This is such a treat every day. Thank you for all you do to share your knowledge with us. The bells ring for Mary.
@reneenayfabnaynay56795 жыл бұрын
I think it's fabulous that Mary married for love! Good for her! From what I've read, Marys husband was very good to her. It may have been what kept her head! Had she been around, at court when everything happened to Anne & George, who knows if she might've been swept up into it too!
@ariaalexandria33245 жыл бұрын
It seems genuine love-matches between people of elevated statuses tend to be rare. I enjoy hearing about these matches. Everyone should get to marry for love.
@lisaannpennington39585 жыл бұрын
Looks like Mary was the luckiest of the Boleyn siblings ... perhaps the smartest, in the social sense?
@kittye83405 жыл бұрын
Lisa Ann Pennington It was because Mary was not ambitious, particularly intelligent, etc that she survived. She didn't reach for power and seemed fairly content with what she had. She even married for love.
@nibs88375 жыл бұрын
We do not know her face...but we do know her heart. She chose love over wealth, power, and the favour of her family. She valued the honesty of her husband (beyond wisdom of years...for her husband was referred to as young), and trusted that he regarded her as an equal "the world set so little by me, and he so much, that I thought I could take no better way but to take him and forsake all other ways..." Mary Boleyn's heart was wise and true, and it brought her to a much happier end than her contemporaries.
@juanitarichards10745 жыл бұрын
After Mary died William did not remarry for 9 years, practically unheard of for a widower - or a widow, during this time. And his second marriage was a love match as well.
@M7ofATC2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Learning up a little on Mary after learning she’s my 16th great grandmother
@Figgatella5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Claire! I just watched the movie, “The Other Boleyn Girl” again. I was wondering about all the facts they included. I noticed several embellished facts in the movie because of your great knowledge! So thank you again!
@mscott39185 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth Frantes Changing historical facts for entertainment is one of my pet peeves as well. You're right that history itself is fascinating enough, and if directors aren't satisfied then they should just make something fictional. People are saying how wonderful They Favourite and the new film about Mary Queen of Scots are. I daren't go because they are so inaccurate that I would probably throw something at the screen. The thing that worries me is that people who don't know better will think they are accurate and eventually they may become accepted as fact, so history will be changed.
@BeeKool__1137 ай бұрын
I love how the bells chimed when discussing her death. The bells also chimed during a video about her son and his death. 🔔 Timed that perfectly ❤
@daniellereid015 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this, Claire. I agree with you about the letter to Cromwell and have always felt that Mary was, perhaps, the most emotionally intelligent of the Boleyn children, even though she wasn’t portrayed as such. It’s very interesting to me that there is still a streak of Boleyn wilfulness in her behaviour, even so. I really loved this video, and you always enlighten me with your facts. Thanks again 💕
@BeckytaSU4 жыл бұрын
I'm always annoyed when I read about Anne and the way she and her family banished Mary from court and their lives after she married for love. So so annoyed with Anne. It ended up being the best thing that could ever happened to Mary, it saved her life and it gave her happiness with a man who truly loved her.
@isobelduncan3 жыл бұрын
Mary married a man who was beneath her status. It would’ve brought shame to the family. Marriages back then were rarely for love. It’s just how things were done back then.
@rikkgrimes22193 жыл бұрын
It was the best thing Anne could do, i bet it wasn't easy for her too. The Boleyns used to be unpopular at court, so Mary's inappriopriate marriage could be dangerous for all family. Anne had to think about little Elisabeth and her future too.
@misskitty27103 ай бұрын
I think Anne was upset and jealous with her sister, who had found happiness while Anne was realizing that her own life was stressed, frightening and miserable in the light of her miscarriages and Henry’s roving eye.
@jolo31185 жыл бұрын
I am so excited I stumbled across your channel! I have been borderline obsessed with the entire Tudor/Plantagenent dynasty for about a year now. Thank you for the work you put into sharing information with us! Well done! 😁
@violetfaire5 жыл бұрын
At time when being a member of the Court was very risky, Mary was very lucky she found true love.
@Ebyangel5 жыл бұрын
I wish so much that more historians could dedicate their time to finding more.
