13 February - The Executions of Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford

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13 February - The Executions of Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford

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The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society

5 жыл бұрын

🌹 Unveiling the Tragic Tale: Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn's Fateful End 🗡️💔
Step into the heart of Tudor history on this solemn day, 13th February 1542, as I delve into the poignant fate of Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, and her lady, Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford. Join me on a journey through their final moments within the Tower of London.
🔍 Chroniclers Edward Hall and Charles Wriothesley bear witness to this historical event, recounting the beheading of these two ladies on the Tower Green. Confessions of their offences and their repentant departure from the world are etched in the chronicles of Tudor history.
📜 Otwell Johnson, a London merchant and eyewitness, shares a first-hand account in a letter, portraying the women's godly and Christian end. Their unwavering faith in the blood of Christ and resolute countenances serve as a testament to their courage in the face of imminent death.
📜 Yet, the Spanish Chronicle introduces a controversial speech attributed to Catherine Howard, revealing a tumultuous love story and misplaced desires. However, historical scrutiny questions its accuracy, highlighting disparities and casting doubt on its authenticity.
🕊️ Amidst the myths surrounding Jane Boleyn's final words, it's crucial to separate fact from fiction. Dispel the debunked speech, as historians like Julia Fox and John Guy refute its credibility, reminding us to honour the truth of their dignified departure.
🌟 As we commemorate the lives lost on this tragic day, let this video be a portal to history, a tribute to the women who faced adversity with courage. Subscribe, like, and hit the notification bell to join this historical exploration of Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn. 🕊️🕯️ #CatherineHoward #JaneBoleyn #TudorHistory #TragicTales 🏰💔
See also February 9 - Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, is taken to the Tower at • February 9 - Jane Bole...
Book recommendations: Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford by Julia Fox, Young and Damned and Fair by Gareth Russell.
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@jc.connor5882 5 жыл бұрын

The injustice those women endured from Henry Tudor is appalling.

@PomegranateStaindGrn 5 жыл бұрын

A very difficult time for women in general. We just hear more about the royals. Sadly, they had it better than the peasant women who were treated as actual livestock.

@steppy3736 5 жыл бұрын

By today's standards these beheadings were injustice. By Tudor standards, it was completely justified. Katherine willing admitted she was in wasn't a virgin when she married Henry, after the fact. To do so in Tudor times was treasonous. Katherine's biggest mistake was to bring Durham into her household.

@MamaBethsWorld 5 жыл бұрын

I must say I absolutely adore your series!!! ❤️💜❤️

@lisamclaughlin6912 4 жыл бұрын

You have a very irritating voice.... might want to think to have someone else read your words.... can you say, clawing my fingernails done a chalk board... I wish I was deaf and even maybe blind

@jennifertonyan9984 3 жыл бұрын

Lisa Mclaughlin Um.. if you wish you we’re both blind and deaf. Then y do you even bother watching these videos?? Perhaps just so u can be rude??

@mikki3961 5 жыл бұрын

Poor Catherine Howard, she was naive. So young and Henry so cruel. I cannot imagine the horror she endured.

@fjohnson3555 5 жыл бұрын

Naive, yes. Young, not by 16th century standards. 18 y.o was not considered "young" in those times.

@reneenayfabnaynay5679 5 жыл бұрын

@@fjohnson3555 I don't care if it was considered young in those times or not. A persons brain doesn't stop developing until well into their twenties. So physically, an eighteen year old is not yet matured, so, however a person feels about it, is of no consequence, and cannot change that fact. No matter the time or era.

@fjohnson3555 5 жыл бұрын

@@reneenayfabnaynay5679 ok, you don't have to care, .but the time era does matter, not your 21st century perspective. The fact remains that culturally and socially, 18 y.o., was not considered "young" in the 16th century.

@brianfinnegan664 4 жыл бұрын

Her own fault, she fucked up

@princetonburchill6130 4 жыл бұрын

Cruelty doesn't come into it. A queen's faithfulness was political. It was the only way to ensure that any child born to her carried the royal bloodline.

