Jane Boleyn

"It's a sin against God! It's a sin against nature! All those who practice it are condemned by the Gospels to live forever in purgatory!"

Jane Boleyn, Countess of Rochford, also know as Jane Rochford or Lady Rochford, is the wife of George Boleyn. In the series she first appears in season 2 and is shown to be very bitter due to the abuse she suffers at the hands of her husband George Boleyn. However, Jane's personality changes when Queen Jane Seymour shows her kindness and compassion and appoints Jane [Rochford] her head lady in waiting. In season 4, the last season of the series, Jane helps to organize an affair between Thomas Culpepper and the teen queen Katherine Howard, and it is for this crime that Jane is executed. In the series Jane's husband is shown to hit her, be unfaithful to her with men and rape her, however in reality George was not a violent person. Jane also never gave testimony in reality against George and Anne. Jane's first name before marrying is not revealed.

Season 2
Jane marries the Queen's brother George Boleyn and he rapes her on their wedding night. Jane is left in tears and seems to realize that she has just condemned herself.

She is seen again later on when George returns, and he lies to her telling her that he had privy council matters to attend and "the King's affairs never sleep," but Jane confronts him about the fact that he has just come from the bed of another man, and George doesn't deny it. Jane realizes the rumours about George being gay are true and George holds her face roughly while she says all people who are gay are condemned to live forever in purgatory. George responds by saying, "Sometimes, my love, I think that with you, I'm already living in purgatory!" and hits Jane onto the bed, where she begins crying as he leaves.