@mscott39185 жыл бұрын
Ebyangel We do, but sometimes documentary evidence is hard to come by. Things get thrown away, sometimes evidence is destroyed deliberately, buildings get burned down and sometimes there is just so much information that it takes years to get through it. For instance, I was doing some research on the Stuart family, from whom I am descended, in the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle. There are approximately 150,000 documents just on the Stuarts. Even the catalogue takes ages to read. Finds get made unexpectedly. At Burghley House some years ago, a tin box was sorted out after years of neglect. Inside, under a pile of old bank statements and fishing flies was a previously unknown letter from Elizabeth I. I have a number of previously unknown letters between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots that were in a stack of documents that had been in store at our family solicitors office since before my great grandparents died before the last war. I have been going through them slowly since my mother died some years ago.
@Rye_Toast5 жыл бұрын
@@mscott3918 Fascinating! This is why I love history, we think we know everything but there's actually plenty more to discover.
@Ebyangel5 жыл бұрын
M Scott, that is amazing!!
@IzzyRain5 жыл бұрын
I'm a direct descendant of Mary through her son Henry! I love learning about this time in history!
@cloighiniclochlainn84734 жыл бұрын
Oh that's really interesting! :D
@natashaferran3 жыл бұрын
omg thats cool you could very well be a descendant of Henry VIII then
@IzzyRain3 жыл бұрын
@@natashaferran haha, who knows! Especially with his name being Henry is interesting!
@natashaferran3 жыл бұрын
@@IzzyRain yes the fact he was named Henry makes me wonder if he was Henrys child
@jameshalley97633 жыл бұрын
I am descended from Mary Boleyn thru her son Henry Carey and his son George Carey his daughter that married Philemon Plummer and several Plummer generatons. One of those Plummer ancestors was also the ancestor of the wife of Edward VIII, Wallis Simpson.
@ProfoundConfusion5 жыл бұрын
I think you would have become a very successful investigator or detective , if you'd chosen that career. (I'm very happy you chose your current vocation instead!) Thank you for all your excellent videos & posts, you're awesome.
@actchickcee Жыл бұрын
I don't often comment on videos, but I have so enjoyed watching your videos on the various Tudor figures. I love your fact based approach and have enjoyed learning where historical records and fiction meet and differ. Watching these videos has become part of my daily routine, especially on Sundays when I tend to watch documentaries and other historically based videos. Absolutely love these, thank you for making them!
@jillniemczynski55175 жыл бұрын
If only the artists back in the day had thought of putting the names of their subjects on the back of the paintings! How frustrating it is not knowing who these people are 😫 😩. Or even what year they were painted. I have a question. Is there any evidence that Anne or Mary Boleyn ever met, socialized, or communicated with their cousin Katherine Howard? Thanks for another great video! Missed the surprise guest stars! Lol. Love you, have a great day! 🙋💖👸👑💜
@jillniemczynski55175 жыл бұрын
Forgive me if you've already covered that subject.
@melvawages71435 жыл бұрын
@@jillniemczynski5517 Katherine Howard was close to 20 years younger than them so maybe not.
@annwilliams64385 жыл бұрын
I also doubt that well bred ladies such as the Boleyn girls would have visited what would have been considered an orphanage with a dicey reputation, even for a distant cousin
@SunflowerSpotlight5 жыл бұрын
What’s interesting is that Anne’s mother (Lady Elizabeth Howard) and the mother of Jane Seymour (then Mistress Margery Wentworth) were at Sheriff Huron Castle with a poet, Mark Skelton, I think, when they were young women. It really does seem like they tended to travel in the same circles. Some families rising while others fell, but generally being in this... big club together. It makes me wonder about who knew whom and what they made of each other. I mean, if you told Elizabeth or Margery that their daughters would not be queen for a while, would they have believed it? Goodness gracious. 😂
@MsJubjubbird3 жыл бұрын
Anne Boleyn probably got Catherine's father a job when they were facing financial difficulties- managing finances ironically. But Catherine would have been a child and not at court. Perhaps at large family events they would have been in the same premises
@jennifermoran66375 жыл бұрын
I have a weird question - is it possible that she made sure to remain a mystery, so that she distance herself from her family ?
@Chefsandrajm3 жыл бұрын
Good question seems fair I would have!