@Ladybug-uf7uh 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your clear, concise explanations of these executions. I've read many different accounts of scaffold confessions that have turned out to be outright lies. Thank you for your research and the time you take to educate us 400 years later. From North Carolina, USA.

@pollydolly9723 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Claire, for having us rethink the untruths we have been told.

@JalaKamal 5 жыл бұрын

Nobody was safe around Henry. Those were dangerous years

@brianfinnegan664 3 жыл бұрын

Charles Brandon, only one

@ElizabethF2222 5 жыл бұрын

Most of the people that Henry VIII executed always "prayed for the King and his long life and good health," etc. etc. Why would they do that when he's the one that put them to death? The only thing I can think of is they said these things so the monster that was Henry wouldn't go after their surviving relatives and friends??? No wonder the French called Henry the "English Nero."

@kimberlycornelius7911 5 жыл бұрын

Catherine should never have married him, her family to blame for their greed

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

I don't think her family had anything to do with her. The king wanted her and the king got what he wanted. I think those of her family who new about her past must have been very worried when the king fell for her.

@kimberlycornelius7911 5 жыл бұрын

@@anneboleynfiles I agree to that to she or they the family probably were in a position they couldn't really say no I forget the times they were living in kim

@shammydammy2610 4 жыл бұрын

@Artere Laksamana Informing the King that his daughter was not a virgin and had been 'loose with her favors' with multiple men? Well, she might have survived that, but it would have been very detrimental to most of the people around her, including herself. If she was lucky, she'd have been cloistered as a nun.

@Cate7451 4 жыл бұрын

The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society but didn't her uncle put her forth. Didn't Henry check with the family as to her character?

@Chesh89 4 жыл бұрын

@Artere Laksamana when you speak in that manner literally no one of any high respect with a true answer will respond to you. It's history, we are all here because we love it and like to share information. History often changes and some is more fiction than truth, try asking next time rather than demanding that everyone, including the people who research it for a living, is wrong.

@carolinecarlson4307 5 жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel last week and so so loving these daily updates ! What a fabulous series! Thank you 🌻🌷🌺💐🌹🌸🌼

@sabrinac7106 5 жыл бұрын

I feel like there are so many times when we need to say 'take it with a very large pinch of salt' when it comes to Tudor myths!

@amandagrayson389 5 жыл бұрын

Dude, you gotta wonder what Lady Rockford was thinking when she got involved with Kathryn and Culpeper. Surely she knew better! I would be interested to know what historians think about this. Thanks for this series and for the book recommendations. from Central Texas

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

Julia Fox, Jane's biographer, is of the opinion that Jane just got in too deep. That she helped them once and then that was enough for her to be guilty of misprision of treason, so she may as well carry on. Very sad.

@shirleybray7327 5 жыл бұрын

I agree that Jane got in too deep. Do you think there may also have been a certain element of putting one over on Henry in revenge for the execution of her husband and sister-in-law?

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

@@shirleybray7327 Hmmm... possibly or perhaps she was just trying to please her mistress and queen. It's so hard to know.

@nassauguy48 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, especially since her husband and sister-in-law (George and Anne Boleyn) had been executed for sexual offenses that they did not even commit.

@glynisroberts5029 5 жыл бұрын

I can never get enough of Tudor history! Thank you very much for your fascinating videos.

@2Travelis2Live 5 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate you sharing the books. I look forward to reading some of these this summer.

@ginkat1318 5 жыл бұрын

Bonus today, Tudor kitty

@mrmainlobster 5 жыл бұрын

Lol, I spotted kitty as well.

@ElizabethF2222 5 жыл бұрын

@@mrmainlobster Me too! LOL

@Megan200317 4 жыл бұрын

Kitty is always like a video bonus. I enjoy feline cameos.

@derekbarron3908 4 жыл бұрын

When?

@derekbarron3908 4 жыл бұрын

I heard the miaow first!

@misscadiz612 5 жыл бұрын

I really love your video. I binged the 1st month in 2 days. Thank you for all your hard work. I've learned so much.

@h.calvert3165 5 жыл бұрын

You are invaluably educational. And, as a fellow female, I can no longer restrain myself - - - this is a great cut for you, truly much more becoming than the longer styles we see on your channel. And the colour is most complimentary, as well! 💇‍♀️ 👀

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, you're so kind!

