About January 25, 1533, Henry and Anne were secretly married. The union was made public on Easter of that year, and on May 23 Henry had the archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, pronounce the marriage to Catherine null and void. In September Anne gave birth to a daughter, the future...
In 1526, King Henry VIII turned his attentions to Anne Boleyn. For reasons which historians argue about, Anne resisted his pursuit and refused to become his mistress as her sister had. Henry's first wife, Catherine of Aragon, had only one living child, and that a daughter, Mary. Henry wa...
With her father’s death in 1547 and the accession to the throne of her frail 10-year-old brother Edward, Elizabeth’s life took a perilous turn. Her guardian, the dowager queen Catherine Parr, almost immediately marriedThomas Seymour, the lord high admiral. Handsome, ambitious, and discontent...
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Below are some truly spicy and fun facts about women (and men) from the “wrong” side of the bed sheets. Historical Mistresses Facts 1. Mega Mom By far the most powerful harem mistress in history was Kösem Sultan. After the death of Ahmed I’s mother, the Greek-born slave concubine...
Perl was the first to admit her time as a doctor at Auschwitz was more about hastening death than healing - words that stand as a testament to the insanity of the Holocaust. After the war, her story became synonymous with heroism, and she even became friendly with Eleanor Roosevelt who per...
After her second husband's death, Catherine Parr found a position in the household of Princess Mary, King Henry VIII's daughter and the future Queen of England. This brought her close to the king, who had been through several marriages by that point. The two became close around the same ...
And although it wasn’t its primary role throughout history, the fortress was used as a prison until 1952. In this time, many famous historical figures – queens, revolutionaries, and even major Nazi leaders – were kept there. Anne Boleyn was condemned to death by King Henry VIII, her hu...
Did Anne of Cleves have a baby? Anne of Cleves never had any children. She was married to Henry VIII for barely half a year and after their divorce she never remarried. This was probably for the best, as death in childbirth was a real risk for women in the 1500s.Who...
Purple thistles grow on the site of where she was put to death, and they are called “Queen Mary’s tears’. What an interesting and bumpy ride she had in life. Queen Marie Antoinette of France Queen Marie may be infamous because of her statement about ‘cake’. She is supposed to hav...