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Jul 22, 2019 · 1536 was an eventful year for Henry VIII! Just over two months after the fall of his second wife, Queen Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's only son, his illegitimate son by Elizabeth Blount, died on 22nd July 1536 at St James's Palace. It was a huge blow for the king. In today's "on this day" talk, I give details of Fitzroy's illness, death and burial, and also just how much of a favourite he was with ...
Jun 15, 2021 · Watch on. On this day in Tudor history, 15th June 1559, William Somer (Sommers), court fool to Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I, died in Shoreditch, London. Somer managed to survive upsetting the king by calling Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth names, although the king apparently was so furious he wanted to kill him, and he died a natural death in ...
Nov 29, 2020 · November 29, 2020. Although the title of Starz’s The Spanish Princess season two episode eight is “Peace,” Queen Catherine’s story throughout much of the season finale is one of unhappiness and betrayal. The season two finale closes the book on Catherine of Aragon as King Henry VIII’s first wife and moves forward the story of his ...
Mar 23, 2016 · Nicholas was related to Sir William Parr and at the time he was Fitzroy’s chamberlain which explains Throckmorton’s entry into such a prestigious household. Throckmorton’s mother was Catherine Vaux of Harrowden and it was through her that the relationship to the Parr family came – meaning that Catherine Parr, Henry VIII’s last wife ...
Nov 7, 2022 · King Henry VIII had an illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy, with Elizabeth Blount, the lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon. He was born in 1519. After the premature deaths of the sons born to Queen Catherine, Henry officially acknowledged Henry as his son. “Fitzroy” is a Norman term meaning “Son of the King.”.
Henry Fitzroy was born in 1519, conceived around the time of one of Katherine of Aragon's many confinements. Henry VIII threw caution to the wind and openly acknowledged the boy as his son. His name 'Fitzroy' being a Norman term meaning 'son of the king' and Henry, obviously, after himself. Perhaps it was the fact that after 10 years of ...
Dec 14, 2022 · Henry Fitzroy (Zak Jenciragic) in The Tudors. He was also married to Mary Howard, who, excluding Henry VIII’s daughter, Mary, would have been the most sought after bride in England. Henry VIII ...