@Lyndell-P3 жыл бұрын
🇭🇲🦘 Great to have those 7 questions about Mary Boleyn answered to the best of your knowledge. I believe that if you can't find out, then nobody can! You were able to get definitive answers to some though. Interesting that there is a Coroner's record of Mary's death (so a date of death) even listing her properties, but no documentation (even church records) of where she was buried. Frustratingly fascinating! Thank you Claire 🔔👑👍
@robincovington67865 жыл бұрын
Claire, once again you’ve outdone yourself. I so appreciate your programs. Thank you!
@Foudedanse5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I really love your approach. So much we want to believe about these historical figures, but I love that you focus on the actual facts and debunk some of the claims that are out there.
@annalisette58975 жыл бұрын
One thing we can learn from Mary Boleyn´s life is that people COULD escape the toxic life at court if they had the will to do so. Something it is very hard to understand is how and why people remained at court after their relatives and friends were executed. I am just beginning Julia Fox´s book on Jane, Lady Rochford. I do not know her full story so I cannot have an opinion about her life but if I was her, I would have run as hard and far away as I could after May 1536. I would rather have been a peasant, or a beggar or I would have gotten to France and joined a convent. But then I think maybe Jane had to stay in the royal circle to support herself or help her family. What we learn from Mary Boleyn is it was possible to get away and find happiness, in her case with a good man who was only distantly connected to the royal court. There were ramifications and pressures from family but Mary was safely away and hopefully happy when her family was so brutally attacked and destroyed by the king.
@Ladybug-uf7uh5 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. Thank you for your diligence in researching this woman. Not being a court sounds like the best place for her to be before, during and after her sister and brother's death. Love the timeliness of the bells.
@carriVT5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I have been enjoying your videos. I have recently learned that I am descended from a Catherine Howard, aunt of the unfortunate teenage queen of that name. The aunt married Rhys ap Gruffydd, and the pair have many descendants in the USA. I am going to go back through your videos concerning Queen Catherine Howard. I enjoy the great details you add to make these people come to life. If you find anything about my ancestors that may be of general interest I hope you will mention it. I will continue watching!
@fabulousnewt7705 жыл бұрын
I am so glad i found you Claire... having read so much Tudor history obsessionally for years I was beginning to feel sad as I felt this passion ending...but you have reawakened it and I feel I could go over it all again with new eyes.....
@pritibanerji85875 жыл бұрын
I love this channel. That is very Interesting to know that Elizabeth’s cousin Henry Carey served in her court
@stephanierichards10965 жыл бұрын
Yes Elizabeth seemed to value the family connection with her mother's family, I've always thought that one of the nicest things about her
@eileen18205 жыл бұрын
Happy Saturday from rainy California!
@ianslass5 жыл бұрын
In OC...very rainy!
@araisilwenn5 жыл бұрын
I have to say, I just love watching your videos. You are so knowledgeable and I learn so much. Love from the USA!
@Kasamira2 жыл бұрын
Love this video, I always find myself wishing for more letters, more accounts, and simply more information about these women! Very grateful you’ve made this video and even included sourcing that would otherwise be difficult to find
@YTistooannoying3 жыл бұрын
Boleyn cousin's represent! Mary is my (many greats) grandmother. I know my cousins are out there! Sending you all love! I am also related to the House of Stewart via James IV of Scotland. No wonder I have so much inner conflict.
@denisehill12152 ай бұрын
Kate Middleton is also a great granddaughter of Mary Boleyn as also am I
@dorothysmom2 жыл бұрын
Doing my family research I found out that Mary Boleyn is one of my 13th Great Grandmother's and her husband Wiliam Carey is my 13th Great Grandfather.
@astepbeyondhealing97724 жыл бұрын
I congratulate you on your books. I can only imagine how much work went into the requisite research, authorship and edits. I don’t have time to read right now so I enjoy your videos immensely. Thank you.
@harrietlyall19915 жыл бұрын
There is a beautiful little portrait of a Tudor lady in the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, said to be Mary Boleyn.
