The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #10

The Boleyn Inheritance

Characters
  • Catherine Howard

    Catherine Howard

    Catherine Howard (c. 1521 – 13 February 1542), also spelled Katherine or Katheryn,[1] was the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, and sometimes known by his reference to her as his "rose without a thorn".Catherines birth date and place of birth are...

  • Anne of Cleves

    Anne Of Cleves

    Anne of Cleves (22 September 1515–16 July 1557) (German: Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg) was a German noblewoman and the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England and as such she was Queen of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540. The marriage was never consu...

  • Thomas Cromwell

    Thomas Cromwell

    Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, (b. in or before 1485, executed 28 July 1540), was an English statesman who served as chief minister of King Henry VIII of England from 1532 to 1540.Cromwell was one of the strongest advocates of the English Reformation...

  • Jane Boleyn

    Jane Boleyn

    Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (by courtesy) (c. 1505 – 13 February 1542) was a sister-in-law of King Henry VIII of England. She was the wife of George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, brother of Henrys second wife, Anne Boleyn. As a widow, Lady Rochfo...

  • Thomas Culpepper

    Thomas Culpepper

    Thomas Culpeper (c. 1514 – December 10, 1541) was an English courtier in the Tudor royal court and close friend of Henry VIII. He is best known today for his alleged affair with Queen Catherine Howard, and his subsequent execution.Culpeper was known to ha...

  • Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 2nd Earl of Surrey

    Thomas Howard 3rd Duke Of Norfolk 2nd Earl Of Surrey

    Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, KG, PC, Earl Marshal (1473 - 1554) (Earl of Surrey from 1514, passed down from father on his elevation to Dukedom of Norfolk) was a prominent Tudor politician. He was an uncle of two of the wives of Henry VIII: Anne Bol...

  • Henry VIII of England

    Henry Viii Of England

    Henry VIII (1491 - 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death. He was also Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) and claimant to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, succeeding his father, Henry VII.Henry V...