2 of the WORST Fathers in History
Thomas Boleyn may not make a lot of worst fathers lists, but maybe he should. And John List - well, he definitely makes the list. Boleyn and List, 2 of the WORST fathers in history.
And a shout out to one of the best, too.
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS
“John List, The Mass Murderer Who Killed His Family So He’d See Them In Heaven”. All That’s Interesting. ACCESSED 6 April 2022. https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-list
Sherman, Elisabeth “Six Of The Worst Fathers In History”. All That’s Interesting. June 18, 2016 Updated January 18, 2018. ACCESSED 5 March 2022. https://allthatsinteresting.com/worst-fathers-in-history
Solly, Meilan “The Rise and Fall of Tudor England’s Scandalous Boleyn Family”. Smithsonian Magazine 19 August 2021. ACCESSED 6 April 2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rise-and-fall-tudor-englands-scandalous-boleyn-family-180978480/
Stout, David. “John E. List, 82, Killer of 5 Family Members, Dies”. The New York Times. 25 March, 2008. ACCESSED 6 April 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/nyregion/25list1.html
Tauseef, Khadija “Thomas Boleyn”. Historic UK. ACCESSED 5 April 2022. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Thomas-Boleyn/
“The Best and Worst Dads of All Time” History. 17 June 2011 Updated Aug 31, 2018. ACCESSED 5 March 2022. https://www.history.com/news/historys-best-and-worst-dads
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