Catherine Parr was a true Renaissance queen. The Renaissance was literally a time of the rebirth of Classical knowledge and learning, and humanists venerated the …
PORTRAIT JEWELLERY DETAIL OF QUEEN CATHERINE PARR
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HENRY VIII’S GENERAL PARDON – THOSE EXCLUDED
ABOVE: Portrait of Henry VIII by Meynnart Wewyck, c.1509, the year of his ascension Royal pardons were common in the Middle Ages and Early Modern …
THE WORLDLY GOODS AND POSSESSIONS OF A TUDOR MURDERESS
ABOVE: Farleigh Castle, where John Cotell was murdered by his wife, Agnes After the death of her second husband, courtier Lord Hungerford, the circumstances of …
“THE QUEEN’S RECKONING”
In the days following the execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s clerks compiled a reckoning of the late queen’s expenses in the 5 months before …
HENRY VIII AND KATHERINE OF ARAGON’S ANULLMENT
It is a familiar story – man leaves his devoted wife of many years for a younger woman. It is easy to look at Henry …
JOHN FOXE’S CONCEPT OF HISTORY AND TIME
In 2019, I wrote a university thesis about concepts of history, change, and time in the 15th and 16th centuries. Part of this thesis included …
MARY’S BALLAD ON ELIZABETH
ABOVE: Details of Mary (left) and Elizabeth (right) from ‘The Family of Henry VIII’ by an unknown artist, c.1545 I have spoken on this page …
THOMAS CRANMER, ELIZABETH I, & SAMUEL PEPYS
ABOVE: Thomas Cranmer by Gerlach Flicke, c.1545 On the 11th October, 1663, Samuel Pepys recorded in his diary: ‘At night fell to reading in the …
ANNE BOLEYN’S JEWELLERY
Henry VIII had lavished Anne Boleyn with jewels, gifting her many exquisite pieces during their courtship and marriage. In addition, Anne had demanded, and received, the jewels of Katherine of Aragon. We only know what happened to a portion of Anne’s jewellery collection; what happened to the rest remains a mystery.
A letter from one of Henry’s European ambassadors indicates that Mary received a large portion of Anne Boleyn’s jewellery; an entry in ‘Letters and Papers’ summarises a letter sent from Mr Pate, ambassador, to Henry VIII on the 1st July, 1536; the entry states:
EDWARD VI AND ELIZABETH I BIBLICAL ARTISTIC ADDITIONS
ABOVE: Portrait of Lady Elizabeth by an unknown artist, c.1555Portrait of Edward VI by William Scrots, c.1550 Amongst the many treasures the British Library holds, …
