Florrie Boleyn

Florrie Boleyn is the pen name of Jane Page, who has worked as a journalist for most of her life, and - more recently - as a playwright.

Why choose the name Florrie Boleyn?

"Since I write historical fiction I wanted a name that is famous in history - and there are few names more well-known than that of Boleyn. Boleyn is also, in some senses, a family name; I come from London's East End - both sides of my family are East Enders as far back as we know, and my great grandmother was born in 1867 in the Tower of London, where her father was a Beefeater. My family lived in a terraced house on a patch of land that was once the site of one of the many priories taken over by Henry VIII, a bit of history reflected in the names given to the new streets - Parr Road, Seymour Road, Cleeves Road, etc - and we lived in Boleyn Road. My grandfather was an unofficial Saturday night star of the local pub - the Boleyn, and it was there that my parents met.

“Florrie“is a frivolous sort of name, very suitable for my light style of writing. It was also my grandmother's name.

For background to the books I write, visit my blog at my website http://florrieboleyn.com