doi:10.1093/nq/172.19.335dWhite Frederic ConnettNotes and Queries
King Henry VIII originally courted Anne Boleyn’s sister Mary, but it was Anne who caught the English royal’s wandering eye — though she refused to be his mistress. She wanted to be Queen. Unfortunately for Anne, the temperamental King had another change of heart and ordered her execution ...
Thomas, though, had been willing to meet Mary more than half way. After his arrest, he recanted his Protestantism, saying he had erred and realized Catholicism was the true religion. Mary was most grateful for Thomas's conversion but went ahead and burned him anyway. So just to spite Mary...
Henry VIII,Henry Carey, Henry's son by Anne Boleyn's sister, Mary, was the first patron of William Shakespeare's The Lord Chamberlain's Men. Played by Oscar Negus and Joseph Moore in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008). See more trivia »©...
‘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 VIII had his eyes set on Jane before Anne Boleyn was even out of the picture. She was born about 1504, and may have finished her education in France in service to Henry’s sister, Mary when she was Queen of France. Jane may have even come to Henry’s court in service to wife...
Furthermore the quick dismissal of Mary Boleyn also establishes that Henry is a man that goes through conquests quickly before getting bored and moving on to the next new shiny woman. At the end of the episode, Mary’s sister Anne Boleyn is encouraged to pursue Henry and she herself ...
Her sister, Mary Boleyn, had previously been the king's mistress but he had now grown tired of her and cast her off. The ambitious Anne refused to become his mistress and held out for marriage. Henry's conscience, always a very pliable instrument, conveniently came into play. He claimed ...
In 1527, several potential brides were considered for Fitzroy, including the Infanta Maria of Portugal; the daughters of Isabella, Queen of Denmark, and even his half-sister, Princess Mary. However, these plans fell through when King Henry VIII became preoccupied with seeking an annulment o...
He had also carried on an intrigue with Mary Boleyn which led to some complications at a later date. Such was Henry when, probably about the beginning of the year 1527, he formed a violent passion for Mary’s younger sister, Anne. It is possible that the idea of the divorce had ...