# Growing Up in the House of Boleyn

An episode of [Historic Royal Palaces Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1065848261), 4 Jun 2026, 52 min.

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The Boleyn family captivated Henry VIII – but who were they before their meteoric rise to fame? Who were the little-known women operating from Hever Castle? And was Anne's father the schemer he's made out to be? In this first episode of a new series on the Rise and Fall of the Boleyns, Chief Historian Tracy Borman is joined by Owen Emmerson and Kate McCaffrey from Hever Castle. They explore how Anne Boleyn's relatives worked their way from Norfolk merchants into the corridors of power, and why they still fascinate us 500 years on. Read more about Anne Boleyn on our website. Buy Tracy's new novel 'The House of Boleyn' from our shop.

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