On the 18th of March, 1535, Anne Boleyn went into labour for the second time during her marriage with Henry VIII of England. The labour was long and hard and ended with the birth of sickly twin boys, named Edward and Henry. Edward, the eldest, died hours after the birth while Henry lived for one month, in which he was treated as the heir until his unfortunate death, blamed on the milk nurse who had been assigned to him. Unfortunately, Queen Anne did not survive long after the birth and on the 23rd of March, 1535, died. Now in his mind a widower, Henry VIII mourned for his 'sweet' Anne and had his young daughter Elizabeth to court, holding her up at court as "...mine true and sweet child..." After the death of Prince Henry, the King looked to a woman that had caught his eye, the Lady Anne Grey, sister-in-law to his niece Frances and a beauty of the court.
On the 12th of January, 1536, Henry married the woman who had caught his eye, having wavered between her and the Lady Jane Seymour, who he later would call "...too fair and too simple for a King...". The marriage ceremony between Henry and his second Anne was simple, and private to still certain words against a match that did not have him return to Catherine of Aragon. The union proved fruitful and on the 18th of November, 1536, Henry had a healthy son. Named Edward after the Yorkist King, the boy was red haired and blue eyed, with a "...mighty roar for one so young...".
The celebrations over the pregnancy and eventual success overshadowed the death of Catherine of Aragon, pointedly ignored by the King and his bride, who instead feasted for their future son. The Queen soon found herself acquainted with her stepdaughters, finding the precocious Elizabeth to be "...most splendid..." and her elder, bastard sister "...grim but pretty...". She managed to have Mary separated from her younger sister's household and instead given a small one herself, where she was left alone for the time being. It would be a year before the Duke of York was conceived and on the 17th of July, 1538, Thomas Tudor was born. Anne Grey, a superstitious woman, told her husband another Henry, Duke of York had risen over the body of his brother and she would not want to repeat history, so the child named for his maternal grandfather. He was followed by a third brother and finally a princess in 1539 and 1540, named Henry Tudor, Duke of Clarence and Margaret Tudor.
Henry VIII of England during this time took no firm stances on the matter of religion, continuing his course of not changing the church but having monasteries ended due to 'corruption'. His Queen, ever the pragmatist, realised that she could not realistically speak to her husband on matters of religion without more of an education and thus spoke to many scholars in the matter of religion, including Catholics, Protestants, Lutherans and even one Atheist, all during the pregnancy of the Duke of Clarence. She then returned to her husband to discuss her findings, to his delight. However, the discussion ended with an argument and the two did not speak for 3 days, pointedly ignoring each other until they returned together just prior to the Queen's churching ceremony.
The marriage lasted until the King's death in 1547, after which the 31 year old widow remarried to Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, by whom she had 3 more children: William Carey (b.1550), John Carey (b.1551) and Dorothy Carey (b.1553: d.1559). Her son rose to be Edward VI of England.
Henry VIII of England (b.1491: d.1547) m. Catherine of Aragon (b.1485: d.1536) (a), Anne Boleyn (b.1501/1507: d.1535) (b), Anne Grey (c.1516: d.1570) (c)
On the 12th of January, 1536, Henry married the woman who had caught his eye, having wavered between her and the Lady Jane Seymour, who he later would call "...too fair and too simple for a King...". The marriage ceremony between Henry and his second Anne was simple, and private to still certain words against a match that did not have him return to Catherine of Aragon. The union proved fruitful and on the 18th of November, 1536, Henry had a healthy son. Named Edward after the Yorkist King, the boy was red haired and blue eyed, with a "...mighty roar for one so young...".
The celebrations over the pregnancy and eventual success overshadowed the death of Catherine of Aragon, pointedly ignored by the King and his bride, who instead feasted for their future son. The Queen soon found herself acquainted with her stepdaughters, finding the precocious Elizabeth to be "...most splendid..." and her elder, bastard sister "...grim but pretty...". She managed to have Mary separated from her younger sister's household and instead given a small one herself, where she was left alone for the time being. It would be a year before the Duke of York was conceived and on the 17th of July, 1538, Thomas Tudor was born. Anne Grey, a superstitious woman, told her husband another Henry, Duke of York had risen over the body of his brother and she would not want to repeat history, so the child named for his maternal grandfather. He was followed by a third brother and finally a princess in 1539 and 1540, named Henry Tudor, Duke of Clarence and Margaret Tudor.
