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 |
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Claire | May 26, 2013
On 26th May 1536, a week after Anne Boleyn had been executed, Henry VIII’s eldest daughter, Mary, wrote to Thomas Cromwell from her household at Hunsdon. The purpose of her letter was to ask for Cromwell to intercede with her father on her behalf now that “that woman” was gone. The letter is damaged but […]
Category: Mary I |
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Tags: Henry VIII and Mary I, Lady Mary, Mary I, Mary I's upbringing, young Mary I
