Image: Blickling, St Andrew's church, Memorial Brass (48313845407)

Description: St Andrew's Church, Blickling, Norfolk, monumental brass of Cecilie Boleyn (1408-1458) who died aged 50, unmarried. She was a sister of Sir w:Geoffrey Boleyn (1406–1463), lord of the manor of Blickling, a wealthy mercer who purchased Blickling Hall, the great-grandfather of Queen Anne Boleyn (c.1501-1536), the second wife of King Henry VIII. She remained single all her life. Inscribed: Here lyth Cecilie Boleyn Suster to Geffrey Boleyn lord of the man(or) of Blyclyng whiche Cecilie decessed in hir maydenhode of the age of L yeeres the XXVI day of Juyn the yeer of our Lord M CCCC LVIII whos soule God pardonne Amen Genealogy Cecily Boleyn (1400-1458), died unmarried (brass in Blickling Church) Sir w:Geoffrey Boleyn (1406–1463), a wealthy mercer who purchased Blickling Hall Sir w:William Boleyn (1451–1505) of Blickling, son, who married Lady Margaret Butler (1454–1539), a daughter and co-heiress of w:Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond. Anne Boleyn (1476-1479) who died aged 3 (brass in Blickling Church) Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (c.1477-1539), son, born at Blickling Queen Anne Boleyn (c.1501-1536), daughter, the second wife of King Henry VIII.
Title: Blickling, St Andrew's church, Memorial Brass (48313845407)
Credit: Blickling, St Andrew's church, Memorial Brass
Author: Jules & Jenny from Lincoln, UK
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