@maryspangenberg4540 4 жыл бұрын

Love this series! Claire is wonderful as narrator, the info is fantastic! Look forward to viewing all the videos I can. Excellent series!

@oftenrebellious5266 5 жыл бұрын

So love your videos every day. Thank you for doing them. I really enjoy the "This day in Tudor History" series as well as the other videos that you do. Looking forward to challenge 3.😁

@MrsDanville 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. My kids and I are really loving this series Claire! Hope you had a great day

@judyparker2147 5 жыл бұрын

I'm new to the channel but I absolutely love the Tudor period. U r awesome. Thank you.

@RiDER-RHYTHM 5 жыл бұрын

I am hooked on your uploads, in fact I listen to them as I go to bed. Thank You so much!

@christinedarrock8486 5 жыл бұрын

I completely agree. Those more "Hollywood" speeches don't ring true.

@gymrattcarpediem427 5 жыл бұрын

Always fascinating …. I am watching you every day and learning a lot

@sng1934 5 жыл бұрын

Really loving these videos claire and the book recommendations xx

@gigskogeraldo3832 5 жыл бұрын

Thank again for the updated history information.. Love it and blessings on your wonderful work we subscribers much enjoy💖🌷 thank you for the special guest in the background 🐈😻

@Annie.C.61 5 жыл бұрын

I will need to re-educate my daughter!!! She'll be so disappointed that the famous speech didn't happen after all. I am loving your videos and I'm learning so much through you. Thank you for taking the time to do these :)

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry!

@Annie.C.61 5 жыл бұрын

@@anneboleynfiles Hahaha! Don't be, she'll appreciate the truth, she hates it when facts are twisted purely for entertainment. I've told her about your channel and I'm hoping she'll subscribe as well :)

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

@@Annie.C.61 Thank you for spreading the word. I know exactly how she feels!

@Annie.C.61 5 жыл бұрын

@@anneboleynfiles It's a pleasure and an honour to do so. I feel the same, too. I love the story of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert but I was not pleased at the final scenes of the film The Young Victoria. These film writers may think they need to dress history up but they shouldn't as truth is rarely boring and even if it is, I'd rather boring truth than exciting lies. Lies nearly always result in disappointment. I did just speak to my daughter and actually, she was rather pleased at the truth, as was I :)

@india239 5 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe that Lady Rochford did not take the lesson about what Henry did to people he felt had betrayed him.

@amandabarker3600 5 жыл бұрын

Just found this channel; thank you, excellently presented and full of information.

@gracedevine4460 3 жыл бұрын

My birthday! Amazing, Thank you. Interesting and you speak so well. Very pleasant listening and enjoyable

@ML-mj9wo 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, as usual :)

@snowpony001 5 жыл бұрын

I love your videos. Thanks for all the great factual info. This is a wonderful series.

@ElizabethF2222 5 жыл бұрын

You have a lovely narrator's voice! Enjoy your Tudor videos very much and have subbed. Thank you!

@yorkshireroots 5 жыл бұрын

Dear Claire you are amazing

@ElizabethF2222 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for clearing up these false speeches. Like you said, we must remember the grace and dignity with which Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard and Jane Boleyn met their deaths. All of these women had tremendous courage at the time of their grisly executions. I can't even imagine what it would feel like to walk up that scaffold and see the sword or axe that will chop of your head in a matter of minutes! Horrific.

@gmailbox9084 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this very interesting talk. You certainly managed to pack a lot into just over 9 minutes and I can hardly wait to start reading the books. I also enjoyed the surprise appearance of the cat.

@joanrankin2827 5 жыл бұрын

Great episode! 💖

@dawnhull8445 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Clare. I enjoy your videos about the Tudors. Your very knowledgeable and have answered so many of the questions I’ve had. This video resolved the question of what the Queen said at the scaffold. As always good stuff!!

