On This Day (04 February) in 1520, Mary Boleyn married William Carey in the Chapel Royal at Greenwich Palace, with Henry VIII in attendance.
Mary was likely the eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn, the English Ambassador to France. Despite his humble beginnings, Thomas Boleyn's power was rising in the Tudor Court, through use of his political and diplomatic skills, as well as an advantageous marriage to Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. As a woman of around 20, Mary was therefore a desirable bride.

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