Lady Jane Rochford
So I am still reading my way through Royal Affairs by Leslie Carroll and have decided to blog my way through it as well, well at least the parts I find most interesting that is. While finishing the section on the infamous Henry VIII, I came across this passage:
“Swooning with fear, Lady Rochford was dragged [...]
Royale Affairs and Queen Claude of France
While reading Royal Affairs by Leslie Carrol, which I LOVE so far by the way, I have found a small error regarding Queen Claude. Leslie Carrol writes:
“Mary Boleyn remained at the French court, where she became a lady in waiting to the new queen, Claude, the wife of Louis’s son François”
Claude was indeed the wife of [...]
Madness of Henry VIII
While researching for my newest post I landed at NatGeo for some historical inspiration and finally the angles sung and I found the source of this post. While Anne Boleyn is clearly one of my favorite people in history and Jane Seymour I could care less for, Henry VIII made his mark in history with [...]
Diane de France
Born in 1539, Diane was the daughter of King Henri II. However, it is disputed whether she is the daughter of Herni II favorite Mistress Diane de Poitiers or a Piedmontese woman named Filippa Duci. Personally, I’m partial to Diane de Poitiers, but that is probably because I adore her.
Legitimized in 1547, Diane was known [...]
la Petite Boleyn
Anne Boleyn (ca. 1504 – May 19, 1536)
Some see Anne Boleyn as the whore who destroyed England’s relationship with the Church of Rome. The mistress that destroyed a fragile aging Queen and robbed her of not only her title, but her husband as well. But beyond the vulgar ideals that surround Anne, she was also [...]