Henry VIII (1491-1547) and Wives

[Maryrose]

I have often wondered what became of her daughter Mary who simply vanished!

I always wanted to be an armchair detective.

 

[An Ard Ri]

I always wanted to be an armchair detective.

John Parkhurst who became chaplain to Queen Katherine wrote an epitaph which is believed to reference the death of little Mary.

I whom at the cost
Of her own life
My queenly mother
Bore with the pangs of labour
Sleep under this marble
An unfit traveller.

If Death had given me to live longer
That virtue, that modesty, That obedience of my excellent Mother
That Heavenly courageous nature
Would have lived again in me.

Now, whoever
You are, fare thee well
Because I cannot speak any more, this stone
Is a memorial to my brief life.

 

[An Ard Ri]

The British Museum will now keep the Gold Tudor Heart Pendant after they successfully raising £360,000 in public donations.
The Pendant which was found by a metal detectorist in a Warwickshire field in 2019.has the letters 'H' and 'K', thought to reference Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.
The Tudor Heart Appeal Succeeds, Giving Jewelry Treasure a Permanent Home in Britain
British Museum to keep pendant linked to Henry VIII after campaign

 

[Elly C]

An exhibition at Hever Castle, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, investigates what Anne really looked like and examines previously unseen version of one of the few portraits.

World-First Exhibition Seeks To ‘Find The Face’ Of Anne Boleyn

What did Anne Boleyn look like, and is there a definitive version of her image? Nearly 500 years after her execution, Henry VIII’s second queen continues A world-first exhibition at Hever Castle, Capturing A Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn, seeks to find answers to the question: what did Anne...

www.hevercastle.co.uk

 

[CyrilVladisla]

One of Queen Jane Seymour's first requests of King Henry VIII was that Princess Mary be allowed to attend her. Henry was pleased to allow.
Mary was chosen to sit at the table opposite the King and Queen.
Princess Mary handed Queen Jane her napkin at meals when she washed her hands.

 

[An Ard Ri]

One of Queen Jane Seymour's first requests of King Henry VIII was that Princess Mary be allowed to attend her. Henry was pleased to allow.
Mary was chosen to sit at the table opposite the King and Queen.
Princess Mary handed Queen Jane her napkin at meals when she washed her hands.

Jane Seymour did much to have Mary restored at court and had done her best to reconcile Mary with her father.
Jane like Mary was a pious Catholic and she also had much sympathy towards the late queen Katherine.

 

[Elly C]

I often wonder had Jane survived childbirth whether things would have been significantly different at the end of Henry’s reign.

 

[An Ard Ri]

I often wonder had Jane survived childbirth whether things would have been significantly different at the end of Henry’s reign.

It must have been such a terrible blow for Mary ,having lost her mother and now having a kind stepmother and who was also on her side!

 

[Blog Real]

Documentary "Catherine of Aragon: The Complete Story Of Henry VIII's First Queen".

 

[An Ard Ri]

The 9th Earl of Kildare unhappy with the English religious reforms in Ireland openly broke with Henry VIII in 1534 and started a series of rebellions.
The Earl and many of his male kinsmen did end up in the Tower of London and were executed.
The rebellion prompted Henry to declare himself King of Ireland incase of another rebellion.
The Silken Thomas Rebellion: How One Young Lord Defied Henry VIII and Lost - Renaissance English History Podcast