@melissalove2463 5 жыл бұрын

I can't get enough of your video's, I'm binging & you totally have another subber from Sydney Australia! 💕👍🏼💕🇦🇺

@JennyTolios 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a new subscriber and absolutely love your series (I'm binge watching!). The Tudor dynasty has such intrigue, drama & heartfelt tragedy at times it still captivates 500yrs later. Thank you so much for keeping their stories alive and reminding us that outside the legends of these figures they were real people with real trials & tribulations. 💖

@marykcherry 5 жыл бұрын

Just started watching your videos today and they are fabulous. Do you have a video on the inaccuracies of The Tudors?

@onemercilessming1342 5 жыл бұрын

The more of these I see, the better I like them. Well done!!!

@Cottage-Reader 4 жыл бұрын

Yay a book recommendation! Lovely

@robinpinkham9398 5 жыл бұрын

I am in love with this series!! Bought all your books! Since high school I've been enthralled with English history. Someday I'll make it out of the USA and see it all with my own eyes!!

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@aimee2234 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoying immensely!

@pecansandy34 5 жыл бұрын

I loved this topic! Would you consider doing a blog or your if your town? I'm so curious about Spain and small villages and I would love to see that church we hear. Also, this might be a lot to ask but I am going to ask because if you can do it..IT WOULD BE SO COOL!! You have mentioned that you live in a 300 year old house, please consider showing the house and the original parts. I just love history and old things, no matter what it is. The architecture has to be amazing and houses were built very different back then. I understand that this is and maybe too much to ask so if I have offended you or pushed you to feel uncomfortable then I truly apologize. Thank you for all of your videos. I don't miss any!!

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

You haven't offended me at all but I think most people would want me to focus on Tudor history. If you look at my channel, there's a video last month (towards the end of the month) Tilting at the Rings Spanish Style, which shows some of my village. The house is a bit of a project and we're having work done so a bit of a mess!

@foryoutube3567 5 жыл бұрын

The biggest Tudor question I have is what in the world Jane Rochford was thinking when she got involved with the Culpepper/Queen Katherine Howard meetings? She had been completely up close and personal with the fall of Anne Boleyn and George Rochford. Katherine and Culpepper, I can get my head around. Not Jane.

@Lyndell-P 4 жыл бұрын

🇦🇺🦘 Although Catherine Howard was found guilty, it is so sad that such a young woman had to die in this way. As for Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, I have always thought she was much maligned in Tudor history as a bad person. I don't believe she was bad, at all. She had to witness the death of her husband, George Boleyn, and others; and served 'the crown' until her own death, as convicted (with others) surrounding Catherine's deeds. Thank you Claire. 👋👍

@denisehill7769 3 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say thank you - after recently watching this video I bought Young and Damned and Fair and have just finished it. A brilliant read which has given me a much better insight into the people in Catherine's life, as well as the lady herself. I can see I'm going to need a bigger bookshelf :)

@shzd3697 5 жыл бұрын

Could listen to you all day Claire, really passionate and interesting x

@airbussteve49 3 жыл бұрын

a very interesting series. I love to read and see things related to Tudor history .

@nightmarelover6819 5 жыл бұрын

Love learning about history and have been obsessed with the Tudor dynasty and you are so amazing at explains facts of that time

@justentertainment4327 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching your videos about the tudors times keep up the good videos 🙂👍

@vickit7149 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your channel. Thank you

@MissLitha 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the explanation! Conclusion: we kind of "unlearn" when take tv shows and spicy accounts as source of information. Greetings!

@shelleygibbons1065 5 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy English and Scottish history! Irish too ! Especially Tudor and Plantagenet 😍! Enjoy your series

@diogiparlin957 5 жыл бұрын

Isn't it possible that the English testimonies to Catherine's last words may have been sanitized because they were against the tradition of the time, and the Spanish recounting may have been truthful? It seems that the English would be inclined to present a version that was more favorable to the customs of the era while the Spanish would have nothing to lose by reporting a accurate version of her speech. She was a teenager at the time and might have had the rebellious streak that most adolescents possess. I know that if I had a chance to blast the establishment with my last words, I would have done it. After all, what did she have to lose?

@acninee 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I always wonder why they go to their deaths so meekly, saying the prescribed words. I'd be angry and shouting my truth at the top of my voice. I'd like to think the Spanish version was true, but I don't think it was. Something constrained them to follow the norms of society, even though from my 2020 vantage point, I see little for them to gain from that.

