Mary Boleyn
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Was Henry VIII the sole guilty party in his marriage to Katherine of Aragon….?
“The King’s Great Matter”, 17th Earl of Warwick, Anne Boleyn, Bessie Bount, Catholic Monarchs, Catholicism, Church of Englad, Edward IV, Edward VI, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth Woodville, Extreme religious devotions, Ferdinand and Isabella, Henry Fitzroy, Henry VII, Henry VIII, infertility, Jane Seymour, John of Gloucester, Katherine of Aragon, Lord Privy Seal, Ludlow, Mary Boleyn, Perkin Warbeck, Philip II of Spain, Pope Clement VII, Pope Julius II, Post-partum infections, Prince Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, Prohibited degree, Protestantism, Richard Fox Bishop of Winchester, Spanish Armada, Spanish Inquisition, Ten Commandments, The ReformationJust look at the above portrait of Katherine/Catherine/Catalina of Aragon (https://tinyurl.com/3auwsmsf). This is her in 1502-1509, between losing her first husband, Prince Arthur (Tudor), (https://tinyurl.com/53n9mbd6) and marrying his younger brother, who had by then been King Henry VIII for about a month, (https://www.royal.uk/henry-viii). She and Prince Arthur had wed in November 1501, when he was…
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We’re accustomed to reading about Henry VIII’s six wives, but his mistresses aren’t quite as well known. This article (by Amy Licence) is all about these ladies—at least, about the ones of whom we’re aware. I suspect that Henry was a man of huge appetites and that his little black book was much scribbled…
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This was shown on BBC2 during August and the subject has been covered several times in recent years, not least with our old friend Dr. Starkey. However, I am pleased I watched it for two reasons. The first is that The Boleyns: A scandalous family discussed the situation from the perspective of Thomas Boleyn seeking…
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Well, I think present-day Chiddingstone village is cleaner and healthier than it was in Tudor times, but it’s certainly very very beautiful. Mind you, it was there before the rotten Tudors! For instance “….The historical epicentre is the village shop [illustrated above] believed to be the oldest functioning shop in England, dating back to…
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Here we have the poet and hymnwright William Cowper (left), who we referred to in our previous article but couldn’t find the evidence for the Essex anniversary in February. The usual sources have been a little troublesome but we know from Lord David Cecil’s The Stricken Deer that he was the great-nephew of an Earl…
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Films about the monarchy in Britain….
Alexander III, Andrea Riseborough, Anne, Anne Boleyn, annulments, Arthur, Bannockburn, Braveheart, Cate Blanchett, Chris Pine, Claire Foy, Colin Firth, Dumfries, Earls of Carrick, Edward I, Edward II, Edward VIII, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth II, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Emily Blunt, executions, George III, George VI, Helen Mirren, Henry VIII, insanity, Jenna Coleman, John Comyn, Judi Dench, Mary Boleyn, Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Stuart, Mel Gibson, monarchs, Mrs. Brown, Nigel Hawthorne, Olivia Colman, Outlaw King, Reformation, Regency, Robert I, Saoirse Ronan, Scarlett Johansson, Scotland, Shakespeare, The Crown, The Favourite, The Hollow Crown, The King’s Speech, The Madness of George III, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Queen, The Young Victoria, Victoria, Victoria and Abdul, W.E., Wallis Simpson, William WallaceNot that I think William Wallace counts as part of the British monarchy. I don’t believe Old Longshanks would have had any of that! Anyway, to read an article about films concerning various kings and queens, go here. But where’s King Arthur?????
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THE DEATH OF HENRY VIII
amnesia, amyloid disease, Anne Boleyn, Archbishop Cranmer, Bessie Blount, Charles Brandon, Charles I, Clifford Brewer, corpulence, death, Duke of Hamilton, Edward VI, executions, Goodwin Annales, Hamilton Portrait, Hans Holbein, Henry Fitzroy, Henry VIII, Holyroodhouse, illness, Jane Seymour, jousting, malaria, Mary Boleyn, oedema, Philip Mould, royal burials, St. george’s Chapel, syphilis, temper, ulcers, Windsor CastleUPDATED POST AT sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/05/14/henry-viiis-death/ Henry VIII, known as the Hamilton Portrait and once owned by the Duke of Hamilton, this portrait used to be at Holyroodhouse. Philip Mould. The deaths of all three Tudor kings were protracted and wretched. Whether this was down to Karma, bad luck (or good luck depending…
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Today in 1768, William Pitt the Elder, known as the “Great Commoner”, retired as Prime Minister after two years’ service. He earned this title by serving in several other Cabinet roles from the House of Commons whilst a succession of peers, such as the Duke of Newcastle, were Premier, although his wife Hester nee Grenville…
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