Anne Boleyn was only the second commoner to be elevated to the consort's throne in England - the first had been Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV. Anne's origins were uninspiring, although, like all Henry VIII's wives, she could trace her descent from Edward I. She was well-connected on her mother's side, but her father's origins were in trade.
That's a bit misleading. Her father was related to titled nobility as well, and even wound up inheriting a title. She wasn't royalty, but to say she was a commoner as if she were a milkmaid was a bit far of the mark!
