Above: Portrait Jane Seymour by Hans Holbein the Younger, c.1536-37Jane is portrayed here wearing the English gable hood she also insisted her ladies wear Both …
Lisle letters
A MYSTERIOUS TUDOR RING
‘Lady Sussex desires you to return her the ring she sent you with a wreath of gold, for it is the Queen of Hungary’s, “who would not lose it for a king’s ransom, but maketh much ado for it. The owner is kin to my lady Pawlet. Mrs. Polle knoweth who oweth it.’
PURKOY – ANNE BOLEYN’S DOG
Anne Boleyn’s dog Purkoy has become quite famous alongside his mistress…