Henry the 8th and anne boleyn

Anne hunting. The art of courtly love and chivalric romance so popular during the early medieval period saw a revival during the Tudor era. Because the majority of noble ...

16th Century Europe was rather a small world, but did you know that Henry VIII and his six wives were all related, and that they all descended from King Edward I? I give an overview in my latest video on YouTube, but here are the lines of descent for each of Henry VIII's wives and Henry himself. I've simplified them by just giving the next person (rather than any spouses) and by starting with the wife or Henry and then going back through each generation to Edward I.

King Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn

The King expressed regret over the execution of his second wife, with key evidence 'going unnoticed' for centuries having reemerged, a historian told Express.co.uk.

A detailed painting of Anne Boleyn & Henry Percy by David Wilkie Wynfield. It is very likely that, if Anne and Percy had been able to keep their secret for a few more months, Anne Boleyn would have been remembered as a Countess of Northumberland rather than a Queen of England. It was only the intervention of Cardinal Wolsey and Percy‘s father which kept the match from going ahead. #thetudors #anneboleyn

Can you name the first three wives of Henry VIII and their children?

Henry and Anne

Are you Catherine of Aragon or Anne Boleyn?

Anne Boleyn. 2nd wife of King Henry the 8th.

99 problems, but an heir is the biggest one! Meme credit: @jessi_jezlebelle

Sixteenth Century England was the time of the Tudors and Henry VIII, as well as Sir Thomas More, Anne Boleyn, Bloody Mary, Queen Elizabeth, the Spanish Armada, Sir Francis Drake, Mary Queen of Scots, Sir Walter Raleigh, and the invention of the Water Closet.

Anne Boleyn entertaining King Henry VIII

I just love Six: The Musical wayyyy too much!

Photo of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn for fans of Tudor History 32432576