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	Acts of Succession Succession, Acts of, 1534, 1536, 1543. Henry VIII used statutes to make the adjustments to the succession that his complicated matrimonial history necessitated. The first Act (25 Hen. VIII c. 22) declared Mary illegitimate as a consequence of his divorce from Catherine of Aragon. The second (28... Read more
	Jane Seymour Jane Seymour 1509?-1537, third queen consort of Henry VIII of England. She served as a lady in waiting to both of Henry's first two queens, Katharine of Aragón and Anne Boleyn . Henry became interested in her c.1535, but Jane refused to accept any proposal other than marriage. This was... Read more
	Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn , 1507?-1536, second queen consort of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I. She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn, later earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde, and on her mother's side she was related to the Howard family. After spending some years in France, she was introduced to the... Read more
	Thomas Audley Baron Audley of Walden Thomas Audley Audley of Walden, Baron 1488-1544, lord chancellor of England (1533-44) under Henry VIII. He was made speaker of the House of Commons in 1529 and lord keeper of the great seal in 1532. A loyal servant of Henry VIII, he supported the king's divorce (1533) from Katharine... Read more
	Decapitation 162. Decapitation (See also Headlessness.) Antoinette, Marie (1755–1793) queen of France beheaded by revolutionists. [Fr. Hist.: NCE, 1697] Argos lulled to sleep and beheaded by Hermes. [Gk. Myth.: Metamorphoses, I ] Boleyn, Anne (1507–1536) beheaded by husband, Henry... Read more
	Thomas Howard 3d duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard Norfolk, 3d duke of 1473-1554, English nobleman, prominent in the reign of Henry VIII ; son of Thomas Howard, the 2d duke. He married (1495) a daughter of Edward IV and thus became brother-in-law to Henry VII. He fought (1513) against the Scots at Flodden and became (1514) earl of... Read more
	Elizabeth I Elizabeth I 1533-1603, queen of England (1558-1603). Early Life The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn , she was declared illegitimate just before the execution of her mother in 1536, but in 1544 Parliament reestablished her in the succession after her half brother, Edward (later Edward... Read more
	Sir Francis Knollys Knollys, Sir Francis (1512–96). Knollys was a prominent courtier and parliamentarian during Elizabeth I's reign. His father was a minor courtier, usher of the Privy Chamber. A zealous protestant, Knollys became gentleman pensioner to Henry VIII and escorted Anne of Cleves to her... Read more
	Elizabeth Barton Elizabeth Barton 1506?-1534, English prophet, called the Maid of Kent or the Nun of Kent. She was a domestic servant who, after a period of illness, began (c.1525) to go into trances and to utter prophecies, which were claimed to be of divine origin. She entered a convent in Canterbury, and, under... Read more
	Sir Thomas Wyatt (poet) Sir Thomas Wyatt 1503-42, English poet and statesman, father of Sir Thomas Wyatt. He served in various capacities under Henry VIII and was knighted in 1536. It is generally agreed he had been the lover of Anne Boleyn before her marriage to the king. Greatly influenced by the works of the Italian... Read more