King Henry VIII

Catherine had been replaced in the affections and the dynastic ambitions of Henry VIII by Anne Boleyn, subject of NL 's 1963 historical novel.

NL published another historical work, The Concubine: A Novel Based Upon the Life of Anne Boleyn , Henry VIII 's Second Wife.

Her mother, Margery, née Gwynneth or Guinet (variously spelled), was reported to be witty and housewifely. She worked beyond her immediate family, serving as silkwoman to two of Henry VIII 's queens. She died...

Anne's father, Stephen Vaughan , was a London merchant adventurer with strong ties to the court of Henry VIII . He served as government agent in the Netherlands for Thomas Cromwell . He was a...

She belonged to the closely-defined group of artists and performers dependent first on Henry 's, then Elizabeth 's, court. She and her family were probably Protestant in sympathies.

Around the age of fourteen JI began penning poetry on the window shutters of her bedroom, after having been denied paper by her strictly evangelical mother . Her earliest surviving poem is Katherine of Aragon

WH completed her course in the summer of 1921 (the year after women were admitted to degrees at Oxford). On her written exam results she was given a viva (an oral exam) to determine whether...

She belonged to the London trading class, which was rising rapidly in wealth and influence. Life at this date was hazardous, however. Hers was shaped by her parents' belief in the new reformed religion, and...

RH 's father, William Lok or Locke (1480-1550), had been married before and he was twice more married after the death of his second wife, Katherine (Cook)—who bore him nine children—and whose protestant faith he...

RH decided to write her family story when she read in Holinshed a mention of her father's exploit in the quarrel between Henry VIII and the Pope , and thought her children would appreciate knowing...

RH situates her own story within that of her family, and sets the family story in the context of the clash between the reformed and traditional systems of Christianity. She opens with Of My Father...

AF turned to a perennially popular subject with her historical study The Six Wives of Henry VIII.

If she was the recipient of this dedication, however, that implies that her religious views had undergone no serious change since her early days as a Protestant champion in the closing stages of Henry VIII

Elizabeth's father, Sir Goddard Oxenbridge of Brede Place, Sussex, was knighted by Henry VIII at his coronation. He died, as a pious Catholic, in the same year as his wife.

Elizabeth Tyrwhit 's life at Court took a different turn after Katherine Parr 's marriage to Henry VIII (on 12 July 1543). She participated with the queen and a whole group of court ladies in...