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Anne Boleyn was the daughter of the wife of Thomas Boleyn, a leading knight; I say that she was the daughter of his wife, because she could not possibly have been his daughter, for his wife conceived and bore Anne while he was away from home for the space of two years as the king's ambassador to France, during which his wife conceived and bore Anne. The reason for this was that, lusting after Boleyn's wife, he sent her husband to France, under the pretext of honoring him with the office of ambassador, in order to enjoy her without danger or suspicion.

Pedro de Ribadeneyra’s 'Ecclesiastical History of the Schism of the Kingdom of England’

Footnotes by the editor:

Though Thomas Boleyn did serve as ambassador to France, this was not until 1519. His wife, Elizabeth Boleyn, gave birth to Anne c.1501.

Henry was around nine years of age at the time of Anne’s birth, neither king nor even heir apparent.