Joel | November 14, 2021
On this day in Tudor history, 14th November 1541, an inventory was taken of “the goods and chattels, lands and fees of” Thomas Culpeper, a groom of King Henry VIII’s privy chamber and a man who had been having secret meetings with Catherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife. An inventory had also been taken of […]
Category: The Tudors |
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Tags: Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon and Arthur, Lady Rochford, Thomas Culpeper
Claire | March 6, 2021
Most Tudor history lovers know that Jane Boleyn (née Parker), Lady Rochford, was the wife of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford, the sister-in-law of Queen Anne Boleyn and that she was executed with Catherine Howard in February 1542, but in this talk, I share 12 lesser-known facts about Jane… More videos about Jane Boleyn…
Category: Jane Boleyn, The Boleyns |
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Claire | February 27, 2021
A big thank you to Naomi for her question regarding the executions of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford. In Showtime’s “The Tudors” series, it shows Jane Boleyn being executed first, but was that really the case? I look at what really happened on 13th February 1542 and also […]
Category: Six Wives |
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Tags: Catherine Howard, Catherine Howard's execution, Jane Boleyn, Jane Boleyn's execution, Lady Rochford
Claire | February 13, 2019
Today is the anniversary of the execution of Jane Boleyn (née Parker), Lady Rochford, on 13th February 1542. She was executed at the Tower of London with her mistress, Catherine Howard, fifth wife of King Henry VIII. The two women had been found guilty of high treason by an act of attainder, Catherine for her […]
Category: Jane Boleyn, Anne Boleyn Questions |
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Tags: Jane Boleyn, Jane Boleyn and the fall of Anne Boleyn, Jane Boleyn false evidence, Jane Parker, Lady Rochford
Claire | November 14, 2018
On this day in history, 14th November 1541, an inventory was taken “of the goods and chattels, lands and fees of Thos. Culpeper, the younger”, a member of the king’s privy chamber who had been having secret meetings with the queen and who Francis Dereham claimed had replaced him in the queen’s affections. By 14th […]
Category: Six Wives, Jane Boleyn, Tudor Characters |
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Tags: Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, Thomas Culpeper, Thomas Culpepper
Claire | February 11, 2018
On this day in history, 11th February 1542, the bill of attainder against Catherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife, and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford “received the king’s assent, given in absentia by letters patent”. The bill had been introduced into Parliament on 21st January 1542 and you can read the full bill in my article […]
Category: Jane Boleyn, Six Wives |
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Tags: bill of attainder against Catherine Howard, Catherine Howard, Catherine Howard's attainder, Jane Boleyn, Jane Boleyn attainder, Katherine Howard, Lady Rochford
Claire | February 9, 2018
On this day in history, on the night of 9th February 1542, four days before her execution, Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, was rowed to the Tower of London. While her mistress, Catherine Howard, was confined at Syon, Jane had been residing at the home of Sir John Russell, Lord Admiral, on the Strand. Jane had […]
Category: Jane Boleyn |
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Tags: Jane Boleyn, Jane Boleyn mad, Jane Parker, Jane Rochford, Lady Rochford, Lady Rochford mad
Claire | November 14, 2017
By 14th November 1541, things were not looking good for Thomas Culpeper, a member of the king’s privy chamber and a man who Francis Dereham, secretary to Queen Catherine Howard, had claimed “had succeeded him in the Queen’s affections”. It was on this day that an inventory was taken “of the goods and chattels, lands […]
Category: Jane Boleyn, Six Wives |
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Tags: Culpeper inventory, inventory of Culpeper, inventory of Jane Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, Jane Boleyn inventory, Lady Rochford, Thomas Culpeper, Thomas Culpepper