father's second wife, Anne Boleyn, as queen, saying that she knew of no queen apart from her mother.
Princess Elizabeth (1533-1603)
Elizabeth was born on 7th September 1533 at Greenwich Palace, the only surviving child of the marriage of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. She was given her own household of staff at Hatfield, Hunsdon and then Eltham, and was put into the care of Lady Margaret Bryan. She was just two years old when her mother was executed in May 1536 and she was made illegitimate.
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558)
Charles was born on 24th February 1500 to Joanna of Castile (Juana la Loca), sister of Catherine of Aragon, and to Philip I of Castile. His maternal grandparents were the Catholic Reyes, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, and his paternal grandparents were Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Mary of Burgundy. He became King of Spain in 1516 and Holy Roman Emperor in 1519.
In 1521 Charles became betrothed to five year old Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. However, in 1525, he married Isabella of Portugal. The couple had seven children: Philip II of Spain, Maria of Spain, Isabella, Ferdinand, Joan of Spain, John and Ferdinand.
Henry Courtenay, Marquis of Exeter (1498/9-1538)
Henry Courtenay was born circa 1498-9 and was the son of William Courtenay, Earl of Devon, and of Katherine, daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. In 1519 he married his second wife, Gertrude Blount, daughter of William Blount, fourth Baron Mountjoy, the Queen's chamberlain. Gertrude was a pious Catholic, associated with Elizabeth Barton, the Nun of Kent, and both Henry and Gertrude were religious conservatives whose sympathies lay with Catherine of Aragon.
Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Countess of Kildare (d.1548)
Elizabeth Fitzgerald (née Grey) was the daughter of Thomas Grey, first Marquess of Dorset, and of Cicely Bonville. She was the widow of Gerald Fitzgerald, ninth Earl of Kildare, who died in 1534. In 1536 she was a supporter of the Lady Mary.
Henry Pole, Baron Montagu (1492-1539)
Henry Pole was the eldest son of Sir Richard Pole and of Margaret Plantagenet, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence. His mother, Margaret Pole, was the Countess of Salisbury. She was a member of Catherine of Aragon's household and godmother and governess of the Lady Mary. His brother was Cardinal Reginald Pole. The family's sympathies lay with Catherine of Aragon.
John Skip (d.1552)
John Skip was a Norfolk man who studied at Gonville Hall, Cambridge, where he became a member of a group of Reformers who met at the White Horse tavern. He supported the King's annulment and became chaplain and almoner to Queen Anne Boleyn in 1535.
Sir Nicholas Carew (c.1496-1539)
Sir Nicholas Carew was born circa 1496 and was the eldest son of Sir Richard Carew of Beddington, Surrey, and of Maline Oxenbridge. Carew was brought up at court and was serving the King as a groom of the privy chamber by 1511. In 1515 he became an esquire of the body and in 1518 he became a gentleman of the privy chamber. His wife, Elizabeth, was the daughter of Sir Thomas Bryan, vice chamberlain of Catherine of Aragon, and of Lady Margaret Bryan who was governess to the Princess Mary and then to Princess Elizabeth.
Carew was best friends with his brother-in-law, Sir Francis Bryan. In 1535 he sheltered the King's fool who had angered the King by calling Anne Boleyn "a ribald" and the Princess Elizabeth "a bastard". He thus showed his clear sympathy with the Catholic conservatives, Catherine of Aragon and the Lady Mary.
Matthew Parker (1504-1575)
Matthew Parker was born in Norwich on 6th August 1504 and was educated at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, where he became friends with a group of Reformers and was linked to Lutheran Thomas Bilney. He became one of Queen Anne Boleyn's chaplains in 1535, and Anne's patronage led to him being appointed Dean of the collegiate church of Stoke by Clare in Suffolk.
Sir Henry Norris
Princess Elizabeth (1533-1603)
Elizabeth was born on 7th September 1533 at Greenwich Palace, the only surviving child of the marriage of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. She was given her own household of staff at Hatfield, Hunsdon and then Eltham, and was put into the care of Lady Margaret Bryan. She was just two years old when her mother was executed in May 1536 and she was made illegitimate.
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558)
Charles was born on 24th February 1500 to Joanna of Castile (Juana la Loca), sister of Catherine of Aragon, and to Philip I of Castile. His maternal grandparents were the Catholic Reyes, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, and his paternal grandparents were Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Mary of Burgundy. He became King of Spain in 1516 and Holy Roman Emperor in 1519.
In 1521 Charles became betrothed to five year old Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. However, in 1525, he married Isabella of Portugal. The couple had seven children: Philip II of Spain, Maria of Spain, Isabella, Ferdinand, Joan of Spain, John and Ferdinand.
Henry Courtenay, Marquis of Exeter (1498/9-1538)
Henry Courtenay was born circa 1498-9 and was the son of William Courtenay, Earl of Devon, and of Katherine, daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. In 1519 he married his second wife, Gertrude Blount, daughter of William Blount, fourth Baron Mountjoy, the Queen's chamberlain. Gertrude was a pious Catholic, associated with Elizabeth Barton, the Nun of Kent, and both Henry and Gertrude were religious conservatives whose sympathies lay with Catherine of Aragon.
Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Countess of Kildare (d.1548)
Elizabeth Fitzgerald (née Grey) was the daughter of Thomas Grey, first Marquess of Dorset, and of Cicely Bonville. She was the widow of Gerald Fitzgerald, ninth Earl of Kildare, who died in 1534. In 1536 she was a supporter of the Lady Mary.
Henry Pole, Baron Montagu (1492-1539)
Henry Pole was the eldest son of Sir Richard Pole and of Margaret Plantagenet, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence. His mother, Margaret Pole, was the Countess of Salisbury. She was a member of Catherine of Aragon's household and godmother and governess of the Lady Mary. His brother was Cardinal Reginald Pole. The family's sympathies lay with Catherine of Aragon.
John Skip (d.1552)
John Skip was a Norfolk man who studied at Gonville Hall, Cambridge, where he became a member of a group of Reformers who met at the White Horse tavern. He supported the King's annulment and became chaplain and almoner to Queen Anne Boleyn in 1535.
Sir Nicholas Carew (c.1496-1539)
Sir Nicholas Carew was born circa 1496 and was the eldest son of Sir Richard Carew of Beddington, Surrey, and of Maline Oxenbridge. Carew was brought up at court and was serving the King as a groom of the privy chamber by 1511. In 1515 he became an esquire of the body and in 1518 he became a gentleman of the privy chamber. His wife, Elizabeth, was the daughter of Sir Thomas Bryan, vice chamberlain of Catherine of Aragon, and of Lady Margaret Bryan who was governess to the Princess Mary and then to Princess Elizabeth.
Carew was best friends with his brother-in-law, Sir Francis Bryan. In 1535 he sheltered the King's fool who had angered the King by calling Anne Boleyn "a ribald" and the Princess Elizabeth "a bastard". He thus showed his clear sympathy with the Catholic conservatives, Catherine of Aragon and the Lady Mary.
Matthew Parker (1504-1575)
Matthew Parker was born in Norwich on 6th August 1504 and was educated at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, where he became friends with a group of Reformers and was linked to Lutheran Thomas Bilney. He became one of Queen Anne Boleyn's chaplains in 1535, and Anne's patronage led to him being appointed Dean of the collegiate church of Stoke by Clare in Suffolk.
Sir Henry Norris
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