daughter Anne, teaching her embroidery and introducing her to poetry (Weir 182).
+The rumor that Elizabeth used to be the mistress of [[Henry VIII]] circulated widely but was quickly denied by the King himself. Most likely Elizabeth Boleyn was confused with Elizabeth Blount, the actual mistress of the King (Ives 16).
+After the execution and humiliation of their daughter Anne and their son George, Elizabeth and her husband retired to Hever, where she lived for the rest of her life. Elizabeth died in April 1538 and was buried in the Howard Aisle in Lambeth Church. Her husband died a year later.
+== Sources ==
+Ives, Eric. ''The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn''. Blackwell, 2004.
+Weir, Alison. ''Mary Boleyn: 'The Great and Infamous Whore'''. Vintage, 2012.
+Weir, Alison. ''The Six Wives of Henry VIII''. Grove Atlantic, 2007.