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Mar 13, 2024 · Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England and mother of Queen Elizabeth I. The events surrounding the annulment of Henry’s marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and his marriage to Anne led him to break with the Roman Catholic Church and brought about the English Reformation.
- Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell (born c. 1485, Putney, near London—died July...
- Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I’s right to the throne wasn’t always...
- Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon (born December 16, 1485, Alcalá de...
- Charles V
Charles V spent his reign trying to maintain the integrity...
- Cardinal Wolsey
Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (born c. 1475, Ipswich, Suffolk,...
- Thomas Cromwell
Anne Boleyn ( / ˈbʊlɪn, bʊˈlɪn /; [7] [8] [9] c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and execution by beheading for treason, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation .
- 1 June 1533
- Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
- 19 May 1536, Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, London
- Elizabeth Howard
- Lady Margaret Butler
- The Butlers of Ormond
- The Butlers and Kilkenny Castle
- Thomas Boleyn and The Ormond Succession Crisis
- Sources
Lady Margaret Butler was born at Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland, somewhere between 1454 and 1465. She was the daughter of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond, (known as “The Wool Earl”) and his first wife, Anne Hankford, and her paternal grandparents were James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde, and Joan Beauchamp. James Butler was known as “The White ...
According to the Kilkenny Castle Visitor’s Guide (Thanks Paudie!), the first ancestor of the Butler family in Ireland was Theobald Walter, who was of Norman origin. His father was a landowner in Weeton, Lancashire, and his mother was Matilda, daughter and co-heiress of the Lord of Parham, Suffolk. Theobald and his brother, Hubert, were raised in th...
James Butler’s grandson, James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, bought the 13th century Kilkenny Castle in 1391 from Sir Hugh le Despencer, Earl of Gloucester. On King Richard II’s visit to Ireland in 1394-95, he made Butler the Justiciar of Ireland as he regarded Ormond as the premier Irish earl. Kilkenny Castle was originally built for William Marshal...
Piers Butler (c.1467-1539) was a member of the Polestown branch of the Butler family and was cousin to the previous Earls of Ormond. While the family were absent from their lands in Ireland, Piers’ father, Sir James Butler (d.1487) laid claim to the title Earl of Ormond and the lands that went with it, and Piers seized Kilkenny Castle c. 1498. In m...
Kilkenny Castle Visitor’s Guide by Jane Fenlon- Queen of England
- Henry VIII
- Anne Boleyn's Childhood. Anne was born in about 1500 (we don’t know exactly when). Her father, Sir Thomas Boleyn, was a respected courtier. Her mother, Elizabeth Howard, was the daughter of Sir Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, one of the most powerful men in the country.
- Anne and Mary Boleyn. By 1522, Anne had returned to England. Anne’s married sister Mary had become Henry’s mistress, and possibly remained so until 1525.
- Henry and Anne's Courtship. In 1526, the King’s interest in Anne significantly upped the stakes. Henry VIII’s long marriage to Katherine of Aragon had produced only one surviving child, Princess Mary.
- Anne's downfall. After the birth of Princess Elizabeth, Anne and Henry had no more children. Miscarriages in 1534 and 1536 may have led Henry, always spiritually superstitious, to question whether he had made the right choice in marrying Anne.
Apr 21, 2020 · Anne Boleyn (c. 1501-1536) was the second wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547). Anne, sometimes known as 'Anne of a Thousand Days' in reference to her short reign as queen, was accused of adultery and executed in the Tower of London in May 1536.
- Mark Cartwright
Feb 3, 2013 · Anne's sister Mary was already in 'the French Queen's' attendance. However, when Louis died, Mary Boleyn returned to England with Mary Tudor, while Anne remained in France to attend Claude, the new French queen. Anne remained in France for the next 6 or 7 years. Because of her position, it is possible that she was at the Field of Cloth of Gold ...
Dec 18, 2020 · Mary Boleyn, Anne’s sister, was Henry VIII’s mistress from around 1520, and there were even rumours that her mother, Elizabeth Howard, had shared Henry’s bed too. Having the ear of the king was important for family advancement, and the Boleyns had no qualms about using their daughters to advance their prospects.
