Anne Boleyn Victorious - A Collaborative Timeline

September 1533 - Introduction
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September 1533: Queen Anne Boleyn gives birth to twin children, a boy and a girl. The children are christened Henry and Elizabeth in a grand ceremony in front of many of Henry VIII’s vassals. Henry VIII also announced he has negotiated an alliance with the French. This greatly pleases Queen Anne. The babies’ births enrage Henry’s daughter by his first wife, Mary, who has been declared illegitimate. Regardless Mary puts on a smile and attends the christening of the infants as Elizabeth’s godmother. Mary’s own mother, Catherine of Aragon, Dowager Princess of Wales, refuses to believe that her rival had given birth to a healthy son.

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November 1533-June 1534
October 1533: Jane Parker, Wife of George Boleyn falls ill and dies a week later.
May 1534: George Boleyn marries Lady Mary Tudor, the King's natural(Bastard) daughter.
November 1533: Henry and Elizabeth are sent to Ashridge in Hertfordshire under the guidance of Lady Bryan and Anne's sister, the widowed Lady Carey. They will be raised there together until Henry is old enough to be sent to Wales.

June 1534: George is created Earl of Buckingham in honour of his marriage to Lady Mary. Meanwhile, the Protestant state of Denmark is eager to capitalise on Henry's newfound love for anything anti-Papal and sends envoys suggesting a match between baby Elizabeth and their own infant Crown Prince, Frederick. Moreover, Anne finds herself pregnant again.
 
July-August 1534
July 1534: Mary Tudor, new wife of George Boleyn, stays constantly in her bedroom and refuses to speak to anyone. Katherine of Aragon, Dowager Princess of Wales dies of suspicious causes and suspicion instantly falls on the Boleyns.
August 1534: Anne miscarries, but since she has a son already, she stays in Henry's good graces.
 
August 1535: Mary , wife of George Boleyn, gives birth to a healthy son who will be named Owen(After Owen Tudor) and who will show such a physical resemblance to George Boleyn will leave no doubt about his paternity, throughout his long life. {Owen will die on July 3,1599}
She was pregnant in July 1534. It does not take an entire year for a pregnancy to happen
 
July-September 1534
July 1534: Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and his fourth wife, Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby are blessed with a healthy baby boy, Henry Brandon.

August 1534: The population of English land in France, increase as Huguenots pledge their allegiance to the true King of France, Henry of England.

September 1534: Following Anne’s miscarriage, Martin Luther's sends over a copy of his Bible, translated to English as a condolence gift and hopes of keeping the faith through these trying times.
 
October 1534
October 1534: A wild, uncontrollable fire breaks out at the Palace of Placentia, reducing it to rubble. Mary Tudor is arrested for this and sent to the Tower to be watched under heavy guard by order of her stepmother, even though she is heavily pregnant. Katherine Willoughby is pregnant again.
 
August 1535: Mary , wife of George Boleyn, gives birth to a healthy son who will be named Owen(After Owen Tudor) and who will show such a physical resemblance to George Boleyn will leave no doubt about his paternity, throughout his long life. {Owen will die on July 3,1599}
Yes, this should be dated to March 1535. And you cannot state when Owen died.
 
December 1534
1st December, 1534: Over 200 Spanish settlers and conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar, are lost at sea, when their ships are caught in a storm.

25th December, 1534: To King Henry’s delight, the court physicians, informs him that Queen Anne Boleyn, is pregnant again. The physician recommends that Anne must take it easy, cutting out stress and travelling.
During this time, Henry takes a lady-in-waiting, Jane Seymour as his new mistress.
 
January-April 1535
January 1535: Having spent Christmas at Court with their parents, the fifteen-month-old Henry and Elizabeth are sent back to Ashridge. With them goes their nine-month-old cousin Owen, who has been taken from his mother due to the suspicion she is under.

March 1535: Katherine, Duchess of Suffolk and her stepdaughter, the Marchioness of Dorset, give birth within days of each other - Katherine to a boy named Charles for his father, and Frances to a girl named for the Queen.

April 1535: The Queen's sister, Lady Carey, surprises everyone by marrying Sir William Herbert, one of the King's Esquires of the Body. The groom is created Baron Herbert of Cardiff as a wedding present, and the marriage appears to be happy - the new Baroness is declared to be pregnant within weeks.

Henry VIII also sends Ambassadors to Paris, seeking the hand of King Francis's niece, the seven-year-old heiress to Navarre, Jeanne, for the Prince of Wales. He does this at Anne's urging, for she has always been fond of Jeanne's mother, Queen Marguerite, and is keen to join their families.
 