@leanie96605 жыл бұрын
Wow...I would have expected a Tudor lady at Holyrood to be Margaret Tudor. She did live there when she was married to the King of Scotland
@harrietlyall19915 жыл бұрын
100%, Yes indeed, that’s true, nevertheless I seem to recall it said Mary Boleyn, though I may be misremembering, or it could just be a fake label.. If you are ever in Edinburgh, you could always visit Holyroodhouse and check it out. It looked period authentic to me, tho I’m no expert, and it is of a seriously pretty, youthful face. The youth + period of costume indicate perhaps slightly younger than Margaret Tudor, tho again I’m no expert. Also, if it were a royal personage, would it not say so?? Again, dunno. 🤷♀️🤔🤔
@NightFeline3 жыл бұрын
@@harrietlyall1991 is it this one? www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/after-hundreds-years-unknown-woman-tudor-painting-was-identified-180975071/
@leecunningham75865 жыл бұрын
I absolutely and thoroughly enjoy Claire!! I have learned so much and appreciate her knowledge on a subject that really interests me. Thanks for these videos!
@ClockUnClock4 жыл бұрын
Hello Claire, I was just curious, sometimes its listed that Mary Boleyn had four children, two Catherine and Henry, from her first marriage, and then Edward Stafford, and Anne Stafford, from her second marriage. Can you possibly describe the evidence of these claims, as I was often of the same opinion you hold in this video. That there were three children, Catherine, Henry, and the unknown Stafford child which probably died in infancy. Thanks, love your channel!
@vegetariansuniteworldwide80918 ай бұрын
It’s so sad her grave is not known to us. I wonder why she was not given a headstone and her place of burial was lost? My best friend is a descendant of her. Princess Diana was a descendant as well. That means her son Prince William is as well. ❤❤
@allisonyoung76043 жыл бұрын
Just purchased three of your books and I can’t wait to read them!
@CherylGormanAuthor5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting that Mary is such a mystery. Thank you for another wonderful video.
@rparry91655 жыл бұрын
made my day by posting this
@cutegirlayyyehernandez72895 жыл бұрын
Anne Boleyn was an important figure in history for many reasons; she helped dispose of and replaced a Queen and Princess of birth, she inspired England’s break from the Catholic Church, she set a precedent for the execution of royals and so much more. However, I am curious if she would remain as popular throughout history if she had not given birth and was Mother to one of the greatest monarchs in England’s history, Queen Elizabeth I. Mary Boleyn’s line rose greatly due to their relation with Queen Elizabeth I and I’ve always heard - not sure if true - that Elizabeth wore a piece of jewelry that contained a miniature of Anne Boleyn. I wonder if Anne had not born any children, if she would remain as adored and significant as she is today, or if her memory would have been reduced to just her short role as one of the many Queens of Henry VIII. Just as Catherine is remembered as Henry’s first wife, the Spanish Princess of Ferdinand and Isabel, wed first to Prince Arthur and Mary’s Mother. As Jane Seymour is remembered as the favored wife, the mother of the Prince, as reserved and pious. Anne of Cleve’s is remembered as granting Henry a divorce, staying in favor, surviving and becoming Henry’s sister - and so on and so forth with his other two Catherines. I wonder if Anne Boleyn would be as significantly remembered had she not had Elizabeth I.
@anneboleynfiles5 жыл бұрын
I think the break with Rome and her tragic downfall would still make her very well-known.
@theresacotty82145 жыл бұрын
I'm such a sucker for history and facts. I stumbled upon your videos and I adore them. Just fascinating me! I always felt that Anne wasn't the hussy she was portrayed as in history and your information makes me feel more confident in my belief. (And I'm American lol it's weird I'm so interested to begin with) I also enjoyed learning about her sister! I'll definitely keep watching your videos! Thank you!
@phoenixmallen75082 жыл бұрын
Brilliant and thank you 🙏❤️
@aimee22345 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Claire! Such an enigma that Mary... :-)
@julieblackstock86505 жыл бұрын
Today I went to Rochford Hall and St Andrews Church opposite. This church yard is more than likely to be her last resting place as the tower there was paid for by her maternal great grandfather, Earl of Ormonde.
@annabarham1554 жыл бұрын
What is the lute piece being played at the beginning and the end? It’s beautiful. I love the music of the Renaissance era.
