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The Early Life of Anne Boleyn Part Four – The French Influence

| October 20, 2010

The Early Life of Anne Boleyn Part Four – The French Influence

As I said in Part Three, it wasn’t just the Renaissance culture of her surroundings which influenced the young Anne Boleyn, she was also heavily influenced by the women she saw and spent time with in France. Let us look at some of the amazing women she met in France… Claude of France Claude was […]

The Early Life of Anne Boleyn Part Three – Anne Boleyn Goes to France

| October 13, 2010

The Early Life of Anne Boleyn Part Three – Anne Boleyn Goes to France

As I wrote in “The Early Life of Anne Boleyn Part Two – The Court of Margaret of Austria”, Anne Boleyn was sent to the court of Margaret of Austria in the Low Countries in 1513 to finish her education. However, she only remained at Mechelen for around 15 months because, in August 1514, Anne […]

Mary Tudor Marries Louis XII of France

| October 9, 2010

Mary Tudor Marries Louis XII of France

On this day in history, 9th October 1514, the 18 year old Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, married the 52 year old King Louis XII of France at Abbeville. In a letter to Antonio Triulzi, Bishop of Asti, dated the 10th October 1514, the Venetian ambassador described Mary Tudor’s arrival in Abbeville and the […]

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