Anne Boleyn’s great-grandfatherPosted on April 15, 2011 by NatalieSir Geoffrey Boleyn's brass at Salle Church © Salle Church & www.churchphotography.org.ukSir Geoffrey Boleyn was Anne Boleyn’s paternal great-grandfather. He made his fortune as a mercer in London, served as an alderman in the City of London and became Lord Mayor in 1457-8 (Ives, Pg. 3).He purchased the manor of Blickling in Norfolk from Sir John Fastolf in 1452, and was granted Hever Castle in Kent by William Fiennes in...