@pritibanerji85875 жыл бұрын
Really loved this video. I wouldlove know more about her too
@tiffanyclark-grove19893 жыл бұрын
Interesting stuff. I’m going to try to order your books 😊
@megmcguirt6475 жыл бұрын
Is it right to assume that Mary was older than Anne, since she was married first?
@isobelduncan3 жыл бұрын
Historians generally agree Mary was older.
@sailormars3645 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much on sharing some Tudor history facts because now I know so much more history about the Tudors then I did I only knew the six wives.
@reinadegrillos4 жыл бұрын
As always, very interesting contribution to the truth.
@michellerhodes99104 жыл бұрын
Wonderful - very interesting. She is an enigma but I am glad she made a happy marriage.
@Sabrinajaine5 жыл бұрын
Does it bother anyone else that Anne and Mary never look remotely like sisters in any films/tv programs? For instance, I like the casting of Natalie Portman as Anne Boleyn in the Other Boleyn Girl, but Scarlett Johansson looks nothing like her 😂 also, how come we never see their mother depicted?
@anneboleynfiles5 жыл бұрын
I think Kristin Scott Thomas played Elizabeth Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl and was quite a strong character, compared to Mark Rylance's weak Thomas Boleyn.
@violetdurovic25285 жыл бұрын
In the tudors they were both dark haired.
@ThePeachygal4 жыл бұрын
@@violetdurovic2528 No Mary was blond in that(the same actress played Lydia Bennet in Lost in Austen) and Natalie Dormier 's hair was dark blond/light brown hair, so even Anne Boleyn was not burnette in that.
@dgatsf Жыл бұрын
I do not understand how Elizabeth II and King Charles III are descended from Mary Boleyn. Explain that?
@anneboleynfiles Жыл бұрын
I explain it in depth at www.theanneboleynfiles.com/mary-boleyn-and-queen-elizabeth-ii/
@robinpinkham93985 жыл бұрын
Makes my day!
@passionforlust5 жыл бұрын
Hi Claire, hope your having a great day in beautiful Spain! been watching your videos for sometime now but must admit mostly on my TV rather than my PC, thus I don't always give a thumbs up or down where I should and I am sorry for that. Own your book The Fall of Anne Boleyn and have it on my Kindle. I think myself an expert on the Tudors, but in truth are from being so. Just want to say thanks for all the great info that you pass on, there is always something to learn! I wish that at some point Henry The 8th's body could be exhumed and put to tests available, how do you feel on that matter? Anyhow, thanks again and have yourself a great weekend-Dan, Vancouver BC Canada.
@AlannahRyane5 жыл бұрын
I've been receiving notifications from the Anne files blog for I think the whole 10 years regarding a question posted re: testing of Henry's bones to match with the Carey descendants. Before I found this channel I would be pleasantly notified a couple times a year of someone else posting on that thread. Just wanted to connect on that matter from an old White Rock hippie in Ontario Canada
@passionforlust5 жыл бұрын
@@AlannahRyane Hi Alannah, my interests in digging up old Henry was based on whether he had any STD's that could have played on his mental well being. Helping him to change from the charming prince into the tyrant he became. Hope at some point they do allow him to be exhumed.
@SunflowerSpotlight5 жыл бұрын
Dan de Lench I do wonder about if his decisions and seemingly spiraling mental state were due to any mental illness (derived from an STI or otherwise). But, the King of France, Francis was known to have syphilis, I believe, so the idea that Henry’s condition would be hidden while Francis’s would not is something I’m not sure of. So many things we’ll never know for sure. Even definitive proof of which Boleyn daughter was elder is elusive! So private and mental matters would be even harder to find. I also agree about your comment on feeling a bit of an expert (amongst friends and the like) but that when faced with an ACTUAL expert, wow, I realize just how shallow my depth is. I’m happy just being an enthusiast, I suppose! 😅
@passionforlust5 жыл бұрын
@@SunflowerSpotlight-Thanks for your comments in regard to my post, it would be wonderful to find out the answers to all our questions in regard to Henry's health and such. I may know much about the Tudors in my little circle of like minded friends but Claire is indeed an expert whom I would trust to provide an answer when I could not find it, she is real great treasure of information! Have a great day, Dan de Lench.
