Here is an excerpt from my book “The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown” on this Tudor man… Thomas Howard was the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and of Elizabeth Tilney. He was the brother of Elizabeth Boleyn (née Howard) and so was uncle to Anne Boleyn. H...
Anne Boleyn was the the daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn, later created 1st Earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde, and his wife, Elizabeth Howard. Controversy surrounds Anne's birth date, but it was probably late May-early June,1500 -1507 and was likely to have been at Blickling in Norfolk where she...
In “The Other Boleyn Girl” we see Thomas Boleyn, his wife, Elizabeth Boleyn, and her brother, the Duke of Norfolk, having family conferences and scheming, using Mary and Anne as pawns to raise the family’s status, what my good friend Rachel Fitzpatrick refers to as “Pimp Daddy Boleyn...
Anne Boleyn is played by Dorothy Tutin and is a pretty good physical match for what we know of Anne’s looks. She has dark hair, dark eyes, olive skin, and is not exactly pretty, but definitely interesting-looking. She stands out against the backdrop of pale English courtiers with her ...
Following their executions, many Howard relatives found themselves imprisoned: Lord William, the Dowager Duchess, Lady Bridgewater and many more. On the 22nd December, the Howards, with the exception of the Duke of Norfolk, were tried, found guilty and imprisoned. Fortunately, the Ho...
birth, and was perfectly healthy. He was christened on the 15th of October atHampton Court Palaceand his godparents were the Princess Mary, theDuke of Norfolkand the Archbishop of Canterbury. The 4 year old Princess Elizabeth was carried by Edward’s uncle,Edward Seymourthe Viscount Beauchamp....
her brother, accusations that have been disputed ever since. Under great pressure, a court headed by her uncle Thomas Howard, duke of Norfolk, condemned her, and she was beheaded. Two days before her death her marriage was declared void by the Church of England....