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Henry II (() 5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, [2] was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, and also held power over Scotland ...
Anne Boleyn (/ ˈ b ʊ l ɪ n, b ʊ ˈ l ɪ n /; [7] [8] [9] c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII.The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading for treason, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation.
Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; [a] c. 1124 – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, [4] and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II.
Anne Boleyn (c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Henry's second wife and the mother of Elizabeth I. Henry's marriage to Anne and her later execution made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval at the start of the English Reformation .
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Catherine (c. 1524 – 15 January 1569) and Henry Carey (4 March 1526 – 23 July 1596), children of Henry's mistress Mary Boleyn, the sister of his second wife Anne Boleyn, and wife of William Carey. [12] Ethelreda Malte (born c. 1527 – c. January 1559), born to Joan Dingley, alias Dobson; her paternity was claimed by John Malte. [13]
After “Too many years lost in history,” as they memorably sing in Six: The Musical,” the wives of Henry VIII continue to receive their belated due, with the latest example being “Firebrand ...
Anne Berkeley (née Savage), Baroness Berkeley (c. 1496 – 1564) was a lady-in-waiting and companion of Queen Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England.She was reputed to be one of the witnesses at the secret wedding ceremony of the King and Anne Boleyn which occurred on 25 January 1533.