@pat412pear 5 жыл бұрын

As a great many letters are used as primary sources now and were used as evidence then, how did sending/receiving letters in Tudor times work? I for one, would have been hesitant to receive mail. Someone could send you an unsolicited letter about a plot or something shady and you could have easily been caught up in one of the Cecils’ conspiracy sweeps. I don’t think claiming innocence and/or ignorance would have worked as a defense strategy. I’m really enjoying this video series. Thank you for bringing little bits of Tudor to my days!

@ChennaJCook 4 жыл бұрын

Me: Wow, this is very well-thought out and fascinating. She really knows her stuff and has some great arguments and supporting details. Will definitely revisit this page. Also me: KITTY!!!!!!!!

@colinnorth31 4 жыл бұрын

RIP Catherine and Jane. I'm glad the executions were quick. They must have been so frightened. In a way it must have been worse for Jane in a way as she had to wait for Catherine to die first.Jean Newport gwent south Wales uk

@jeffreysuggs2799 3 жыл бұрын

They went by the full axe & not the sword...it wasn't that quick

@colinnorth31 3 жыл бұрын

I would like to reply to Jeffrey Suggs comment he made on my post. I would just like to clarify what I meant when I started that Catherine Howard and Jane Rochford's executions were quick ones, they took one blow of the axe each as far as we are aware. When we compare this with the following executions all with the axe. 1. Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury 27 May 1541. Who is reported to have told the executioner she was no traitor and if he wanted her head to take it as best he could. Then ensued a blood bath as he hacked away at her until he could take her head. 2. Mary Queen of Scots 8 Feb 1587 submitted to the executioner, the 1st blow missed her neck and struck the back of her head, the second severed the neck apart from sinews which the executioner sawed through with the 3rd stroke. 3. Thomas Cromwell 28 July 1540 some resources say the executioner botched it "having great difficulty in severing the head" others don't agree. 4. Duke of Monmouth, King Charles 2nd illegitimate son. He was executed by Jack Ketch who took multiple blows some say 8 others 5. So in view of this I feel Catherine Howard and Jane Rochford were more "fortunate" than the other poor souls I have mentioned even though it must have been horrendous...we can only imagine how these people felt. Jean North, Newport gwent south Wales uk.

@lizmunt9116 3 жыл бұрын

@@colinnorth31 I’m

@Originella 5 жыл бұрын

Of course I adore this as much as the next person, but seeing a cat shortly before the 5:30 mark just made the video for me.

@melvawages7143 5 жыл бұрын

her kitty sometimes makes a show in her videos.

@cplmpcocptcl6306 5 жыл бұрын

Originella Thought I was the only one. ☺️. Truly enjoy when animals make themselves known. Tho I think we are in the minority.

@Originella 5 жыл бұрын

@@cplmpcocptcl6306 Never the only one when a cat is involved!

@lheurerosa3041 5 жыл бұрын

OMG it's true.... cat zombies exist

@ElizabethF2222 5 жыл бұрын

Originella Most definitely made the video for me as well! Always love catching a glimpse of the "Tudor Society" kitty! Meeooow!

@brendamurphy8654 5 жыл бұрын

I love these, Thank You ❣💖✌

@PomegranateStaindGrn 5 жыл бұрын

"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance There are so many historical fallacies from around the world. Often they contradict themselves with their falsehoods within the same writings. Sometimes they make a more interesting story but it’s important to know the facts first.

@beverlybarnes3122 3 жыл бұрын

I don't mean to be rude but you just described the bible

@AshleyLebedev 5 жыл бұрын

Aren’t Spanish accounts so dramatic. It’s such a bummer so little seem to be true during these events. It’s almost a bit maddening that it was so sensationalized. I can’t imagine her saying that in any way.

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

I think it was the tabloid of its day.

@Cate7451 4 жыл бұрын

The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society , lots of crazy things being said of the royals today.

@Fairelady5 5 жыл бұрын

Loved this!!! So wish we knew what Jane did in reference to Anne and her brother.

