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Introduction/Lead too long

That's about it. But it is. No reason to remove content, just a little bit of cutting and pasting work into the body I suppose.64.138.208.142 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:01, 2 June 2011 (UTC).[reply]

I moved the Wolsey paragraph from the lead into the main body of the article.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 15:18, 2 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oh Death Rock Me Asleep

The article claims it is generally believed to have been authored by Anne, while the source recited claims it had been authored by George Boleyn. ירון (talk) 21:27, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The sources cited differ on which person authored it, which is more or less consistent with what is said in the article. None of the sources offered are particularly good, or more reliable than the others. carl bunderson (talk) (contributions) 23:21, 1 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cousin of Thomas Wyatt?

On the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Darrell_(maid-of-honour)#Thomas_Wyatt it says "Elizabeth became the mistress of the poet and cousin of the late queen Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyatt". I'm thinking this is incorrect, Anne Boleyn and Thomas Wyatt weren't cousins, but I thought I should leave it to someone more knowledgeable about Tudor history to edit it or not. I've posted this on the Anne Boleyn page because I wasn't sure it would ever be noticed on the Elizabeth Darrell page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.149.102.90 (talk) 22:39, 29 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Anne and Thomas were not cousins, though I have heard that claim before, it's thought to have arisen from a typo or error in an old biography of Anne. Or possibly from a suggestion that they may have been cousins by marriage, through Thomas's wife. Or even that they were "cousins", like how people who grow up near each other and are lifelong friends are "cousins" even though they are not blood related. In any event, it is inaccurate, and I definitely think should be removed from any Wikipedia article, unless the article is "Vague Unsourced Rumors About Anne Boleyn". Ella Plantagenet (talk) 23:15, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have seen many extended genealogies of Anne Boleyn, and I do recall having seen that Thomas Wyatt was related to Anne through the Boleyn side. When I get the time, I'll try to find it. At any rate they were certainly not first cousins.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 05:58, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Anne and Thomas were third cousins in law: Thomas Wyatt's wife, Elizabeth Brooke, and Anne Boleyn were both great-great-granddaughters of Sir Robert Howard, of Stoke Neyland, and Margaret Mowbray (who were parents of the first Duke of Norfolk). Wdgwdgwdg (talk) 22:10, 9 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Marquesate of Pembroke

Should it really be described as one of the largest in England when its in Wales? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.9.103.190 (talk) 23:11, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Probably because Wales was not considered a country, but a principality part of England. See Edward I of England. Leafcat (talk) 04:47, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]