daughter and heir of Sir Hugh Peshall of Knightley. Bessie’s family were related to William Blount, 4th Lord Mountjoy, who had served Henry VII and had been made Master
The siring of progeny was the essential next step in these royal marriages, so endlessly negotiated." Fraser goes on to argue that the Tudors believed that bearing children too young might damage their chances of having further children. For example, Henry VII's mother, Margaret Beaufort, was ...
Henry VIII, king of England, was famously married six times and played a critical role in the English Reformation, turning his country into a Protestant nation.
Henry VIII became king when his father, Henry VII, died in 1509. Henry had an older brother, Arthur, but he died in 1502 which meant that Henry was next in line to the throne. Henry VIII’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon, was first married to his brother Arthur. They’d only been...
Effigies of King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth of York. PICTURE:Ann Longmore-Etheridge/Public domain The couple were the first to be buried in a vault under the floor rather than a tomb but still features an elaborate monument above the floor. ...
Did Henry VIII have a child with Anne Boleyn's sister? It has been rumoured thatshe bore two of the king's children, though Henry did not acknowledge either of them as he had acknowledged Henry FitzRoy, his son by another mistress, Elizabeth Blount. ...
Unfortunately Courtenay’s favour was not to last. He was implicated in the Duke of Suffolk’s rebellion in 1502 and found himself incarcerated in the Tower – although evidence was lacking. Henry VII swiftly confiscated all his goods leaving Katherine and her three children dependent on Elizabeth...
Henry VIII was a famous King, the King of England. He was born on June 28, 1491 in London, England to King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Henry had lots of brothers and sisters, six to be exact, but only three survived birth. ...
‘The Great Prostitute’. Her five-year affair with Henry, which began in c1521, may have produced two children. There is even a claim that Henry had an affair with Anne and Mary’s mother, Elizabeth, although when asked whether he had “meddled both with the mother and the...
Henry VII (1485-1509), silver Penny, Sovereign type, London Mint, facing seated figure of King on throne with orb and sceptre, two pillars of throne visible