Jane Boleyn, Sister in Law to Anne Boleyn... Was She Vindictive or a Scapegoat?

It's difficult to study 16th century blackwork embroidery in Tudor England without also learning about the various people who may have worn it. 

 

 

For example, when learning about Katherine of Aragon, King Henry VIII's first wife, you also learn about Anne Boleyn, his second wife. 

 

Usually tied with Anne's downfall is the name Jane Boleyn (maiden name Jane Parker). Jane was also tied to Katherine Howard's downfall, who was Henry VIII's fifth wife.

 

However, when learning more about Jane herself during her lifetime, it seems that she may have been the victim of being a scapegoat as part of a PR (public relations) plot on behalf of Elizabeth I to rehabilitate her mother's image

 

 

 

 

Do you think Jane was a scapegoat? Or perhaps jealous? Vindictive? A victim?