@onemercilessming13425 жыл бұрын
It just seems to me that, since Mary Boleyn was at the French court, if she were, in fact, the mistress of the French king, SOMEONE in France would have written a description of her, as was done with other mistresses of kings. According to this listed citation here below, a letter from the Bishop of Faenza in 1536 is the only contemporary record of it [Mary's liaison with the King of France], but there are issues with his letter. under-these-restless-skies.blogspot.com/2013/09/mary-boleyn.html
@markperro1747 Жыл бұрын
Mary Boleyn born 1499 Newry, Down, Ireland. Her brother George Boleyn born April 1504 Newry, Down, Ireland. Anna Boleyn born Newry, Down, Ireland.
@Karens-Zen5 жыл бұрын
There's no reason those portraits couldn't be Anne instead of Mary. Hit me like a jolt for some reason ... but I have no knowledge to back that up.
@КсенияВяземская3 жыл бұрын
Unlikely, considering how many verbal descriptions of Anne's face we've got since then, many of them recorded during her lifetime. According to a bunch of her contemporaries, she was darker and thinner. There's actually a whole video dedicated to Anne's appearance and portraits alone somewhere on this channel
@juanitarichards10745 жыл бұрын
The king locked himself away in a country house during the arrests and imprisonment of Anne and her co-accused so that nobody could come to plead for any of them. Only Cromwell and certain lawyers had access to Henry Vlll during this time, and all letters went through Cromwell before ever reaching the king, and it seems only Cranmers letter reached him. The king wasn't prepared to listen to any pleas for the accused, and certainly not from the banished Mary.
@anneboleynfiles5 жыл бұрын
Henry VIII didn't lock himself away in a country house. We know from records that he was in London and that he was enjoying gallivanting with women. Jane was removed from London for a while, though.
@juanitarichards10745 жыл бұрын
@@anneboleynfiles He sneaked out at night and spent some time with Jane at Chelsea. But he would suffer nobody to come to him to plead for Anne and the other accuseds life. He was locked away in a country house during the day time and he didn't socialize with those ladies until it was nearly all over. I can quote it from Alison Weir's book The Lady in the Tower. Cranmer had to write to the king as he could not get to see him in person. And a friend of Norris's messenger was arrested when he arrived from Calais with letters to plead for Norris. They were confiscated and the king never got to see them.
@juanitarichards10745 жыл бұрын
Throughout the time that Anne spent in the Tower, the king did not appear in public, and saw only his closest advisers and intimates. Access to Henry was strictly controlled by Cromwell. Alexander Aless would recount how a servant of Cromwell later told him that the king had given orders that "none but the councillors and secretaries should be admitted to his presence, and that the gate of the country house in which he had secluded himself should be kept locked". Henry and Cromwell wanted to wanted to pre-empt those who might dare to speak up on the Queen's behalf, but there were other reasons the king wanted privacy at this time.......... For fourteen days the, from 5 to 19 May, "his Grace came not abroad, except it were in his garden, and in his boat at night, at which times it may become no man to prevent him".
@janelbuckley83324 жыл бұрын
It is such a beautiful letter!
@maryannlockwood39615 жыл бұрын
🇺🇸How did inheritance for females work in England at that time? Jane Austin books & movies usually mention the unfair act of property being handed down to a son and not a daughter. It’s funny you mention Louisa May Alcott since her book little women is one of my favorite books of all time. 🇬🇧
@CareyKuhlmey-qj5vi5 ай бұрын
Anne Bolyn and George Bolyn had been executed by Henry's court. So, she was the sole survivor besides her children.
@caLLmeGoodRiddance3 жыл бұрын
i want to purchase the fall of anne boleyn.. but i am coming from switzerland... any advise?
@anneboleynfiles3 жыл бұрын
It's available internationally from Amazon, or the Book People. Thank you!
@jamielancaster014 жыл бұрын
Mary got her looks from the ‘milkman’😉
@lilyann1684 жыл бұрын
I wonder if her banishment from court actually saved her life. It's interesting to think of whether if she had been present during her sister's trial, if there would have been an attempt to implicate mary in some way.
@lauramason5667 Жыл бұрын
Always had the impression that Ann was the brains and that Mary was the beauty. Is that true?