@rebeckahcamden4461 5 жыл бұрын

She lied and said they committed incest, aiding in their beheading

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

@@rebeckahcamden4461 She didn't, that's a myth. See my video later today. Unfortunately, the myth keeps spreading and is believed by many.

@JalaKamal 5 жыл бұрын

They said that Jane went mad before her execution.

@stompthedragon4010 4 жыл бұрын

I commented about that, also.

@amberblack9587 5 жыл бұрын

Catherine’s story is heart breaking!

@pritibanerji8587 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for clearing the myth about Catherine’s Howard’s final speech. What a young age to die. All she really guilty of is being Pawn for her uncle

@debradevine5794 4 жыл бұрын

I still would love to think that kathryn said i would rather be married to Culpepper etc!!! Thank you for changing my mind ( a lot ) about jane boleyn bc i always thought she did say her husband slept or did something inappropriate with his sister queen anne

@michaelwright4302 5 жыл бұрын

A sad day indeed. I have never understood Jane Boleyn's carelessness in facilitating Queen Catherine. She had first hand experience of what the king was capable of with the judicial murder of her husband and sister-in-law.

@stompthedragon4010 4 жыл бұрын

I didnt really get that either. Wonder what she was thinking.

@bcgrote 5 жыл бұрын

I need to read those books! I'm amazed and pleased at the number of names and family stories from my own, my husband's, and my best friend's genealogies I can find. Husband and friend are related to Thomas Boleyn, and I have Howards in my lineage as well.

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

How wonderful!

@RogieVixen 4 жыл бұрын

I’m reading Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford right now! (And I still need to get to Young & Damned & Fair) You recommending them makes me even happier I have them now x

@carmenknisely2830 4 жыл бұрын

RogieVixen young damned and fair is a great read!

@ianslass 5 жыл бұрын

So The Spanish Chronicle was perhaps like...The News of the World and The Daily Mail? Let's just make things up as we go along...and see what sticks? I guess that a lot did stick. Too bad, as fact can really be so much better than fiction...

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, just like today's tabloids.

@mollykeane2571 3 жыл бұрын

You can add The Guardian, Independent and the rest of the so-called highbrow papers to your tabloid list. There are no journalists these days just an agenda and hacks paid to push through that agenda.

@rycoli Жыл бұрын

❤ Thank you Claire. Poor Catherine and Jane. Offense against the king VERY DANGEROUSLY indeed! They were certainly terrified. So sad.

@yvonneparmenter9251 5 жыл бұрын

It was terrible what Henry did to Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, but poor Katherine Howard, she was so young and naive. The Duke of Norfolk had a lot to answer for concerning his two nieces.

@sandytaylor8482 4 жыл бұрын

So interesting, and I love your kitty cat.

@waverider8549 5 жыл бұрын

Henry VIII was such a bastard

@tayskat 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not convinced he was that way during the early part of his reign. I may be wrong but it is widely accepted that he turned after a jousting accident. I find his entire reign fascinating.

@jobapplicant8447 5 жыл бұрын

Not technically, of course, but he was rather cruel.

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

Well yes!

@SassyMa_ 5 жыл бұрын

Did you mean to say, to take that speech with a grain of "colpeper"?😉🤣 lol... I love your channel I can't stop watching to see how much I already new and love when I learn something new, so thanks for all the hard work!!!!

@jillniemczynski5517 5 жыл бұрын

Catherine should never have married Henry. She was way too young. As for Jane, I really don't know enough about her. Maybe you could give us a quick lesson? The two books you recommended sound interesting. I will have to get them! Thanks for today's stories! Much love from Wisconsin, USA. 👸👑🏰🎪👍✌💙🙋

@gidzmobug2323 5 жыл бұрын

Jane Boelyn was the widow of George Boelyn, who was executed with his sister (Anne Boelyn, Henry VIII's second wife).

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

A video on Jane is coming very soon, although it focuses on one question about her. I do mention her in the George Boleyn Interviews playlist, with regards to be being married to George. I definitely recommend Julia Fox's bio, it is excellent.

