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  1. Jane Popincourt (died after 1516) , was a French noblewoman and maid-of-honour at the royal court of Louis XII and later of Francis I. For around twelve years, she had a position at the English court, first in the reign of Henry VII, as a distinguished tutor engaged to teach French to the princesses Margaret and Mary; and later in 1509, on the ...

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    Elizabeth, or ‘Bessie’, is the first woman who is known, with any certainty, to have been Henry’s mistress. She was born at Kinlet in Shropshire in around 1500, making her just a teenager at the time she arrived at Henry’s court. Her family home fell under the jurisdiction of Catherine of Aragon’s first husband, Arthur, so it is not impossible that...

    Another masque marks the entry of the Boleyn sisters to the Tudor scene. In March 1522, Mary Boleyntook the part of Kindness and Anne that of Perseverance in the Chateau Vert pageant at York Place. Henry was among the eight men led by the figure of ‘Ardent Desire’ to lay siege to the castle to rescue the women. Anne had recently returned from the F...

    Most of the other reputed mistresses who may have shared Henry’s bed date from the earlier part of his reign. During Catherine of Aragon’s first pregnancy, in 1509, Henry was embroiled with Anne Hastings, sister of the Duke of Buckingham and a newly married member of Catherine’s household. Henry’s close friend William Compton appears to have acted ...

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  2. Jul 24, 2017 · Jane Popincourt The earliest reference of Jane Popincourt shows up in the Privy Purse expenses of Elizabeth of York in 1498.² Kathy Lynn Emerson, creator of “Who’s Who of Tudor Women” states that Jane was a French-speaking lady assigned to teach the language to Henry VII s daughters, Margaret and Mary, through daily conversation.

  3. Apr 27, 2017 · The Six Wives and Many Mistresses of Henry VIII also brings to the fore the less well-known women who have been linked to this most controversial of kings. Etiennette de la Baume, Jane Popincourt and several other, even more obscure, women have their relationships with Henry examined.

  4. There was also Jane Popincourt, a maid of Henry’s sister Mary, who was refused entry to France in 1514 by King Louis XII on account of her immorality. This, coupled with Henry’s choice of her as a dance partner the following spring and his generous gift of £100 to allow her to leave, have led to speculation that Jane had shared his bed.

  5. - Jane Popyngcort/Popincourt was a friend of Henry's sister, Mary Tudor (Princess Margaret Tudor in the series) from her days in France & briefly Maid of honour to Queen Katherine of Aragon. She was a french woman and some say Henry's first mistress.

  6. Jan 4, 2013 · Jane Popincourt. Jane Popincourt was the very first mistress of Henry VIII. She was French and had previously served as a maid-of-honour to the Queens of Louis XII and Francis I. Jane arrived at the English court to teach Princess Margaret and Princess Mary French - after all it was her native language. When she first arrived, England was ruled ...

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