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FREE LADY KATHERINE KNOLLYS: THE UNACKNOWLEDGED DAUGHTER OF KING HENRY VIII PDF Sarah-beth Watkins | 132 pages | 30 Jan 2015 | John Hunt Publishing | 9781782795858 | English | Alresford, United Kingdom Catherine Carey - Wikipedia Sarah-Beth Watkins grew up in Richmond, Surrey and began soaking up history from an early age. Her love of writing has seen her articles published in various publications over the past twenty years. Working as a writing tutor, Sarah-Beth has condensed her knowledge into a series of writing guides for Compass Books. She lives in County Wexford, Ireland. Mary Boleyn placed her hand on her stomach. It was time to shut herself away from the world and enter her darkened chambers. Richly embroidered tapestries lined the room, shutting out the light and keeping in the warmth from the banked-up fire. Mary was going to give birth to her first child; born of lust and passion, a child whose father was not the man she had married, a child whose father was secretly the King. A child she named Katherine. Henry had every reason not to acknowledge her. He had his daughters, one already born when Katherine came into the world, and he needed no more. Never far from court, she Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII in a world where she would never be a princess but a lady she was born to be. Visit Chronos Books for buying options. At 50yo I only recently found out about my extended family pedigree when my mother petitioned DAR Daughter of the American Revolution for membership and their research uncovered her connection via the Knollys-West-Fox-Burgess-Hallman family Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII. Even after generations it is interesting to see traits of resemblance in the old portraits, when looking at current family. I would love to hear your thoughts on the matter but for now, over to Sarah-Beth Watkins! An excerpt from Chapter One Mary Boleyn placed her hand on her stomach. Comments Rob P says:. October 31, at am. Talking Tudors Podcast. Subscribe to our Newsletter! Sign Up Today! Return to top of page. Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII Catherine was thus Elizabeth I's maternal first cousin. Catherine was said to be a witness to the execution of her aunt, Anne Boleyn, in ; [5] however claims that she had stayed overnight to entertain and distract her aunt Anne in the Tower before the latter's execution have been dismissed. On 26 April she married Sir Francis Knollys. He was also Treasurer of the Royal Household. Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII the time of her marriage, Catherine became known as Mistress Knollys, and from as Lady Knollys. For the first ten years of the reign, Lady Catherine combined the most senior post among the ladies-in-waiting with motherhood to more than a dozen children. At court, Catherine was acknowledged as the queen's favourite among her first cousins, and Elizabeth's lack of other female relatives to whom she felt close may be adequate to explain this favoured position. There is a small commemorative plaque in the abbey, although her chief monument is at Rotherfield Greys in Oxfordshire. Sir Francis and Lady Knollys produced a number of offspring who survived to maturity. Of the children listed, only the last, Dudley, is known to have died in infancy: [3]. Catherine Carey is also a character in Gregory's The Boleyn Inheritancewhere she is sent to the royal court during the time of Queens Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard, and in The Virgin's Loverwhere, as the mother of the seventeen-year-old Lettice Knollys, she is among Elizabeth I's closest companions. In this book, Catherine was thought to be the king's daughter. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For her niece, see Catherine Howard, Countess of Nottingham. Portrait thought to be Lady Knollys, by Steven van der Meulen Reading in Berkshire". John Doran - Retrieved 30 October Queen Elizabeth, Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII her charter, gave 50 oaks out of the park, to the corporation of Reading, and granted the rest of the estate to Sir Francis and Dame Catherine Knollys Harold Campbell - Lulu - page Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. Wikimedia Commons. St Edmund's Chapel, Westminster Abbey. Sir Francis Knollys. William Carey. Lady katherine knollys t. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publishers. It was time to shut herself away from the world and enter her darkened chambers. Richly embroidered tapestries lined the room, shutting out the light and keeping in the warmth from the banked-up fire. Mary was going to give birth to her first child; born of lust and passion, a child whose father was not the man she had married, a child whose father was secretly the King. A child she named Katherine. Henry had every reason not to acknowledge her. He had his daughters, one already born when Katherine came into the world, and he needed no more. Never far from court, she lived in a world where she would never be a princess but Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII lady she was born to be. At fourteen years old, it was a great adventure and her first time away from England. She must have looked up to the red-haired, delicately featured Mary who was being sent to marry the ageing King of France, Louis XII, with awe and respect. They set sail on 2nd October crossing the Channel to Boulogne in a flotilla of 14 ships but a fierce storm made their journey last four days. All the women were windswept, soggy and seasick as they landed on the beach in such an unceremonious fashion. In the evening the Queen arrayed herself in the French fashion, and there was dancing; the whole Court banqueting, dancing, and making good cheer; and thus, at the eighth hour before midnight, the Queen was taken away from the entertainment by Madame to go and sleep with the King. She does not seem a whit more than 16 years old, and looks very well in the French costume. When other servants were sent home, Mary Boleyn stayed on with the newly crowned Queen as she adjusted to her new life at the French court. The King died just three months after Mary Tudor had arrived in France - some said from the exertions of his marriage bed - but not by being smothered to death by his new wife as a popular Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII TV series would have us believe. Still the new Queen Consort Mary was not allowed home. Knowing her brother, the King, would marry her off to the next politically advantageous suitor, she married Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII friend and confidant, Charles Brandon, whilst still in France thus enraging her brother, the King of England. She may have travelled back to England and joined her mother in service to Queen Catherine of Aragon or she may have been sent to consider her actions if the rumours about her conduct were true. This was an affair that had lasted some time and resulted in the birth of a child that Henry did acknowledge, unlike Katherine. Bessie gave birth to Henry Fitzroy Fitzroy meaning son of the king on 15th June. Henry Fitzroy later became the Duke of Richmond and Somerset and Earl of Nottingham, reaping the rewards of an illegitimate but acknowledged son. The King had started to look for someone else to warm his bed. Mary Boleyn was his choice. Her red hair, pert lips and wide eyes suggested innocence and succour at a time when Henry was troubled by his marriage to the Queen and his lack of any legitimate male heirs. Mary represented youth when Catherine was visibly ageing and the strain of several miscarriages and stillbirths were taking their toll on her body. Catherine was heading for the menopause and Henry was beginning to realise that his wife would never give him what he held most dear - a son to follow him to the throne. The life and soul of the Tudor court and England, Henry was a larger than life King, young and virile, enjoying all the pleasures of his sovereignty. He had not yet received the wound that would blight his later years and still enjoyed the pleasures of court; hunting, jousting, playing tennis and admiring women with his notions of courtly love. Henry rode a horse whose caparisons were embroidered with the motto Elle mon coeur a navera - she has wounded my heart. Henry was in pursuit of Mary but his motto hints that the love was unrequited. The eight ladies of Kindness, Perseverance, Beauty, Honour, Constancy, Bounty, Mercy and Pity were mirrored by women who were played by boys of dubious qualities such as Danger, Jealousy, Unkindness, Scorn, Disdain, Malebouche bad-mouthingStrangeness and an eighth that is unrecorded. Eight lords had to rescue the women of good virtue from those that were dubious and amongst them was King Henry. The theme of the pageant was unrequited love and leading the lords who rescued the women was Ardent Desire. Although Henry did not take the main role, this was given to William Cornish, the court musician, its meaning was clear.