Claire | September 1, 2022
On this day in Tudor history, 1st September 1532, in the reign of King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn was elevated to the peerage in a special ceremony at Windsor Castle. The king made Anne Marquess of Pembroke. This was a hugely significant act because he made Anne a marquess in her own right, granted the […]
Claire | September 1, 2020
The 1st September 1532 was a very important day for Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII’s sweetheart, for it was on this day in history that she was elevated to the peerage in a special ceremony at Windsor Castle. Not only was Anne created Marquess of Pembroke, she was also made a very wealthy woman, and […]
Claire | September 1, 2019
On this day in Tudor history, 1st September 1532, in a special ceremony at Windsor Castle, King Henry VIII elevated his sweetheart Anne Boleyn to the peerage by making her Marquess of Pembroke. This was a hugely significant act because Henry VIII made Anne a marquess in her own right, granted the title to her […]
Claire | September 1, 2017
On this day in history, 1st September 1532, in a special ceremony at Windsor Castle, King Henry VIII elevated his sweetheart, Anne Boleyn, daughter of the Earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde, to the title of Marquess (or Marquis) of Pembroke. This was hugely significant because the title was given to Anne in her own right […]
Claire | September 1, 2016
Sunday 1st September 1532 was a big day for Anne Boleyn, in fact, it was a huge day for her. In a ceremony at Windsor Castle, Anne Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde, was created Marquis of Pembroke. Letters and Papers gives some details of the ceremony: “Creacion of lady Anne, […]
Claire | September 1, 2015
On 1st September 1532, at a ceremony at Windsor Castle, Henry VIII made Anne Boleyn Marquis of Pembroke, a title in her own right. The purpose of the granting of the title was to ‘fit’ Anne for the European stage, in readiness for the couple’s upcoming meeting with King Francis I of France. Henry and […]
Claire | September 1, 2014
On 1st September 1532, Anne Boleyn was created Marquis of Pembroke, a title in her own right, at a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The purpose of the granting of the title was to “fit” Anne for the European stage, in readiness for the couple’s upcoming meeting with King Francis I of France. Despite years of […]
Claire | September 1, 2013
On 1st September 1532, Henry VIII made Anne Boleyn Marquis of Pembroke, a title in her own right, to “fit” her for the European stage and in readiness for the couple’s upcoming meeting with King Francis I of France. The Great Matter was still not resolved and Anne was not yet Henry’s wife and Queen, […]
