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Margery Lyster was a maid of honour in the household of Catherine of Aragon. She is however most documented during the tenure of Anne Boleyn. Margery was involved in the business of placing 15-year-old Anne Bassett, a daughter of Lady Lisle, at court. She is the source of information about Anne Boleyn's dog Purkoy.
Anne Boleyn (/ ˈ b ʊ l ɪ n, b ʊ ˈ l ɪ n /; [7] [8] [9] c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII.The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading for treason, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation.
Catherine has remained a popular biographical subject to the present day. The American historian Garrett Mattingly was the author of a popular biography Katherine of Aragon in 1942. In 1966, Catherine and her many supporters at court were the subjects of Catherine of Aragon and her Friends, a biography by John E. Paul.
The Boleyn family was a prominent English family in the gentry and aristocracy. They reached the peak of their influence during the Tudor period , when Anne Boleyn became the second wife and queen consort of Henry VIII , their daughter being the future Elizabeth I .
Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn. It was rumoured that one or both of Mary's children were fathered by the King, [2] although no evidence exists to support the argument that either of them was the King's biological child. Mary is often considered to be Henry's favourite mistress. [3] Margaret "Madge" Shelton, first cousin of Anne Boleyn. [4]
Catherine (c. 1524 – 15 January 1569) and Henry Carey (4 March 1526 – 23 July 1596), children of Henry's mistress Mary Boleyn, the sister of his second wife Anne Boleyn, and wife of William Carey. [12] Ethelreda Malte (born c. 1527 – c. January 1559), born to Joan Dingley, alias Dobson; her paternity was claimed by John Malte. [13]
Anne Boleyn was King Henry VIII's wife. She had one child and was beheaded. Netflix's new series, 'Blood, Sex & Royalty,' dives into the queen's life and death.
She was the main character in A Tudor Story: The Return of Anne Boleyn by W. S. Pakenham-Walsh (1963) ISBN 978-0-227-67678-3; She was the main character in The Concubine by Norah Lofts (1963) ISBN 0-7524-3943-X. She was a character in The King's Secret Matter by Jean Plaidy (1962). She was the main character in Anne Boleyn by Evelyn Anthony (1957).