@tifannimayes52235 жыл бұрын
Good video! I'm interested if anyone has any information on what happened to Thomas Boleyn after his children were beheaded? Where he went, if him and his last surviving daughter Mary ever met again, I wonder what he did with the rest of his life when at one point he had it all. Love from USA
@AlannahRyane5 жыл бұрын
This is link to Claire's post that includes the list of properties Mary & William owned and passed down to Henry Carey. Has anyone ever done an investigation of these properties to see if there are any clues as to her involvement in them to perhaps fill in her timeline? www.theanneboleynfiles.com/19-july-1543-death-mary-boleyn/
@anna-karins11765 жыл бұрын
Since Mary Boleyn and her second husband William Stafford brobably spend some time or years in Calais. Could it possible be any records in France about them ?
@anneboleynfiles5 жыл бұрын
Calais was an English territory at the time though so i don't think the records would be held by France.
@jameshalley97633 жыл бұрын
My ancestor Arthur Plantagenet was Henry VIII 's uncle he was one of the Lord Lisle's that authored many of the Lisle Letters of the time. Maybe there would be some clues there, whether Mary had been in Calais at the time. There was supposed to be around 2000 or so letters in this collection.
@samantharuck15035 жыл бұрын
I feel sad that we just don’t know where Mary was buried or what she died of.
@lisabelmontage5 жыл бұрын
I was aware that Mary survived because she removed herself from court? Could Catherine Carey be the same in looks as her mother?
@Luckythedog2255 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@aliciarichards66345 жыл бұрын
Do you think it is possible to get any kind of clue on how Mary looked by looking at the portrait said to be of her daughter, Catherine? In this portrait, Catherine seems to resemble Elizabeth I quite a bit, in terms of colouring and also the shape of her nose and eyes. Elizabeth I and Anne Boleyn were both described as being swarthy (yes, there is an account that describes Elizabeth as such) and Thomas Howard, uncle to the Boleyn girls, seems to have looked very swarthy judging by his portrait. So would it be fair to say Mary could have been swarthy skinned, if we go by the portrait of her daughter and the accounts and portraits of her other family members? I also detect a golden red hint to Catherine Carey's hair (this is all assuming the portrait actually is of her), so maybe Mary's hair was a similar colour. After all, Anne had a reddish hue to her dark hair from the portrait evidence. It takes two parents to carry a red hair gene apparently, so if we go by Elizabeth I and her red hair, that would mean both her parents, Henry and Anne, would have to be carriers of the gene. So Anne had it in her family. If I was to make a very wild guess, I would say that Elizabeth Howard was dark haired and swarthy (going by her brother Thomas) and that Thomas Boleyn was fair/red haired or at least carried that gene. Make what you will of my musings! Haha.
@sashley59533 жыл бұрын
Hi Claire! Didn't Catherine Howard have a fair complexion and lighter hair? Maybe that can be evidence or supportive details as to why it is thought or said that Mary takes over more of the Howard genes :)
@cassandrarose114 жыл бұрын
Looking at the Howards though one can get an idea of their looks. I wish we knew what Mary looked like for certain.
@moonandstars46903 жыл бұрын
Her niece Elizabeth the first Make sure to look after Mary And her children
@anneboleynfiles3 жыл бұрын
Mary died when Elizabeth was just nine, but her children went on to serve the queen and were well rewarded.
@catteb43685 жыл бұрын
The Boleyn girls' uncle Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk was described as olive skinned and he seems to have dark eyes in his portrait, so I'm guessing Anne got her colouring from the Howards.
@anneoftheland16585 жыл бұрын
Is it true that after Thomas Boleyn died and Hever castle was sold by the King, did he give Mary a portion of money from that?
@isobelduncan3 жыл бұрын
Henry gave Hever to Anne of Cleves.
@mj38255 жыл бұрын
Do you think she was kept safe away via Elizabeth. I'd like to think she learned about her mother what she could via her Aunt.
@angeliapittman47764 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed your video of mary boleyn I was wondering what happened to her now I know
@anna-karins11765 жыл бұрын
Could not her child in her second marriage been disabled and thst is the reason we do not hear about him/her
@evanisaacs5384 жыл бұрын
Love you!
