Mistress Anne Boleyn has replaced the banished Queen Katherine, and Christmas at the Tudor court is a time for ringing in the new. The King’s chaplain, Thomas Cranmer, makes a fact-finding visit to Lutheran Germany while Henry withdraws both the authority and taxes of the Catholic Church at home. A royal visit to France finally convinces Anne to consummate her relationship with Henry, even as his best friend, Charles Brandon, suggests that she is no virgin.
Katherine left strong impressions on people—so much so that even her enemy, Thomas Cromwell, said ‘If not for her sex, she could have defied all the heroes of History.’
Henry’s eldest daughter grew up disowned by her father and separated from her mother, Katherine of Aragon and eventually earned the epithet ‘Bloody Mary.’
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Mistress Anne Boleyn has replaced the banished Queen Katherine, and Christmas at the Tudor court is a time for ringing in the new. The King’s chaplain, Thomas Cranmer, makes a fact-finding visit to Lutheran Germany while Henry withdraws both the authority and taxes of the Catholic Church at home. A royal visit to France finally convinces Anne to consummate her relationship with Henry, even as his best friend, Charles Brandon, suggests that she is no virgin.
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Charles Brandon
Though seven years older than Henry, Charles shared many characteristics—natural athleticism, robust physical health, and a devotion to all sports.
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Katherine left strong impressions on people—so much so that even her enemy, Thomas Cromwell, said ‘If not for her sex, she could have defied all the heroes of History.’
MoreThomas Culpepper
Described as ‘a beautiful youth,’ he became Queen Katherine Howard’s lover.
MoreThomas Cranmer
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury thanks to ties with the Boleyn family, Thomas Cranmer rose to power from a relatively minor status.
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Henry’s eldest daughter grew up disowned by her father and separated from her mother, Katherine of Aragon and eventually earned the epithet ‘Bloody Mary.’
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