Claire | February 1, 2018

On this day in history, 1st February 1514, Candlemas Eve, King Henry VIII granted the dukedom of Suffolk to Charles Brandon, his future brother-in-law and close friend. He also granted the dukedom of Norfolk to Thomas Howard (Earl of Surrey and son of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk) and Thomas’s son, who was also […]

Category: Henry VIII, Tudor Characters | 2 Comments »
Tags: Charles Brandon, Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk, Charles Somerset, Thomas Howard, Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk

Claire | August 1, 2014

Last week I wrote about Anne Boleyn’s paternal family, the Boleyns and Butlers, so today I’m going to look at Anne’s maternal family, the Howards. Apologies for the long article, there were quite a few prominent Howards! The Howards were one of the premier families in England and were of royal blood, being descended from […]

Category: Anne Boleyn General, Anne Boleyn's Life series, Background, Tudor Characters | 14 Comments »
Tags: Catherine Howard, Edmund Howard, Howards, John Howard, The Howards, Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk

Claire | September 14, 2012

How very strange that the news item about the Tilney scroll has come up just as I am finishing a short article I thought Claire might be able to use sometime on Elizabeth Tilney, grandmother of both Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard. Thank you, Claire, for bringing this wonderful find to our attention. When The […]

Category: Background | 8 Comments »
Tags: Agnes Tilney, Catherine Howard, Elizabeth Tilney, Howard Family, Katherine Howard, Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk

Claire | June 23, 2011

Today, we have a guest article from Dr Linda Saether who decided to go to Lambeth, after her time on The Executed Queens Tour, to track down the resting place of Elizabeth Boleyn (née Howard), mother of Queen Anne Boleyn. Searching for the Grave of Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire by Dr Linda Saether When […]

Category: Background, The Boleyns, Thomas Boleyn, Tudor Characters | 57 Comments »
Tags: Catherine Howard, Elizabeth Boleyn, Elizabeth Howard, Howard Chapel, Howard Family, Katherine Howard, the Boleyns, Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk

Claire | May 12, 2011

Today there has been a huge miscarriage of justice in our land and we now know that there is no absolutely no hope for Queen Anne Boleyn. Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton and Sir Francis Weston were all taken today by barge from the Tower of London to Westminster Hall to appear in […]

Category: Anne Boleyn Fall, Events of 1536, The Boleyns, Tudor Characters, Tudor Politics | 23 Comments »
Tags: Mark Smeaton, Sir Francis Weston, Sir Henry Norris, Sir William Brereton, Thomas Cromwell, Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk, trial, William Fitzwilliam

Claire | July 14, 2010

Now, that I have finished my series on Henry VIII and his change from virtuous prince to tyrant, I thought it would be good to look at the Boleyn family. Today’s post is on Elizabeth Boleyn (née Howard) and is a guest post from Anne Boleyn Files visitor Sheena Reekie – thanks Sheena! Elizabeth Boleyn […]

Category: Anne Boleyn General, Background, Mary Boleyn, The Boleyns, Tudor Characters | 36 Comments »
Tags: Elizabeth Boleyn, Elizabeth Howard, Elizabeth Tilney, Mary Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn, Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk