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ceebeegee

Really geeky Tudor England discussion

May 30, 2006 17:32

So I read The Other Boleyn Girl this weekend. It's about Mary Boleyn, sister to Anne (most sources I've checked seem to indicate she was older than Anne, but the book makes her a few years younger)--she was also Henry VIII's mistress after Bessie Blount and before he was involved with Anne. Mary was also rumored to be Francois I's mistress (both ( Read more... )

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justducky2204 May 31 2006, 02:29:33 UTC

jean plaidy has a wonderful book on catherine howard: the rose without a thorn...a very good read ( ... )

ceebeegee May 31 2006, 04:16:19 UTC

I'll look for the Jean Plaidy book...as I said, I've heard good thingsd about her ( ... )

justducky2204 May 31 2006, 04:46:08 UTC

depending on what the courts decided on legitimacy for mary and elizabeth, the other boys would have some AFTER them-bastard children would have some after legitimate, regardless of sex...obviously, blount's son would not have some into play, as he died while henry was married to anne (possibly poisoned, many believe by anne ( ... )

ceebeegee May 31 2006, 15:41:03 UTC

Henry Carey ended up a courtier in Elizabeth's court. Yeah, Henry VIII def. would've acknowledged him if there were any reason to think he fathered him which is a weak spot in the novel.

I think you're right about Henry's insanity--when you consider what happened to Margaret Pole--I mean, that's just butchery. I think that constant worrying about the King's Great Matter must've taken quite a toll. I actually do sympathize with him about that but after awhile he went around the bend. I thought TOBG made a fascinating point about the degradation of the law and the treatment of women, how Anne had set a bad precedent.