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Born Jane Parker, she was the daughter of Henry Parker, 10th Baron Morley, and Alice St. John, great-granddaughter of Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso.Through Margaret, Jane was a distant relation of King Henry VIII [1] — specifically his half-second-cousin – and this, in turn, made her a second cousin once removed of all of the King's children, including her niece-by-marriage, Elizabeth I.
The Six Wives of Henry VIII is the second studio album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in January 1973 on A&M Records.It is an instrumental progressive rock album with its concept based on his interpretations of the musical characteristics of the wives of Henry VIII.
The album garnered mixed reviews from professional critics, but a generally positive response from fans. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said of the album "Whether it's a rocker or a ballad (and there are more of the latter than the former), almost everything on Mother of the Sun is overblown in a manner that's specific to the mid-'80s, when AOR airwaves were littered with '60s veterans ...
The Boleyn family was a prominent English family in the gentry and aristocracy. They reached the peak of their influence during the Tudor period , when Anne Boleyn became the second wife and queen consort of Henry VIII , their daughter being the future Elizabeth I .
Julia Fox is an author and historical researcher, and a former teacher. She lives in London with her husband, the Tudor historian John Guy. [1] Her first book was Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford, a study of the lady-in-waiting at the court of Henry VIII of England and the sister-in-law of Anne Boleyn. [2]
Anne of the Thousand Days is a 1969 British historical drama film based on the life of Anne Boleyn, directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Hal B. Wallis.The screenplay by Bridget Boland and John Hale is an adaptation of the 1948 play of the same name by Maxwell Anderson.
Jane Rochford is summoned to court by the Duke of Norfolk to be a lady-in-waiting at the court of King Henry VIII. Jane has unpleasant memories of court, because she is the widow of George Boleyn and sister-in-law to Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn. George and Anne Boleyn were both executed in 1536 for "adultery, incest and plotting to ...
Mary Boleyn, mistress of Henry VIII of England (c.1499 – 19 July 1543). George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford (c.1504 – 17 May 1536). Anne Boleyn, Queen consort of Henry VIII of England (c. 1507 – 19 May 1536) The other two boys were Thomas born 1496 and Henry 'Hal' born 1500. Both died of the sweating sickness plague during the outbreak in ...