maids of honour
maids of honour Small tartlets filled with almond‐flavoured custard; said to have originated in the court of Henry VIII, where they were made by Anne Boleyn when she was lady‐in‐waiting to Catherine of Aragon.
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Jane Seymour (1509-1537) was the third wife of King Henry VIII of England. She is remembered as being a good, quiet and con…
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