Birth of Thomas Boleyn
Birth of Thomas Boleyn
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Thomas Boleyn Biography and Timeline
Follow Thomas Boleyn through 19 dated historical records for England.
Thomas Boleyn, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
19Distinct records
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1477–1538Years on this page
1477
Birth of Thomas Boleyn
Thomas Boleyn is born into a rising gentry family and later becomes a diplomat, courtier and father of Queen Anne Boleyn.
1503
Marriage
Escorts Margaret on her way to Scotland to marry James IV
1512
Diplomatic Mission
Sent as an Envoy to The Netherlands
1513
Sheriff
Appointed Sheriff of Kent
1521
Field of Cloth of Gold
Involved in arrangements for the "Field of Cloth of Gold" meeting between Henry and the new French King France's I
Involved in arrangements for the Field of Cloth of Gold meeting between
Involved in arrangements for the "Field of Cloth of Gold" meeting between Henry and the new French King France's I
1525
Peerage
Created Viscount Rochford, Henry VIII 1st meets Anne Boleyn
1526
Keeper of Greenwich Palace
Appointed Keeper of Greenwich Palace
1529
Peerage
Created Earl of Wiltshire
Marriage
Envoy to a meeting of Charles, Holy Roman Emperor & Clement VII, to seek support for the divorce of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
Peerage
Created Earl of Ormond
1530
Peerage
Created Viscount Rochford
1533
Arranges a meeting between Henry VIII & Francis I at Boulogne-sur-Mer
Arranges a meeting between Henry VIII & Francis I at Boulogne-sur-Mer
Treaty of Westminster
Concludes the Treaty of Westminster
Christening
Takes charge of the christening of the infant Elizabeth I
1536
Death of Thomas Boleyn
Death of Thomas Boleyn, executed
Execution
Death of Thomas Boleyn, executed
1538
Death of Thomas Boleyn
Death of Thomas Boleyn
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.