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Margaret Pole ~ a brief video history

The ghost of Anne Boleyn at Blickling Hall

There is a strong tradition of the Boleyn's haunting Blickling Hall near Alysham in Norfolk, not just Anne but also her father, Thomas, and her brother, George. Blickling was home to Anne's parents, Thomas Boleyn and Lady Elizabeth Howard, until 1505 when Thomas's father died and they moved to Hever castle in Kent. There are no official records of Anne Boleyn's birth date, or place of birth, but many historians, including Antonia Fraser, put Anne's date of birth at around 1501 although others have placed it as late as 1507. If she was born before 1505, which is highly likely, it would probably have been at Blickling. Local legend says that on the anniversary of her execution Anne returns to Blickling in a carriage driven by a headless coachman drawn by headless horses. Anne herself is said to carry her head on her lap. National Trust staff have over the years had several encounters with the ghost of a lady dressed in grey who some believe to be th...