@renshiwu305 5 жыл бұрын

Young girls marry rich men who are much older than them (as well as dissimilar in looks and personality) in our age, too. As money and status were her primary concerns, she didn't do too bad. If she had refrained from the adultery, she would have been alright to the end.

@stompthedragon4010 4 жыл бұрын

@@gidzmobug2323 I had to feel bad for Jane because George was cruel to her and she knew of his love affair.

@gidzmobug2323 4 жыл бұрын

@@stompthedragon4010 I do not think Anne committed incest with George, or committed adultery with any of the others. From what I have read, she was nowhere near the man mentioned, was pregnant, or was recovering from childbirth.

@Me-fo1kk 4 жыл бұрын

I've been getting stuck into this part of history lately , don't know why.

@brucetucker4847 3 жыл бұрын

Is there any day of the year that _isn't_ the anniversary of an infamous Tudor execution?

@ellendelaney8109 3 жыл бұрын

How scared and frightened catherine howard and jane must have felt hard times and how tragic.

@cathryncampbell8555 5 жыл бұрын

When one compares the skilled Calais executioner brought especially for Anne Boleyn's death with the ordinary axe man who killed Katherine Howard, one can see how Henry VIII had coarsened over the years in his treatment of his wives. He cheerfully boasted that he had written a play about Anne; & that he believed she had slept with 100's of men. Yet he obtained a trained swordsman for Anne's death. Otoh, when poor Katherine Howard's childhood past as a victim of sexual abuse was revealed, he wept, raged & had her dispatched like an animal to a butcher's block. *Henry's* behaviour was appalling, even in an age of appalling brutality....

@heatherbreedin4413 3 жыл бұрын

@susanhelm9158 4 жыл бұрын

My first interest the subject of The Tudors was watching the show names of such. I'm glad that a lot the theatricals of the show are being brought up as being as such. My interest grew and grew every time I watch the show because some of that I didn't understand I went back and watched it four times because I often missed a whisper here and then whisper there that later explain things that happened so watching this show really helps explain a lot. If there is a movie or documentary that was better Siege what really happened please let us know I'm always looking for it shows or documentaries that I can see more of the facts and not so much fiction. Thank you for everything you teach

@matthewpaulbond9351 5 жыл бұрын

On this day in Tudor history died Bess of Hardwick 1608. Despite being within Stuart period she was a famous Tudor lady who lived from 1527-1608. She was the grandmother of Arabella Stuart the daughter of Charles Lennox and Bess's daughter. I mention this as I am from Derbyshire originally myself whose parental home is just 3 miles from the famous Hardwick Hall which was not only the original family home of Bess but also the one she rebuilt on a grand scale. Thank you, Claire, again for your history lessons. Not possible to remember all the events so you will have to have an extended series to squeeze other events maybe into 2020? God bless.

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

I just pick one event per day for my videos, but my book has multiple events for the day. It does mean that I can do a series next year too! Thank you!

@matthewpaulbond9351 5 жыл бұрын

@@anneboleynfiles Thank you for your reply. I must buy your book today so that I am updated by your daily events now and beyond. Again much thanks.

@sweetlikechocolate437 3 жыл бұрын

Another novel that I can recommend about Catherine Howard is "The Rose Without a Thorn" by Jeans Plaidy. And also "The Boleyn Inheritance" by Philippa Gregory. Both are fantastic books to read.

@kevinbergin9971 4 жыл бұрын

See the cat run by at 5:28? Too cute!

@jul30ie 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting thanks. Do you know who was killed first and whether the other had to watch? It’s pretty horrific to think about seeing/hearing the 1st execution and then putting your head on the same bloody block.

@carlirose7508 5 жыл бұрын

Did they ever recover the body of Catherine Howard? I know that Anne was buried (rather, stuffed) inside an arrow chest because there was not a coffin provided for her body, And she wasn't buried inside the chest in the chapel, I think she was just stuffed underneath the church and forgotton about. Same with George and Catherine. But that also brings me a new question Whatever happened to the body of Jane Boleyn? Was her head exhibited? Was she thrown in an unmarked grave?

