Claire | June 18, 2019

In today’s instalment of my “Questions about Anne Boleyn” series, I consider the relationship between Anne Boleyn and her stepdaughter, Mary, daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Anne Boleyn is often blamed for the ill-treatment Mary received in the 1530s, being painted as a wicked stepmother, so I look at how Mary […]

Category: Anne Boleyn Myths, Anne Boleyn Personality, Anne Boleyn Questions, Mary I | 29 Comments »
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Claire | May 26, 2015

On 26th May 1536, one week after her stepmother’s execution, Henry VIII’s daughter Mary wrote to Thomas Cromwell asking him to intercede with her father on her behalf. It appears that Mary held Anne Boleyn responsible for her ill-treatment and the breach in her relationship with her father, and is hopeful that Cromwell can help […]

Category: Anne Queen Consort, Events of 1536, Henry VIII, Mary I | 30 Comments »
Tags: Anne Boleyn and Mary I, Henry VIII and Mary I, ill-treatment of Lady Mary, Mary I, young Mary I