@terrykelly54964 жыл бұрын
Photo bombing black cat. Love it.
@sabrinaroy3064 жыл бұрын
Question. My family last name on my mom side is balind and I was told when they came to canada, it could have been pronounced balint or boleyn. From Hungary, Yugoslavia and Balkan nations. Would the be any relation to the family.?
@pritibanerji85875 жыл бұрын
Do you think that Mary tried to save her sister as shown in the other Boleyn girl. Me myself do not believe it
@melvawages71435 жыл бұрын
she said in the video no
@johnlandau71112 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand the English obsession with the Tudor period of English history.. The English political system has changed so much, for the better in my opinion, that it it is difficult to see how any of the Tudor personalities that English historians and novelists are so obsessed with have influenced contemporary Britain.
@BluePenguin2005 жыл бұрын
I wonder what happened to Mary Boleyn’s children with William Stafford? Is it likely they survived to adulthood?
@BluePenguin2005 жыл бұрын
Wikipedia additionally enlists children named Edward and Anne Stafford, but there are no sources for it?:/
@anneboleynfiles5 жыл бұрын
Wikipedia can be terrible sometimes, there's certainly no evidence that they had any surviving children. Stafford did go on to have children with his second wife, though.
@BluePenguin2005 жыл бұрын
The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society ah I see, thank you!:) I wonder why shady information like that is never checked or disapproved by those monitoring Wikipedia
@amyrat1515 жыл бұрын
Claire, would Henry have had an affair while Mary was married to William Carey? Did Henry only have affairs with unmarried women?
@NaomiJameston5 жыл бұрын
Not exclusively with married women, no. I believe Bessie Blount, mother of his illegitimate son, was unmarried during their affair.
@fayjones535 жыл бұрын
Loving this thank you
@rabbitsrule94377 ай бұрын
It might even be Anne!
@aryiastark46985 жыл бұрын
Happy caterday claire
@azuriteglowingstar79994 жыл бұрын
One day we'll know more about Mary and what she looks like, I won't tell you how bc I don't want to give it away...⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ I am incarnated Mary. Im gonna have lots of past life regressions in this life bc this is my last life. If you want to know more comment below. 💙💙
@arleneweiss46765 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy watching your video's, thank you . Did Mary Boleyn have two children by King Henry 8th ?
@fowleheidi48210 ай бұрын
Here kitty!
@sarahthynkso52285 жыл бұрын
Your videos are great! But in the miniature you can see a litle part of her hair which is blonde!
@anneboleynfiles5 жыл бұрын
You can't see the hair as the gable hood hid the hair, that's the band you can see, but even if you could see the hair we don't know that the miniature is of Mary. It is very frustrating.
@sarahthynkso52285 жыл бұрын
@@anneboleynfiles thank you very much for clarifing!And it is truly frustaiting!
@anneboleynfiles5 жыл бұрын
@@sarahthynkso5228 it really is!
@maliniadiga84563 жыл бұрын
Henry Norris had sons?
@kathleenphillips64455 жыл бұрын
Kind of off topic but regarding Ann B’s appearance, I was looking at the sketch done by Holbein supposedly of Ann. Holbein was almost photographic in his detail and realism although I believe the subject of the sketch is disputed because subject doesn’t match period descriptions of Ann. The woman looks slightly puffy, has lighter hair and she is wearing something too casual to befit a queen. I was wondering if Ann could have been pregnant at the time of the sketch? Which could explain the swollen face and state of dress?
@mimimatasar36994 жыл бұрын
Claire hasn't "that painting 🎨" now been established as Mary?
@AnnaLee335 жыл бұрын
I see auburn (reddish brown) hair under her "hat"...
@magpiesneedle25754 жыл бұрын
AnnaLee33 no, that is part of that style of headwear. You can see this more clearly in one of the other portraits shown.
@maddiesander47862 жыл бұрын
I always thought 💭 Mary raised her kids I guess I’m wrong who did ?
@christinakav50294 жыл бұрын
What is that annoying tapping? Sorry! I was really disturbed by it despite the interesting content.
@grandmanonnie5 Жыл бұрын
William Cary is my ancestral uncle. Not the son of the king. He is a Cary through and through.