# Nan Boleyn — The Cream of the Jest character guide

> Nan Boleyn in The Cream of the Jest by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mistress Boleyn, Mistress Anne Boleyn

**First appearance:** 0037-xxxi-horvendile-to-ettarre-at-whitehall

## Who they are

A historical figure appearing as a character in Kennaston's visions.

## In the story

### [XXV: Byproducts of Rational Endeavor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cream_of_the_jest_se/chapters/xxv-byproducts-of-rational-endeavor)

Appears at Blickling Hall, using her influence and wit to persuade King Henry VIII to defy the Pope and marry her.

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