@helenclark5653 3 жыл бұрын

Catherine and Jane are both buried in the chapel St Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London along with their heads. Their heads were put on display like with Dereham and Culpeper and other traitors. In 1876 at the orders of Queen Victoria restoration work was carried out in the chapel. They found a number of skeletons. They found the skeletons of who they thought to be Jane and Anne Boleyn but they could not find Catherine Howard. It is thought her bones dissolved due to lime in the grave and because of her youth. The skeletons were then re buried in coffins and at the orders of Queen Victoria given grave markers. Before this they were in unmarked graves.

@RoyalSnowbird 5 жыл бұрын

Please give proper historical names here. Jane Parker, Viscountess of Rochford (by marriage) - she was married to George Rochford Boleyn, Viscount of Rochford. She was not born a Boleyn. She was killed on February 13th, 1542 ...an inscription on a monument attests to this fact near the Tower of London, England.

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

I tend to use the names that are more popular and that are given in the primary sources, the documents from that time. She was known as Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford. She was a viscountess but the term "lady" was used in writing about her and addressing her. Her biographer, historian Julia Fox calls her Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford too, that's the title of her book. Both her maiden name and her married name can be used though. Mary Boleyn is listed in the primary sources in all kinds of ways - Mary Carey, Mary Boleyn, Mary Stafford, Lady Carey. Then we have Lady Kingston, Sir William Kingston's wife, who is always listed as Lady Kingston. Maiden names, married names and titles were used very interchangeagbly. I tend to focus for my videos on the names that most people recognise. Which monument near the Tower do you mean? She has a memorial tile in the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula which is within the Tower, that dates to the Victorian era, and then there is the glass memorial on Tower Green at the Tower. I can't think of another.

@almontepaolilli4909 5 жыл бұрын

I am amazed how many women were dispatched during this rather short period. In order to survive and live a long life, one had to play one’s hand very carefully. Intrigue in the court must have been constant and Henry must have had strong sourced which kept him in power.

@tayskat 5 жыл бұрын

Henry could not be stripped from power. His father, King Henry VII, passed into law that the monarch stayed within the family. He passed that into law right after he usurped the thrown by killing King Richard.

@cindyaraya7317 4 жыл бұрын

I also don't believe that it is right to make them to be courageous when meeting their deaths, when it is possible that there were anything else other than courageous.

@carolrondou6161 5 жыл бұрын

Is it true that Catherine asked for the block to be brought to her the night before so she could "practice"?

@anneboleynfiles 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is. She wanted to ensure that she died a good death, poor girl.

@angelagendreau3586 5 жыл бұрын

@@anneboleynfiles Wow. I was wondering about that.

@marilyndargis6758 4 жыл бұрын

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@terencebennison6275 4 жыл бұрын

I've always been absorbed and fascinated by lady Rocheford. Being around and involved with the Boleyn and the Howard families must have been an uncomfortable experience for her. I will read the book you recommend, hopefully it can throw some light on the real Jane, who l feel some sympathy for. On a more gory note ( sorry) , it must have been a horrible experience for whichever lady was executed second, having witnessed the others ordeal. I presume lady Rocheford would have died second, she being of lesser rank. What never leaves me though is the thought of what a monstrous king, Henry the eigth was. Thanks for the video Claire. Terry.

@suellensheppard9734 2 ай бұрын

RIP ladies

@ajaylet8466 5 жыл бұрын

Right before Valentine’s Day so sad.

@eyerollingintooblivion3564 4 жыл бұрын

He should have known better. I swear I think the older Henry got, the more irrational and cruel he became. Poor child.

@AlicenLyne 4 жыл бұрын

Why not say "I die a queen, but I would rather die the wife of Culpepper"? Katherine had nothing left to lose. She had no family to worry about.

@brianfinnegan664 3 жыл бұрын

What u think of David Starkeys work?

@trojanette8345 5 жыл бұрын

Curious Q: It goes w/o saying that with so many eyes and ears it, probably would have been hard to keep very many secrets within court walls. With that being said I am just curious how long after or perhaps around the time of his nuptual-executions did, it take word of his beheading reputation to spread throughout the countryside?

@sabrinac7106 5 жыл бұрын

5.28 Hello kitty ❤️