Henry VIII of England during this time took no firm stances on the matter of religion, continuing his course of not changing the church but having monasteries ended due to 'corruption'. His Queen, ever the pragmatist, realised that she could not realistically speak to her husband on matters of religion without more of an education and thus spoke to many scholars in the matter of religion, including Catholics, Protestants, Lutherans and even one Atheist, all during the pregnancy of the Duke of Clarence. She then returned to her husband to discuss her findings, to his delight. However, the discussion ended with an argument and the two did not speak for 3 days, pointedly ignoring each other until they returned together just prior to the Queen's churching ceremony.
The marriage lasted until the King's death in 1547, after which the 31 year old widow remarried to Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, by whom she had 3 more children: William Carey (b.1550), John Carey (b.1551) and Dorothy Carey (b.1553: d.1559). Her son rose to be Edward VI of England.
Henry VIII of England (b.1491: d.1547) m. Catherine of Aragon (b.1485: d.1536) (a), Anne Boleyn (b.1501/1507: d.1535) (b), Anne Grey (c.1516: d.1570) (c)
1a) Unnamed Daughter (c.1510)
2a) Henry Tudor, Duke of Cornwall (b.1511: d.1511)
3a) Henry Tudor, Duke of Cornwall (b.1513: d.1513)
4a) Henry Tudor, Duke of Cornwall (b.1515: d.1515)
5a) Mary Tudor (b.1516: d.1558)
6a) Unnamed Daughter (c.1518)
7b) Elizabeth Tudor (b.1533) m. Frederick II of Denmark (b.1534) (a)
8b) Edward Tudor, Duke of Cornwall (b.1535: d.1535)
9b) Henry Tudor, Duke of Cornwall (b.1535: d.1535)
10c) Edward VI of England (b.1536) m. Barbara of Hesse (b.1536)
11c) Thomas Tudor, Duke of York (b.1538) m. Mary Grey (b.1537) (a)
12c) Henry Tudor, Duke of Clarence (b.1539: d.1550)
13c) Margaret Tudor (b.1540: d.1563) m. Philip II of Spain (b.1527) (a)
2a) Henry Tudor, Duke of Cornwall (b.1511: d.1511)
3a) Henry Tudor, Duke of Cornwall (b.1513: d.1513)
4a) Henry Tudor, Duke of Cornwall (b.1515: d.1515)
5a) Mary Tudor (b.1516: d.1558)
6a) Unnamed Daughter (c.1518)
7b) Elizabeth Tudor (b.1533) m. Frederick II of Denmark (b.1534) (a)
1a) Miscarriage (c.1555)
2a) Anne of Denmark (b.1557)
3a) Elizabeth of Denmark (b.1558)
4a) Margaret of Denmark (b.1560)
5a) Dorothea of Denmark (b.1562)
6a) Stillborn Son (c.1563)
7a) Christian of Denmark (b.1566)
2a) Anne of Denmark (b.1557)
3a) Elizabeth of Denmark (b.1558)
4a) Margaret of Denmark (b.1560)
5a) Dorothea of Denmark (b.1562)
6a) Stillborn Son (c.1563)
7a) Christian of Denmark (b.1566)
8b) Edward Tudor, Duke of Cornwall (b.1535: d.1535)
9b) Henry Tudor, Duke of Cornwall (b.1535: d.1535)
10c) Edward VI of England (b.1536) m. Barbara of Hesse (b.1536)
1a) Henry Tudor, Prince of Wales (b.1556)
2a) Arthur Tudor, Duke of Clarence (b.1559)
3a) William Tudor, Duke of Gloucester (b.1561)
4a) Edmund Tudor, Duke of Bedford (b.1564)
2a) Arthur Tudor, Duke of Clarence (b.1559)
3a) William Tudor, Duke of Gloucester (b.1561)
4a) Edmund Tudor, Duke of Bedford (b.1564)
11c) Thomas Tudor, Duke of York (b.1538) m. Mary Grey (b.1537) (a)
1a) Margaret Tudor of York (b.1559)
2a) Henry Tudor of York (b.1562)
3a) Miscarriage (c.1565)
4a) William Tudor of York (b.1567)
2a) Henry Tudor of York (b.1562)
3a) Miscarriage (c.1565)
4a) William Tudor of York (b.1567)
12c) Henry Tudor, Duke of Clarence (b.1539: d.1550)
13c) Margaret Tudor (b.1540: d.1563) m. Philip II of Spain (b.1527) (a)
1a) Isabella Michelle of Spain (b.1557)
2a) Philip of Spain (b.1560)
3a) Catherine Eugenia of Spain (b.1562)
2a) Philip of Spain (b.1560)
3a) Catherine Eugenia of Spain (b.1562)