Curated category
16th-century English royal consorts
- Anne BoleynAnne Boleyn's exact birth year remains a subject of historical argument, with scholars proposing either 1501 or 1507 as the correct date.
- Catherine of AragonCatherine of Aragon was born at the Archbishop's Palace of Alcalá de Henares in the early hours of the 16th of December 1485.
- Jane SeymourJane Seymour entered the world at Wulfhall in Wiltshire, though some historians suggest West Bower Manor in Somerset as her birthplace.
- Anne of ClevesAnne of Cleves entered the world on the 28th of June or the 22nd of September 1515 in Düsseldorf. Her father was John III, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, a man…
- Catherine ParrCatherine Parr entered the world in 1512, likely during late July or August. Her father Sir Thomas Parr held the manor of Kendal in Westmorland, now part of…
- Elizabeth of YorkElizabeth entered the world on the 11th of February 1466 at the Palace of Westminster. Her christening took place in Westminster Abbey, sponsored by her…
- Catherine HowardCatherine Howard entered the world in Lambeth around 1523, born into a family that held high rank but little money. Her father was Lord Edmund Howard, the…