May 1535
May 1535: Isabella Jagiellon arrives in France and is welcomed by her future in-laws. Mary Tudor, still in the tower, gives birth to a healthy daughter whom she names Katherine. Mother and daughter are separated by the order of the queen.
 
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May 1535: Upon seeing Henry kissing Jane Seymour, Anne Boleyn miscarries her child again. Luckily, she falls pregnant again - and she still has a son - but Henry is beginning to see patterns with Anne and Katherine's childbearing patterns.
June 1535: Isabella Jagiellon arrives in France and is welcomed by her future in-laws. Mary Tudor, still in the tower, gives birth to a healthy daughter whom she names Katherine. Mother and daughter are separated by the order of the queen.
Can we remove the first incident? She was almost full term at this point, so she would not miscarry, and she would have probably entered confinement by now, thus avoiding this incident completely.
 
Can we remove the first incident? She was almost full term at this point, so she would not miscarry, and she would have probably entered confinement by now, thus avoiding this incident completely.
Plus I can’t envision, a pregnancy failing because of a kiss. Anne knows that mistresses are a common thing in Europe, she was already the mother of a future king why would she worry about a baseborn especially when there is already Henry Fitzroy.
 
October-December 1535
October 1535: Mary Tudor is proved innocent at court after her husband, George Boleyn testifies that she couldn't have been the one to burn down the Palace of Placentia as the two of them had both been confined in their houses, far away from the palace in question, due to sweating sickness that ran rampant throughout England at the time. Released from all charges, she chooses still to confine herself and refuses to acknowledge her stepmother, half-siblings or father.
November 1535: Katherine Parr, Lady Latimer establishes herself as part of Mary's household by using her mother's friendship with Katherine of Aragon. The two become close friends and she catches the king's eye, which infuriates Queen Anne. Mary, secretly delighted by this, encourages Katherine to get on her father's good side though she would only ever state that it would benefit the Latimers. The marriage between George and Mary is still tense and distrustful, and he takes lovers frequently. But she is pregnant again, and he prays for a son, though she secretly hopes for another daughter.
December 1535: Neither George nor Mary are invited to court for Christmas. The king and queen refuse to give any reason, though.
 
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July 1535-March 1536
July 1535: Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset announces that she is pregnant, with her first child for Henry Fitzroy. The news came following a physician visiting their household, due to Henry’s heavy coughing.

September 1536: During the celebration of the twins of thrid birthday, King Henry announces the bethrothal between Prince Fredrick of Denmark and Norway with Princess Elizabeth. The neogitations for the match between Henry and Princess Jeanne of Navarre are still ongoing.
October 1536: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor begins his own secret negotiations with Francis, stating that if England was to marry their heir to the heiress of Navarre, France and Spain will have an English strong hold threatening their border.
Charles proposes either between Jeanne and his own son, Philip, Prince of Gerona and Asturias or or his nephew, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, second son of Ferdinand of Austria and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary.
February 1536: Emperor Isabella of the Holy Roman Empire announces her pregnancy. Emperor Charles offers King Henry, his niece, Catherine for Prince Henry of Wales. Cromwell urges the king to accept which brings him into conflict with Queen Anne who is already angry at him for she believes his greed is to blame for the ongoing rebellion.
February 1536: Henry is put off the idea of having another “Queen Catherine” instead he has Cromwell, suggest a marriage to a younger niece, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria.
March 1536: Jane Seymour discovers her pregnancy. King Henry searches for a husband for his mistress.
March 1536: Queen Anne suggests marrying Jane off to Thomas Howard, the youngest son of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and Lady Elizabeth Stafford.
Although not titled, King Henry, thinks this is a reasonable match and could easily raise the young noble to the title of Earl of Northampton.
 
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July 1536: Anne Boleyn gives birth to a daughter who Henry names Anne after her mother. Mary falls deathly ill in the Tower. Lady Jane urges Henry to free her or at least put her under house arrest in a more hospitable environment. Despite his suspensions, Henry relents and Mary is sent to Hudson House to recover, but she is still under investigation and cannot see her children.

August 1536: Isabella Jagiellon and Dauphin Francois are married in a grand ceremony. Catherine de Medici announces her pregnancy.

September 1536: During the celebration of the twins of thrid birthday, King Henry announces the bethrothal between Prince Fredrick of Denmark and Norway with Princess Elizabeth. The neogitations for the match between Henry and Princess Jeanne of Navarre are still ongoing.
I love the chapter, but I think it should all be 1535.... Otherwise poor old Anne has been pregnant for over a year...
 
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