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  • January 19 – Diplomat Sir Edward Carne and Henry VIII’s fourth marriage

    9 months ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    Portraits of Henry VIII, Anne of Cleves, Mary I and Dom Luis of Portugal

    On this day in Tudor history, 19th January 1561, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Edward Carne died in Rome. He was about sixty-five years of age.

    The administrator and diplomat, who came from Glamorgan in Wales originally, carried out diplomatic missions for King Henry VIII, was a royal commissioner during the dissolution of the monasteries, negotiated for a fourth marriage for Henry VIII after the death of Jane Seymour, was Mary I’s English ambassador to Rome, and claimed descent from the Kings of Gwent! An interesting man.

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  • 6 January – Epiphany fun and feasting, and The marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves

    1 year ago Author: Joel Ridgway
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    Happy Epiphany! Happy Kings’ Day! Yes, today is the Feast of the Epiphany, the day that commemorated the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child.

    I share some examples of how Epiphany was celebrated at the royal court.

    Find out what those Tudor people got up to on Twelfth Night in this talk…

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  • 1 January – Catherine of Aragon has a son, and Henry VIII meets Anne of Cleves

    1 year ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    On 1st January 1540, Henry VIII met Anne of Cleves for the very first time.

    This meeting between King Henry VIII and the woman who would soon become his fourth wife, was a bit of a disaster, but exactly how much of a disaster was it? The accounts differ and Claire shares with you two slightly different contemporary accounts, one given in a chronicle and one shared in the annulment proceedings a few months later in 1540.

    What happened on New Year’s Day 1540 at Rochester?

    Find out all about Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves’ first meeting in this talk…

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  • 1 January – Henry VIII’s disastrous meeting with Anne of Cleves

    3 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    In today’s “on this day in Tudor history talk”, Claire Ridgway, author of several Tudor history books, puts you out of your misery from the cliffhanger she left you with on 27th December, by telling you all about Henry VIII’s first meeting with his bride-to-be, Anne of Cleves, on 1st January 1540.

    This meeting between King Henry VIII and the woman who would soon become his fourth wife, was a bit of a disaster, but exactly how much of a disaster was it? The accounts differ and in the video I share two slightly different contemporary accounts, one given in a chronicle and one shared in the annulment proceedings a few months later in 1540.

    What happened on New Year’s Day 1540 at Rochester? Find out all about Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves’ first meeting in today’s talk.

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