192: Jane Grey Proclaimed Queen of England for All of Nine Days When she was Fifteen or Sixteen Years Old Born: 1537, Leicestershire, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Died: 12 February 1554, Tower Green, Tower of London, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Jane had strong ties to the Tudor throne and was educated as such—having knowledge in…
“When I think of marriage, it is as though my heart were being dragged out of my vitals.” 191: Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland and the Final Tudor Monarch Born: 7 September 1533, Greenwich, London, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Died: 24 March 1603, Richmond, London, England (Present-day United Kingdom) She came to the…
190: Catherine Howard English Queen and the Fifth Wife of Henry VIII Born: c.1522, London, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Died: 13 February 1542, Tower Green, Tower of London, England (Present-day United Kingdom) She was Henry’s second of three Catherines and served as Queen Consort for one year. Henry first started to consider her for marriage…
189: Catherine de Medici Queen of France, Serving as Consort, Regnant, and Dowager (Depending on the Year) Born: 13 April 1519, Florence, Italy Died: 5 January 1589, Blois, France She was the wife of Henri II of France and subsequent Regent of France after his death. Three of her sons would reign as king of…
188: Mary I English Queen dubbed “Bloody Mary” by Some of Her Subjects Born: 18 February 1516, Greenwich, London, England (Present-day London, United Kingdom) Died: 17 November 1558, St. James, Westminster, London, England (Present-day London, United Kingdom) She is remembered as the first queen to rule England in her own right (despite Jane Grey and…
187: Anne of Cleves German Born English Queen and the Fourth Wife of Henry VIII Born: 22 September 1515, Present-day Düsseldorf, Germany Died: 16 July 1557, Chelsea, London, England (Present-day United Kingdom) They married after Henry decided he needed to form a political alliance with her brother who was a leader of Protestants in Western…
“I am so vexed that I am utterly weary.” 186: Katherine Parr English Queen and the Sixth and Final Wife of Henry VIII Born: August 1512, London, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Died: 5 September 1548, Gloucestershire, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Alternate Spelling: Catherine Parr She also holds the distinction of being the only of his…
185: Jane Seymour English Queen and Third Wife of Henry VIII Born: c.1509, England, Present-day United Kingdom Died: 24 October 1537, Hampton Court Palace, England, Present-day United Kingdom She has the distinction of giving birth to his only surviving son Edward VI—unfortunately she died from complications of childbirth and Edward was sickly his whole life…
A silly meme I found on Facebook that is a TERRIBLE pun– “Anne Boleyn” sounds an awful lot like “Anne Bowling.” Ahhhh 184: Anne Boleyn English Queen and the Second Wife of Henry VIII—She Also Holds the Distinction of Being the First Wife He Beheaded (the Second was Her Cousin Catherine Howard) Born: c.1501, Blickling,…
“I came not into this realm as merchandise, nor yet to be married to any merchant.” 183: Catherine of Aragon Spanish Born Queen of England and the First Wife of Henry VIII Born: 16 December 1485, Madrid, Spain Died: 7 January 1536, Kimbolton, England (Today in the United Kingdom) Alternate Spelling: Katherine of Aragon She…