Catherine Parr, by Master John, 1545.
Catherine Parr (1512-48) Henry VIII's last wife by Master John, 1545 (one of the prettiest Tudor portraits) Parr. Note from Bron Larner "A most interesting work: always said historically to be Parr, re-labelled by Strong, and recently reattributed, I think, by a scholar working with jewel inventories."
St Andrew's Church, Elvedon, Norfolk
A legend says that after her execution Anne Boleyn's heart was cut out and stolen and secretly removed to St Andrew's church in Elvedon Park, Thetford. In 1836 a heart was discovered buried in the south wall of the church, it was taken to Salle church, where it was re-buried.
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House of Tudor Owen Tudor, the first man to use the surname, was a direct 8th. generation descendent of Llewelyn the Great and Joan (daughter of King John ). Owen worked within the household of Queen Catherine, widow of Henry V ; Owen and Catherine married in 1429. Their first son, Edmund, was made 13th. Earl of Richmond in 1453, married Margaret Beaufort (great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt ) in 1455. Edmund and Margaret had one son, Henry, who would become King Henry VII .
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A portrait of Margaret Wyatt, Lady Lee, by Holbein, c.1540. Lady Lee was one of Anne's few close friends, and she entrusted her with her personal Book of Hours before she went to the scaffold. Exactly which Book of Hours Anne bequeathed to Lady Lee is a subject of scholarly debate, and there are two strong possiblities. See Weir's "The Lady in The Tower".
Lady Margaret Beaufort (31 May 1443 or 1441 – 29 June 1509) She was born at Bletsoe, birthed Henry of Richmond (later Henry VII) at age (roughly) thirteen. Married four times. During her very turbulent life she became an astute political survivor, and lived just long enough to see her grandson, Henry VIII crowned King.