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  • 9 January – A queen twice over, and Executions of Henry Pole and Henry Courtenay

    1 year ago Author: Joel Ridgway
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    On this day in Tudor history, 9th January 1514, Anne of Brittany, Queen Consort of King Louis XII of France, died at Château Blois in France. Her corpse was buried in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint-Denis and her heart was buried at Nantes.

    Anne of Brittany was the mother of Queen Claude of France, the wife of a Holy Roman Emperor AND two Kings of France, and had been betrothed to one of the Princes in the Tower. A very interesting lady!

    And then there’s the story of her stolen heart!

    Find out more in this talk…

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  • 9 January – A queen twice over!

    3 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    On this day in Tudor history, 9th January 1514, Anne of Brittany, Queen Consort of King Louis XII of France, died at Château Blois in France. Her corpse was buried in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint-Denis and her heart was buried at Nantes.

    Anne of Brittany was the mother of Queen Claude of France, the wife of a Holy Roman Emperor AND two Kings of France, and had been betrothed to one of the Princes in the Tower. A very interesting lady!

    And then there’s the story of her stolen heart!

    Find out more in today’s talk.

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  • Live chat reminder – 22 February

    4 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    Tomorrow is the date for this month’s expert live chat. It’s with author Rozsa Gaston who spoke to us about Anne of Brittany, queen consort of France to two kings, Charles VIII and Louis XII.

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  • Anne of Brittany – Expert Talk – Rozsa Gaston

    4 years ago Author: ADMIN Tim
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    In this month’s expert talk, author Rozsa Gaston introduces Anne of Brittany, who was queen consort of France to two kings, Charles VIII and Louis XII.

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  • How Charles VIII, King of France, met Anne of Brittany – Rozsa Gaston

    4 years ago Author: ADMIN Tim
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    On Dec. 6, 1491, Anne of Brittany married Charles VIII, King of France, in a secret ceremony at Langeais in France’s Loire Valley. Both were betrothed to others. Rozsa Gaston is our expert speaker for February but she wanted to share a short radio interview that she recently did…

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  • Anne of Brittany and the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis

    6 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    On 9th January 1514, Anne of Brittany, queen consort of King Louis XII of France, died at the Chateau of Blois. She left her husband, who went on to marry Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, later that year, and two daughters: Claude, Queen of France, and Renée, Duchess of Ferrara. She was buried in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis, just outside Paris, and was joined there by Louis after his death on 1st January 1515.

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