George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford was an English courtier and nobleman who played a prominent role in the politics of the early 1530s as the brother of Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII. George was the maternal uncle of Queen Elizabeth I, although he died long before his niece ascended the throne. Following his father's promotion in the peerage in 1529 to Earl of Wiltshire and Earl of Ormond, he adopted his father's junior title Viscount Rochford as a courtesy title. He was accused of incest with his sister Anne during the period of her trial for high treason, as a result of which both were executed.
George Boleyn's signature
Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and execution by beheading for treason, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation.
Near contemporary portrait of Anne Boleyn at Hever Castle, c. 1550
Portrait of Anne's elder sister Mary Boleyn, by Remigius van Leemput, c. 1630–1670
Interior Court of Savoy, Mechelen
King Henry and Anne Boleyn Deer shooting in Windsor Forest by William Powell Frith, 1903